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Torres: Recognizing some good news for a change
Excerpt More often than not, this space is used to hold those with power accountable, to call them out and question their decisions when they fall short. It’s also used to express our concerns over something of significant community importance. It should follow, then, that it also be used to laud a ruling, praise a decision or […]
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Park Hills Water Department awarded for fluoridation quality
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We add this article to our site for historical reasons only. (EC) JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced today that Park Hills Water Department has been awarded a 2020 Reaffirmation Award from the American Dental Association (ADA), Association of State and Territorial Dental […]
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CDC awards Missouri public water systems for 50 years of fluoridation quality
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We add this article to our site for historical reasons only. (EC) JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced today that Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities and Charleston Water Treatment Plant have been awarded the 2020 Community Water Fluoridation 50 Year Award from the American […]
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Spokane. Letter: Support for community water fluoridation, by James Sledge, DDS, FACD
I want to thank our City Councilmembers for their continued support in moving Spokane closer to joining the three quarters of the U.S. who benefit from community water fluoridation. Community water fluoridation has been an important part of improving the health of Americans for over 75 years. Those of us in healthcare have been witness […]
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Too Much Fluoride Is Linked to Higher Risk of Bone Fractures, New Study Finds
Adding fluoride to drinking water is common practice throughout the world. Fluoride was first added to drinking water in cities across the US in the 1940s as a safety measure to prevent tooth decay, and it was a game-changer to dental health. We went from a country in which almost every adult and child had some degree […]
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Effects of Fluoride on Thyroid & Body
You likely know that mercury, lead, and other heavy metals are not great for the body and can cause a host of issues. But whether or not fluoride is safe (or effective) is more controversial. Is Fluoride Beneficial? In the early part of the twentieth century, it was discovered that small communities who had higher […]
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Pritchett admits blunder on Mims fluoride, hints public could overturn decision
Updated May 29 In her first public comments on the issue since ending water fluoridation in Mims, Brevard County Commission Chair Rita Pritchett on Thursday admitted she erred when she failed to include the community in the process, but stopped short of an apology. Pritchett, under pressure from local health experts, announced Thursday she would hold a […]
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Reformer Radio: Marathon v. the Teamsters
Workers at the oil refinery in St. Paul Park say the plant’s owner, Marathon, has put them on a path to catastrophe. “Safety’s kinda went on the backburner.… Especially now that big corporation Marathon owns us. It’s pretty much corporate greed over safety,” said Matt Foss, a fire mechanic and rescue squad lieutenant who’s worked […]
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Your Turn: East Brunswick administration needs to ban fluoride in water
The East Brunswick Township Council meeting of May 4 to discuss fluoridation was carried out in admirable fashion. I would guess the objectives put forth were achieved. To wit, there was a plethora of pros and cons on this issue for East Brunswick. It was not a surprise that the mayor and his dentist group […]
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Facing mounting pressure, Pritchett announces public forum on Mims water fluoridation
Excerpt: Amid mounting pressure from local health experts, Brevard County District 1 Commissioner Rita Pritchett announced Thursday she would hold a public forum on water fluoridation in Mims. The “community conversation” is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 21 at the Cuyler Park Community Center, 2329 Harry T. Moore Ave. in Mims. … The event gives residents and […]
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