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Nome: state of fluoridation
Excerpt: … As the meeting closed the focus shifted briefly from petroleum to fluoride—after the council learned fluoridation of city water had ceased. In an email utility manager John Handeland says fluoridation of city water had been suspended due to a lack of certified operators. It was a known issue to City Manager Moran but […]
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One on one with Sen. Lisa Murkowski
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Alaska‘s U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski at the Silvertip Grill in Girdwood on March 21. We talked about my old bacterial infection, my mother passing away, and then we got into the issues that affect the everyday person. I started by approaching her about fluoride being purchased from […]
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Plans to fluoridate Girdwood’s drinking water tops GBOS agenda
The Dec. 15 Girdwood Board of Supervisors meeting was highlighted by the issue of adding fluoride to Girdwood’s drinking water, which emerged again with new information about future plans by Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility. Other top agenda items included a bid for $275,000 that was accepted to construct the elevated running track for the […]
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Nome: NJUS proposes rate hike, cuts to labor and fluoridation in 2015 budget scramble
In its continuing efforts to pare down its budget in the wake ongoing financial issues, the Nome Joint Utility Board heard proposals to trim thousands of dollars from it’s 2015 budget during a work session Saturday. Utility Manager John Handeland said he looked at the utility budget “line by line” when he brought forward suggestions […]
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Anchorage Assembly votes 9-2 to keep fluoride in the water supply
The fluoride controversy took the main stage at the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday night and after an hour and half of testimony and debate, the Assembly backed the status quo: fluoride in the water supply. The resolution, approved on a 9-2 vote, urges fluoride foes who want to keep up the fight to seek a […]
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Fluoride debate is on tap before the Anchorage Assembly Tuesday
A years-long push by activists to stop adding fluoride to Anchorage’s water supply is finally getting a response from the Anchorage Assembly. But it’s not the answer fluoride critics wanted. The measure proposed by Assembly member Patrick Flynn says the Assembly “supports continued fluoride use” and if opponents want to press the issue, they can […]
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Anchorage: Anti-fluoride crowd demands Assembly’s ear
Since October of 2010, Jason Agre, who lives near Valley of the Moon Park, has been urging Anchorage’s elected officials to stop adding fluoride to his drinking water. Agre is part of a global movement of people objecting to fluoridated water. It’s admittedly a movement that’s been marginalized, but it’s also growing despite consistent pro-fluoridation […]
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Seward: Council members seeking compromise on fluoride
The addition of fluoride to Seward’s water supply was not imminent since we had no cost estimates or engineering, but the issue has arisen due to the election. Fluoride has proponents and opponents, both very passionate about their positions on the issue. To me it is not about who is right or who is wrong. […]
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Seward: Council member’s anti-fluoride ordinance’s introduction postponed
Rissie Casagranda, a city council member up for re-election October 2, is again trying to take a stand against fluoridation and other potential additives to our city water supply. She’s eager to pass an ordinance on the issue in case she’s not re-elected, as she is probably the most outspoken opponent of public water fluoridation […]
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Kodiak Base Restarts Water Flouridation After Upgrades
In an effort to promote dental health, Coast Guard Base Kodiak has reintroduced fluoride into its water supply. Edward DeNoyelles is an environmental program manager who manages the drinking water on base and said the addition of fluoride came after a major update to the drinking water plant. — (Fluoride Water 1 : 39 “Our […]
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