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Milwaukee: Alderman Bohl proposes legislation to stop Milwaukee’s fluoridation program
New research shows that ingesting fluoride delivers health risks without benefit of less tooth decay which makes water fluoridation obsolete, unhealthy and a waste of money, and that is why I introduced legislation today calling for the end of Milwaukee’s water fluoridation program. Fluoride chemicals have been added to Milwaukee’s water supply since 1953 when […]
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Milwaukee: Monica Hebl, DDS, responds to Alderman Jim Bohl’s proposal to end fluoridation
Dr. Monica Hebl, a Milwaukee general dentist, past-president of the Greater Milwaukee Dental Association and Wisconsin Dental Association and vice chair of the American Dental Association Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations, today released the following statement regarding Ald. Jim Bohl’s proposal to end Milwaukee’s community water fluoridation program. “This is an extremely misguided […]
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Grantsburg: Getting rid of the fluoride
GRANTSBURG—It was a close vote Monday night, but by a 3-4 margin, the trustees voted to eliminate the fluoridation of the village’s water supply at the special Grantsburg Village Board meeting… Read full article Print PDF
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Chippewa County: Free fluoride supplements for children 6 months to 16 years old
Attention Parents: Having adequate fluoride in your child’s drinking water or taking a daily fluoride supplement is important in the development of strong teeth. Having stronger teeth is one way to decrease the chance that children will develop cavities. Chippewa County Department of Public Health has a free fluoride supplement program that is available to […]
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Alma to keep fluoride in water
Alma, Wis. – The city of Alma will continue adding fluoride to its public water supply. Mayor Corey Hanson cast the deciding vote for an equally split Alma Common Council. City residents favored fluoridation by a more than 2 to 1 margin, according to a recent survey – 75 voted for the practice and 34 […]
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Poynette: Portage man takes issue with fluoride
Two years ago, adding fluoride to the public water supply became a hot-button issue in the village of Poynette. This week, the issue was stirred up in Portage. A city committee listened Thursday to Ray Gramza of Portage rail against the substance that was added to municipal water supplies across the country in the 1940s […]
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Holmen. Our view: Something in the water, but it isn’t fluoride
Cash-strapped agencies are doing all sorts of things to cut costs these days. In northern California, astronomers at the SETI Institute are shutting down their powerful radio dishes designed to probe the galaxy for extraterrestrial intelligence. Before they do that, we would beg them to train their devices toward Holmen to help us understand the […]
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Holmen board suspends fluoride
Excerpt: The Holmen village board voted 4-2 Tuesday night to suspend further application of fluoride in the water supply… The topic resurfaced Tuesday night at the request of all three newly elected village board trustees — Tony Horvath, Dawn Kulcinski and Dan Moser — who voted to suspend the fluoride treatments, as did sitting Trustee […]
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Holmen: Village Board votes 5-0 to add fluoride to water
Excerpt: … Public Works Director Robert Haines estimated the village would use 850 gallons of fluoride per year, which would bring the annual cost of the contract to about $4,100. Holmen’s well houses have been outfitted to add fluoride to the water system, so Haines expects the fluoride to begin flowing by the middle of […]
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Fond du Lac fluoride levels are reduced after CDC warns of health risks
The City of Fond du Lac has reduced the level of fluoride added to its municipal drinking water following a recent health alert from the Centers for Disease Control. Fluoride in the U.S. water supply should contain the lowest amount of the mineral recommended while the Environmental Protection Agency reviews the maximum level allowable, the […]
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