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Fluoride scare led Saginaw to violate its own charter for 30 years
Saginaw officials aren’t worried about a Communist takeover. Not anymore, at least. The City Charter advisory panel has discussed changes to the 70-page governing blueprint and discovered a half-century-old chapter likely authored under the heat of the Red Scare. The panel wants to delete Chapter 18, added in 1954, that forbade the City Council from […]
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Fluoride’s glory may be cresting
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—The great American assault on tooth decay began here 63 years ago, earning Grand Rapids a special place in the annals of dental history: the first city in the world to fluoridate its public water system. So it is more than a little head-scratching that fluoride, the chemical widely credited with dramatically cutting […]
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Fluoride pioneer Grand Rapids rethinks safety of putting chemical in water
GRAND RAPIDS — Will the city that became the first in the world to fluoridate its drinking water decide to discontinue use of the chemical? Grand Rapids has been fluoridating its tap water since 1945, but now some city officials say they’re studying the question because of increased concerns over the potential long-term effects of […]
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Council must treat fluoride issue with care
Given the importance of water to Port Huron, talking about it is pretty much routine. Discussing the treatment of the city’s drinking water is a new topic, however, and one that demands careful consideration. Port Huron has used fluoride in its drinking water since 1974. In fact, many cities in Michigan and the nation routinely […]
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Port Huron may drop fluoridation
Port Huron may stop adding fluoride to its drinking water, changing a city procedure for the first time since 1974. The discussion surrounding the issue has little to do with science or health. It’s more about the city’s coffers. “I’ve made it very clear that everything is on the table when it comes to the […]
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First city to fluoridate has used fluoride-free bottled water at city meetings & events for the last 4.5 years
GRAND RAPIDS — For the past 4 1/2 years, city officials proudly have handed out bottles of water at city-sponsored meetings and events. The half-liter bottles, with their “Grand Rapids Water System” label, now appear doomed as city commissioners become aware of the environmental footprint those plastic bottles carry. Hal Froot, a former City Commission […]
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Some babies get too much fluoride
Out of the mouths of babes comes … fluorosis? Pediatric dentist Dr. Gary Cook sees it in his office: the faint, tell-tale white lines on teeth that indicate a child has gotten too much fluoride. “You see it and wonder where it comes from,” said Cook, who has been in practice since 1981 and sits […]
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Hail to fluoride: new sculpture will commemorate the fact that Grand Rapids was the first city in the world to fluoridate its water supply.
GRAND RAPIDS — Downtown’s newest sculpture is up, but it will be several months before it will become public. Workers on Sunday erected a 33-foot-high sculpture commemorating Grand Rapids’s historic decision to fluoridate its water supply. It’s in a small plaza near the Grand River, next to the new J.W. Marriott Hotel. The West Michigan […]
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Fluoride debated in Cadillac
It has been a longtime debate — to fluoridate or not to fluoridate the water system in Cadillac. According to Dr. James Wilson, the city of Cadillac is the largest city in Michigan that doesn’t add fluoride to the water. Although that is the case, Cadillac City Manager Pete Stalker said the city isn’t opposed […]
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Fluoridation issue will return to Mt Pleasant’s fall ballot
A chemical recommended by dentists and found in toothpaste to treat teeth is once again a hot topic on the Mount Pleasant city ballot for next month’s election. The city will have a proposal on the Nov. 8 ballot asking residents whether or not to put sodium fluoride back in the water supply. There is […]
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