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Opponents still pushing council on fluoride issue
Patience appears to be growing thin on both sides of the Independence fluoride debate. Six speakers signed up to address the Independence City Council during its meeting Monday night. Mayor Ron Stewart, however, said that he was frustrated, adding that the fluoride dialogue now had been going on for seven months. “I’m getting a little […]
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Fluoride: What’s left to be said?
Mayor Ron Stewart says he’s tired of people lining up to speak about fluoride at City Council meetings. The mayor said Monday he would humor the six speakers waiting to speak against fluoridation of the Independence water supply, but he was pretty sure the city staff, City Council and the Advisory Board of Health had […]
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Health board advocates fluoridation of Independence water
The Independence Advisory Board of Health recommended Monday night that the city raise the fluoride level in its water in an effort to fight dental disease. Mayor Ron Stewart directed Independence City Manager Larry Blick in two weeks to outline the city’s options on the issue. Blick said those options could include the approval of […]
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Stockton seeks input on fluoride
To fluoride or not to fluoride? That is a question the Stockton Board of Aldermen will consider at its meeting Monday night, Jan. 27. Like many other cities across the country, Stockton has been adding fluoride to its public water supply since the 1970s. Studies that began in 1945 have shown that fluoride helps prevent […]
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Health panel criticized for handling of fluoride issue
City staff in Independence will address comments from a citizen who is complaining about the way the Advisory Board of Health is treating the fluoride issue. John Pennell, a frequent speaker at City Council meetings, says he has dedicated himself to finding studies to disprove the blanket statements from local dentists and health board members […]
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Is fluoridation safe?
Is fluoridated water proven safe, beneficial or efficient for Independence? The compound used in most U.S. cities for fluoridation is fluorosilicic acid. It never has been tested for long-term effects on the human body. As the compound breaks up throughout the water-distribution system, it has proven to leach lead from plumbing joints and increase the […]
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Citizens speak out on fluoridating Independence’s water
The dialogue about fluoridation in Independence grew louder Monday night. Six speakers lined up after the Independence City Council meeting to discourage the idea of raising the level of fluoride in the city’s waterand urged council members to do their own research on the question. “There are no benefits, only risks for infants,” said Clayton […]
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Speakers predict fluoride defeat in Independence
With scientific and emotional appeals on both sides, the fluoride issue is proving to be one of the biggest topics of discussion in the city of Independence. At Monday’s meeting of the Independence City Council, six speakers against fluoride brought science and emotion to the podium to shed more light on their side and predict […]
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Indepenence fluoride hearing planned
In November the public will have a chance to put its money where its mouth is. Independence City Council resolved Monday to open up the fluoride debate at a public hearing. Council Member Jason White suggested the city appoint a health advisory board on fluoride and begin sifting through the information on both sides of […]
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Oak Grove voices opposition to fluoridation
Opposition to fluoride has found a stronghold in Oak Grove, one of the 11 area wholesale buyers that depend on Independence for drinking water. Just west of Oak Grove, Grain Valley leaders passed a resolution in support of fluoride. Blue Springs Mayor Greg Grounds said he personally preferred adding the chemical, though his city and […]
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