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Juneau. My turn: Another doctor against fluoride in the water
My opposition to water fluoridation was solidified when I read the National Academy of Sciences 2006 report “Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA’s Standards.” This report finds that fluoride is less safe than previously thought, and that the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s safety limit on fluoride in water should be lowered. Specifically, […]
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Juneau: Sides wait for voters’ decision on fluoridation
Voters will be asked Oct. 2 whether they want fluoride returned to community water supplies in a ballot measure that appears to be the most debated issue in this year’s city election. Proponents of Proposition 2, which calls for adding fluoride to city water, say that safe levels of fluoride in water can help prevent […]
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Marshall Municipal Utilities plans to consult voters about continued use of fluoride in tap water
Marshall Municipal Utilities plans to place an item on the April 2008 ballot involving the fluoride that was added to tap water 17 years ago. For MMU to add a question on the ballot, the Marshall City Council must file a request with the County Clerk. The Board of Public Works members want to know […]
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Water fluoridation deadline nears for Malibu
Some residents are in an uproar over the Metropolitan Water District’s decision to begin the process of adding fluoride to Malibu’s and Topanga’s water supply beginning Oct. 7, and some Malibu residents, questioned in a random sampling, had no idea that their water is about to be fluoridated. State law signed in 1995 by former […]
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25 years ago: excessive amounts of hydrofluoric acid in Orfordville tap water
Sept. 25, 1982 (Saturday) – Cool, windy weather has greeted the start of the annual Rock County Air Show at the county airport north of Beloit. Green water flows from the taps in Orfordville; the cause is excessive amounts of hydrofluoric acid; water hydrants were flushed to correct the problem and there were no reports […]
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Juneau. My Turn: This is fluoridation? This is madness.
Maybe you’ve read the Juneau Smiles folks’ information pamphlet on why Juneau needs fluoride in our drinking water. Hopefully the following information will assist in better understanding this issue. Juneau Smiles says: “Water fluoridation: simple adjustments to the fluoride that occurs naturally in water.” But the addition of sodium fluoride is adding a chemical that […]
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Drinking water concerns loom in Carlyss
Dr. C.J. Ardoin II, D.D.S. is concerned about the state of drinking water in the Carlyss area. Ardoin said he became alarmed after his discovery that Carlyss Water District #9 is not adding fluoride to its drinking water. “I always assumed they were adding fluoride to the water,” he said. “However, after learning they did […]
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Juneau. Keep Juneau’s water fluoride-free
One of our many privileges here in Southeast Alaska is access to an abundance of pure and excellent fresh water. I’m happy to enjoy this water straight from the tap without added fluoride. I’d be grateful if you would help me continue to do so by voting no to water fluoridation on Oct. 2. Nobody […]
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Juneau: Know the costs of fluoridation
A recent letter to the editor promoted the cost benefits of putting fluoride in our water supply. I would like to present a different view. According to the city, the annual direct costs for fluoridating – materials, staff time – is $95,000. So, over the next five years, that would be $475,000. If we put […]
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School leader says kids suffering dental ‘abuse’
A secondary school principal says the absence of fluoride in Rotorua’s water supply is a form of child abuse. John Paul College principal Patrick Walsh said he was disgusted to hear how bad Rotorua’s dental problem was at a meeting between primary and secondary school principals and dental health experts. Rotorua has the worst dental […]
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