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Foes can’t swallow rush to fluoride
Leo Hamilton is convinced adding fluoride to the water supply of Chippewa Falls is the wrong step for the city to take. “I see no reason why the government should put fluoride in my water if I don’t want it,” said the former mayor and state legislator, who lives at 422 Frenette Drive. “I have […]
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Fluoride issue is unlikely to reach Fond du Lac ballot, despite sufficient signatures
It’s unlikely that a referendum to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water will be placed on the Nov. 5 ballot. The Fond du Lac City Council Committee of the Whole met Tuesday night to reconsider placing a fluoride referendum on the November ballot. Marty Ryan, City Council president, said unless two of the five […]
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Fond du Lac fluoride referendum may be wash out
FOND DU LAC – It’s possible there will be no fluoride referendum on the Fond du Lac ballot in November even though an anti-fluoride group has collected more than 2,000 signatures on its petition drive. The Safe Water Group, which is seeking a referendum aimed at eliminating fluoride from the Fond du Lac water supply, […]
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Fond du Lac fluoride opponents to circulate petition
The group pushing to remove the fluoride additive from Fond du Lac’s water supply plans to circulate a citizen’s petition beginning late this month. The petition requires a minimum of 1,652 valid signatures to be placed on the November ballot. It will be circulated for 60 days. “We want to run through the end of […]
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Fond du Lac Council KOs Fluoride Referendum
The City of Fond du Lac’s water fluoridation issue may have dried up Wednesday night — but not for long. After the City Council voted 5-2 against a referendum on the fluoridation additive, a group of fluoride opponents vowed to circulate a petition in an effort to place the referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot. […]
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Fond du Lac Council will decide if fluoridation goes to referendum
Fond du Lac city councilmen will decide Wednesday whether to authorize a referendum on fluoridation of the local water supply. The council meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the Legislative Chambers of the City County Government Center. The public is welcome. Outgoing Councilman Bill Turner announced earlier this year that he would propose […]
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Fond du Lac Councilman Calls for Fluoride Referendum
A Fond du Lac city councilman will spend his last month in office promoting a referendum on the fluoride additive in the city’s drinking water. Bill Turner, who is finishing his sixth and final year in office due to term limitations, says the citizens of Fond du Lac should have a choice on whether their […]
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Fluoride fight bubbles up
It became a household word in the 1950s, when Crest toothpaste taught kids everywhere to smile and proclaim, “Look, Ma, no cavities.” But in the decades since, the proven benefit of fluoride in fighting tooth decay has been offset by unproved yet widespread criticism that the chemical additive causes everything from osteoporosis to cancer. The […]
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Shawano Votes No to Fluoridation
SHAWANO — The numbers changed slightly during a recount of ballots for an advisory referendum on water fluoridation in the city, but it didn’t change the results. After recounting the ballots Thursday, Shawano Clerk-Treasurer Marlene Brath said there were 1,501 no votes to 1,489 yes votes, a difference of 12 votes. Initially there had been […]
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Antigo: Back to Fluorides
In 1949, Antigo, Wis. (present pop. 9,600), became one of the first communities in that state to put fluorides into its water supply in an effort to cut down tooth decay. But anti-fluoridation groups kept up a vigorous campaign, claiming that fluoride, a poison when taken in large doses, had cumulative toxic effects even when […]
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