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Gilmer man continues argument for end to water fluoridation
When it comes to the practice of adding fluoride to the water supply, Ellijay resident Daniel Stockin believes “the handwriting is literally on the wall.” “Fluoridation is going to collapse,” he went on to predict. “The crowd that’s been supporting it is starting to turn on each other … I’m not interested in blame or […]
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Lyerly Questions Use Of Fluoride
Lyerly residents may have the option in November of removing fluoride from their drinking water. Currently there is a petition effort underway which if successful would include on the ballot in November a binding question on removing fluoride from the town’s drinking water. Twenty-two signatures are needed to authorize the referendum. Several years ago the Georgia […]
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Coweta Water Authority discusses fluoride legislation
A bill has been introduced in the Georgia General Assembly that would make it easier for communities to opt out of mandatory fluoridation of drinking water. The Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority discussed the fluoridation bill and other current legislation at Friday’s authority meeting. HB 129 would allow the governing authority of cities or […]
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Fayette County Commission: Let us vote on fluoride in our water
As reported in The Citizen in mid-December, the Fayette County Commission by a unanimous vote adopted a resolution that asked Fayette’s legislative delegation to advocate for amending state law from the 1980s that requires a petition signed by 10 percent of the voters from the previous election to trigger a local referendum on water fluoridation. […]
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A Call to ACTION in Georgia on Dr. King’s birthday
In the state of Georgia, there is a state mandate to add fluoride to the water. There is also a growing number of citizens who have learned the truth about water fluoridation and are taking action. There are two requirements to overcome the mandate: 1) a petition signed by 10% of registered voters 2) a […]
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Fayette County: Do you want a vote on what’s in your water?
County to send fluoride resolution to legislators While not taking an official position on the use of fluoride in drinking water, the Fayette County Board of Commissioners took what could be an unprecedented step in favor of home rule on the subject. The board voted unanimously Dec. 11 to adopt a resolution asking the county’s […]
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Preston and Weston voted to stop fluoridation
Georgia voters in two communities south of Atlanta chose different results in ballot measures. Richland, GA, voted to restart their fluoridation program after a break of about five years, but the Unified Government of Webster County (Preston and Weston, GA) voted to stop fluoridating water supplies. Excerpt from DrBicuspid titled Fluoridation wins in 7 U.S. […]
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PR firm Hager Sharp wins award for work on fluoridation
Last night we won a @PRSAGeorgia Phoenix Award for our work on community water fluoridation. Congrats to all winners! Note from FAN: the award was presented by the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) SEE ALSO: CDC awards contract to Hager Sharp to promote fluoridation, Sept 13, 2012 Twitter is at […]
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Hinesville: Voters to decide on city water’s fluoride content
… Another waste issue proposed during the workshop was to stop adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. [City Manager] Edwards said the city’s drinking water already contains a naturally occurring level of fluoride that’s near the level it’s treated for. In the1980s, there was a push to add fluoride to drinking water because of […]
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Fayette County interns delve into water fluoridation
Interns evaluate if water fluoridation is necessary for the health of Fayette County. Since fluoride was introduced to the American water supply in 1945 it has been a national controversy, and increasing concerns have been raised by Fayette County’s citizens in recent years. The Fayette County Board of Commissioners has decided it is time to […]
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