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Boulder fluoride debate continues
Boulder’s water board probably will reconsider keeping fluoride in the city’s water supply after Environmental Advisory Board heard more than a dozen residents debate its value Thursday. There was no consensus about keeping or rejecting fluoride in drinking water, but everyone agreed the time is ripe for more public debate. “It’s obvious that a lot […]
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Mom leads anti-fluoride effort
Thursday, June 07, 2001 – COLORADO SPRINGS – Lisa McLaughlin was reading the newspaper a few months ago when she saw a small notice about the city’s intent to add fluoride to the water in northern and eastern Colorado Springs to prevent tooth decay. McLaughlin, a former high school teacher who is now a stay-at-home […]
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Value of Fluoride in Water Still Debated
Susan Augustoni isn’t sure she wants to spend $9,000 filtering fluoride out of the water that comes into her new Superior home. But she’s also nervous not to. “Can we be absolutely assured that we are not poisoning ourselves?” said Augustoni, a nutritionist. “With all of my research, I have found the answer to be […]
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Colorado Springs Water Board Halts Fluoride Plan, Wants More Data
The Colorado Springs Utilities Board on Wednesday halted the $1.3 million water fluoridation program that was scheduled to begin next month. After nearly a dozen people opposed to the plan showed up at the board’s meeting Wednesday, board members said they needed more information about the tooth-decay preventive chemical that was to be added to […]
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Wound Up About Fluoride
A little bit of poison can be good for you. It’s a pretty fundamental tenet of medicine and of life. Just the right amount of aspirin, even wine or beer, can extend your life; too much and you’re on your way to detox. The old axiom of excess and moderation is also the basis of […]
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