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Carroll-Boone Water: Water board to get update on fluoride
At its upcoming quarterly meeting, the Carroll-Boone Water District board will hear an update from engineers McGoodwin, Williams & Yates on fluoride feed system requirements. In 2011, the state mandated that all drinking water systems serving more than 5,000 people must fluoridate their water, but funding cannot come from taxes or water sales revenue. Delta […]
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Editorial: Health takes a hit with Parkland fluoride decision
How can a public utility buck a national trend in health care? Unfortunately, folks served by Parkland Light & Water are about to find out as that system moves toward no longer fluoridating its water supply. Prevention is the focus in health care now as a way of keeping health care costs at least somewhat […]
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Benton Harbor lands water fluoridation grant
LANSING – Benton Harbor is among nine communities to receive a state grant to start and maintain a water fluoridation program. The Michigan Department of Community Health’s Oral Health Program awarded the city $2,667. Benton Harbor was one of nine communities chosen in February to participate in the program, according to a MDCH news release […]
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Star Prairie denies fluoridation system
Star Prairie residents need not worry about a change in their water. The Village of Star Prairie Board denied the installation of a fluoride treatment system for the village. About 35 people – residents and public health officials – attended last Wednesday’s regular board meeting to voice their opinions on the matter. Robbyn Kuester, the […]
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Arkansas: Fluoride bills in committee; House split on fluoride control bill
While Arkansas House Bill 1312 ended up with a 9-9 split vote Feb. 27 in the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, other bills have yet to be voted on. HB1312, sponsored by Republican Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs, gives local control over fluoride levels in water systems and gives each public water system […]
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Arkansas: Bill keeping fluoride levels under local water systems’ control sees split vote
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas House Bill 1312 ended up with a 9-9 split vote Tuesday in the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee. The bill, sponsored by Republican Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs, gives local control over fluoride levels in water systems and gives each public water system the right to determine whether it […]
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King introduces bill that sets new criteria for water additives
LITTLE ROCK — Last week, state Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, filed Senate Bill 255, which would establish criteria for substances added to public drinking water that are not required to make it potable. This bill would pertain to chemicals like fluoride. The bill follows a long controversy in the state over adding fluoride to […]
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No. 4 News Story of the Year: The furious fight against fluoride: State mandates rile opponents, may be on hold now
Reprinted with permission from Carroll County News EUREKA SPRINGS — One of the biggest issues countywide in 2012 was the state-mandated fluoridation of the drinking water supply, and the issue comes at No. 4 on our Top Ten list of news stories for the year. While Carroll-Boone Water District’s water is not yet fluoridated, questions […]
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Arkansas’ De Queen receives grant to cover startup costs of adding fluoride to water system
TEXARKANA, Arkansas — The western Arkansas city of De Queen received a more than $17,000 grant to cover the startup costs of adding fluoride to its water system. The grant from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation comes after state legislators last year passed a law requiring water municipalities serving 5,000 or more customers to […]
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Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care urges ‘yes’ vote on fluoride
The Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care is encouraging the city’s voters to say “yes” to fluoridating Wichita’s water supply. The coalition, which includes more than 50 of Wichita’s largest employers, as well as health care providers and insurers, says having fluoride in the water will play an important role in preventing oral health problems, […]
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