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Anti-fluoride group will submit more than 35,000 signatures to Portland in ‘confident’ bid to force vote
An anti-fluoride group said it’s been so successful collecting signatures to block Portland’s controversial fluoride plan that it will turn them in Thursday — a day ahead of schedule and with thousands of signatures to spare. If they succeeded in collecting 19,858 valid signatures from city voters, Portland’s already-approved fluoride plan would come to a […]
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Portland: Fluoridation Opponents Gather More Than 20,000 Signatures
With a week left before their signature-gathering deadline, fluoridation opponents announced today they’ve already gathered 20,000 signatures toward a ballot referendum that would halt the fluoridation of Portland’s water. Portland’s city council voted unanimously last month to add fluoride to Portland’s water supply. But a group called Clean Water Portland filed immediately for a referendum that would […]
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Portland: Local Musicians Pick Sides in Fluoride Fight
Portland City Council’s approval September 12 of a measure to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water has provoked a torrent of criticism, both from those opposed to fluoridation, period, and from folks who think the question should at least go to a public vote. The odds are good that you’ve already encountered one of […]
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Portland: Fluoride opponents take fight to ballot
Without paid signature-gatherers, volunteers press on When Multnomah County commissioners legalized gay marriage in 2004 after only token public involvement, citizen outrage helped power a ballot measure campaign that wound up overturning the decision. Now anti-fluoride activists hope to tap similar anger at Portland City Council’s rushed decision on Sept. 12 to fluoridate the city […]
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Portland: Anti-fluoride group reaches midway point of 30-day period to collect signatures for vote
Portland’s anti-fluoride group on Thursday reached the midpoint of their 30-day period to collect nearly 20,000 signatures from registered voters and force the issue to the ballot. The group declined to say how many signatures have been collected as part of the referendum effort, but if fundraising is any indicator, fluoride opponents are making progress. […]
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Pendleton: Fluoride lacking in water
Local dentists say kids may need supplements The city of Pendleton doesn’t add fluoride to its water supply because it’s too costly. And though the state recommends cities larger than 10,000 people add the supplement, it has no funds to pay for it. Fluoride, a naturally occurring tooth-strengthening chemical, prevents tooth decay in children. Pendleton […]
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Portland: Fluoride fighters face uphill battle in fight to get issue on ballot
Portland may be the country’s last large city to fill its cup with fluoridated water, but it’s not the first to draw the angst of residents fearful of the now common practice. The debate between dental health advocates trying to decrease tooth decay and residents leery of exposure to fluoride keeps surfacing, as cities join the fluoridation trend that started more than 60 years ago. As Portlanders take […]
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Clean water advocates file for citizen referendum with goal of giving Portlanders a vote on water fluoridation
Portland, OR – Immediately following the Portland City Council’s decision to add fluoridation chemicals to Portland’s water, clean water advocates announced plans to launch a citizen referendum that would put the fluoridation question to Portland voters. Referendum paperwork was filed within an hour of the City Council’s vote. The Clean Water Portland PAC at the same time announced […]
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Editorial. Fluoride in Portland: a banner day for public health
Set aside the boos and the recall threats from a vocal minority. Forget, for a moment, the angry references in public forums over the past month to fascism and forced medication. Wednesday was a great day for Portland. The City Council’s 5-0 vote to add fluoride to Portland’s drinking water will translate, over time, into […]
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Portland approves fluoridation; opponents vow to keep up fight
The City Council approved a plan Wednesday to add fluoride to Portland’s water, meaning Oregon’s biggest city is no longer the largest holdout in the U.S. The ordinance calls for city water to be fluoridated by March 2014. Dental experts say fluoride is effective in fighting cavities. Opponents of public fluoridation say it’s unsafe and […]
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