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ADA Unmasked on Mercury
Dear All, I don’t know who Juliet Fletcher is but she has done a remarkably good job summarizing the mercury amalgam toxicity issue along with the horrible bullying and unscientific tactics practiced by the ADA on this issue for over 150 years. At some point the ADA is going to have its pants sued off […]
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Fluoride from the faucet
It’s either one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century or a prime example of government intrusion into a private decision. It depends on whom you ask. Adding fluoride to public water began in some places more than 50 years ago, but the debate over whether it should be done continues today. […]
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Citizens of Watsonville submit signatures to qualify safe water initiative for ballot
On Monday, May 20, at 10:00 am on the lawn in front of City Hall, three members of Watsonville Citizens for Safe Drinking Water and supporters held a press conference announcing their submission of a circulated petition to the Watsonville City Clerk with approximately double the number of signatures necessary to qualify the Watsonville Safe […]
United States, California -
Billings fluoride opponents fight back
Sara Rollins was, to put it mildly, unhappy Tuesday morning. “Last night I saw an injustice that just outraged me,” she said. Her outrage was sparked by the Billings City Council, which voted Monday night to begin adding fluoride to the city water supply without putting the question to a vote of the public. Rollins, […]
United States, Montana -
Billings City Council gives teeth to fluoridation
The Billings City Council, after hearing testimony from 56 people during a public hearing Monday night, voted to add fluoride to the city’s water supply. Nine of the 10 council members voted for the resolution, with Dave Brown casting the lone dissenting vote. Brown made a motion to put the measure to a vote of […]
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Latest fluoride plans given the brush off in Bolton
Health bosses have been attacked over fresh plans to add fluoride to the town’s water supply, reopening a controversial 38-year-old debate. A Bolton MP and councillor have criticised the move by regional health bosses to make fluoridation of the North-west’s tap water a priority. They claim there are still serious question marks over the use […]
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Judge to rule on Davis fluoride issue
Second District Judge Glen Dawson will decide June 4 whether Woods Cross can be exempt from Davis County’s plan to fluoridate all drinking water. Dawson heard arguments Friday on joint motions from both the city and the county and took the issue under advisement. The county has ordered Woods Cross and all other Davis communities […]
United States, Utah -
Redding’s citizens gather enough signatures to force city vote
The leader of a grass-roots campaign opposing the city’s effort to fluoridate Redding’s drinking water says the group has more than enough signatures on petitions to put the issue before voters in November. Michel Czehatowski, chairman of Redding Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, said last week that the petitions will be submitted to the Redding […]
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Fluoridation not a new issue in Billings
Willard Fraser, mayor of Billings for much of the 1960s, was never known for keeping his opinions to himself. In April 1965, the Billings City Council had passed an ordinance authorizing fluoridation of the city water supply, and opponents gathered enough petition signatures to force a public vote on the issue. Unless the council called […]
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Aldermen turn off water fluoridation
A few weeks ago, town officials seemed to be leaning toward fluoridating Franklin’s drinking water. That was before a group of local residents mounted a grassroots campaign, one that described fluoride as a toxic and dangerous substance that threatened the public health. During Monday night’s meeting, Franklin aldermen showed that the anti-fluoride message had not […]
United States, North Carolina