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Plattsburgh: Debate over fluoride in drinking water is on again
The debate over the use of fluoride in drinking water has been waged many times over the past few decades across the country. It’s on now in the City of Plattsburgh. The city is considering the removal of fluoride from its water system, and officials want to hear from both sides of the argument. “I […]
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Editorial: Reduce, don’t eliminate, fluoride in Schenectady water
The Great Fluoride Debate, one of those issues that never seem to die, is back before Schenectady’s City Council. Too bad, because little has changed in the argument against putting the chemical in the public water supply — except the price of fluoride. And even though it has gone up $20,000 since last year, which […]
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Fluoride prescriptions for kids can get delayed
Why have I had trouble lately filling my child’s vitamin prescription at my pharmacy? From time to time, the stock of prescription children’s vitamins with fluoride backs up for weeks or even months, says Dr. Michale Grosso, a pediatrician and senior vice president of medical affairs at Huntington Hospital. “These kind of issues come up […]
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Fluoridation Opponents Win By Ten Votes In Corning
Water fluoridation opponents in Corning have won a narrow victory. Our newspaper partner, The Leader, reports that by just a ten vote margin voters decided to strip Corning City Council of the authority to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply. On election night fluoride opponents were ahead by about sixty votes with 270 […]
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Corning residents take fluoride vote from council
By a slim margin of 65 votes, Corning City Council has lost the authority to decide whether to fluoridate the municipal water supply, according to unofficial election results Tuesday. City residents voted 1,287 to 1,222 on Proposition 1 to take the authority to fluoridate the water supply out of the hands of City Council, unofficial […]
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Vote means no fluoride for Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — The ballot lockdown affects the finality of all votes in the 29th district. That includes the one over whether to add fluoride to the water supply in Corning. People voted to take away the city council’s authority to fluoridate, but the proposition passed by only 65 votes. One Corning dentist says absentee […]
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Corning: Prop. 1 a turning point in fluoride issue
Corning, N.Y. – Proposition 1 is not a vote whether to fluoridate city water, but the results will have a major impact on that decision. The proposition will allow Corning city residents to decide if they would like to change the City Charter to strip the City Council of its authority to fluoridate water. A […]
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Confusion over fluoride vote in Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — When people in the city of Corning get to the polls on Tuesday, they will be asked to vote on a hotly debated topic. The vote pertains to whether or not the Corning City Council should have the right to add fluoride to the city’s water system. But on the ballot, the […]
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Corning’s fluoridation debate headed to voters
CORNING — When Corning voters pull the lever on Proposition 1 Nov. 4, they won’t be deciding whether to fluoridate the city’s drinking water. What they will be deciding is whether to strip the city of the authority to add fluoride to the municipal water supply. A “Yes” vote on Proposition 1 would prohibit the […]
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Election Day will feature fluoride in Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — The debate over whether to add fluoride to Corning’s water has been going on for decades. “Fluoridation is safe and effective. And it’s one of the best ways of improving the oral health of people in the community,” said dentist John Gunselman “There are a couple good habits and a couple good […]
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