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Sutherlin keeps fluoride out of water
SUTHERLIN – Keeping those pearly whites in good shape will remain the personal responsibility of Sutherlin residents, following Tuesday’s trouncing of a measure asking voters whether fluoride should be added to the municipal water supply. With a resounding “no” on Measure 10-24, Sutherlin voters remain among the vast majority of Oregon residents whose drinking water […]
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Columbia River Gorge Communities Say “NO” to Fluoridation
To Safe Drinking Water Advocates, Fluoridation promoters are having a tough time in the Columbia River Gorge. In Hood River, OR, the issue has been on the radar for months. Mayor Paul Cummings is among the many citizens openly opposed to the idea, and the community is currently in a holding pattern, waiting for new […]
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Sutherlin council sets fluoridation vote
SUTHERLIN: Sutherlin city councilors are turning to the voters to decide whether city water should be fluoridated to promote dental health. In a special meeting on Monday night, councilors Wayne Luzier, Rick Tabor, Dean Bright, Scott McKnight and Mayor Joe Mongiovi voted in favor of a resolution that will place the issue of fluoridation on […]
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Oregon Mandatory Fluoridation Bill Officially Defeated
Please forward appropriately to friends and colleagues… To Oregon Safe Drinking Water Advocates, Finally, the 2001 legislature has closed, and, with it, the immediate threat of statewide mandatory fluoridation comes to an end. Please congratulate yourselves on our accomplishment. Looking back, SB 99 had tremendous momentum, and its passage was seemingly a fait accompli: July […]
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Hearing on Mandatory Fluoridation Bill in Oregon
To all Oregon Safe Drinking Water Advocates, Our heartfelt thanks to all who participated Wednesday in the SB 99 hearing, both as speakers and friendly faces in the crowd offering support. I think we can congratulate ourselves on a strong, effective showing in opposition to SB 99. While the chair, Senator Fisher, was clearly invested in […]
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A Cavity in the Budget
The controversy over fluoride has long centered on health, but this week in Salem, the tough questions will be about its cost. Senate Bill 99 would require towns of 10,000 or more to add the cavity-fighting chemical to their drinking water. Most of those towns, through the League of Oregon Cities, are bristling at the […]
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Stoned Salmon, Pissed Environmentalists
Paul Engelking sadly explains why he dropped one of his favorite pastimes. “The fish have enough problems,” he says, “without me trying to put them on a hook.” Engelking, a chemistry professor at the University of Oregon, can walk you down the familiar list: destruction of habitat by loggers, toxic runoff from cities, fertilizers and […]
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The F Word: Fluoridation Controversy in Oregon
When he came to Portland last April to take a job as Oregon’s dental director, H. Whitney Payne Jr. says he was shocked–shocked! “Oregon is a progressive state–how can they turn their back on something that is so proven and so widely accepted?” says Payne. “If Oregon is such a health-conscious state, why do they […]
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Willamina council says no to fluoride
By George Robertson Editor, The Sun Another attempt by Willamina dentist Dr. Gary Brooks to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water was rejected last week by the city council. Brooks has asked the council several times to add the chemical to the water, saying it would sharply reduce the number of cavities for children […]
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Fluoride Spill in Oregon
COOS BAY — At least 3.5 million gallons of partially treated sewage has spewed into the Coos Bay during the past four days after concentrated fluoride flowed into a sewage treatment plant, killing its bacteria-munching organisms. Workers at the Coos Bay-North Bend Water Treatment Plant allowed a tank holding the fluoride, used in drinking water […]
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