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Houston council hears opinions on fluoridation
It had all the trappings of a debate on a national stage: The country’s foremost critic of fluoridation and representatives of the national organization that promotes its use with a local medical community that has seen its benefits. And it all happened in Houston, Mo., on a Monday night with the Houston City Council looking […]
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Licking: Water bills, fluoride and city government: Pure water is priceless
Water bills, fluoride and city government; what do these three things have in common? More than you would think. There are a few important things happening in our local city governments. Licking is raising the water rates, amounting to a five percent increase to the average homeowner (expect a bill in the amount $11.20 per […]
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Missouri: Houston City Council fluoride meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. April 16 at the City Hall
Excerpt: The Houston City Council members —Heard from an Upton man, George Sholtz, who said the government was adding “medicine” to the city’s water supply. Sholtz opposes the addition of fluoride — which the city says is a chemical and not medicine — to the city’s water supply that was approved unanimously by the council in […]
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Nixa receives CDC water fluoridation award
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services recently announced that 19 Missouri public water systems — including Nixa Water District — have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level that is effective for […]
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Slater City Council received grant for fluoridation unit
The Slater City Council met in regular session Tuesday, Sept. 5, where Assistant Administrator Gene Griffith updated the council on water plant upgrades, tree trimming and an upcoming commission meeting. Griffith said the chlorinators are in for the upgrades, according to meeting minutes. He also stated the city received a grant for the fluoridation unit, […]
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Fluoride to be removed from water in Battlefield
The debate over whether to add fluoride to city water has been going on for years in communities across the country. Springfield has it but has cut back on it over the years. Battlefield’s water district made a final decision on it last night, deciding to get rid of it once and for all, but […]
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Fluoride debate continues in Battlefield
BATTLEFIELD – The leaders of Public Water Supply District No. 1 of Greene County, Missouri currently adds fluoride to the drinking water. The district sent a letter to residents about the plan to remove the fluoride in February of this year. The water board chairman says they would rather spend the money on other things, […]
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Fluoride in Battlefield Water Could Be Removed
Excerpts: [Dentist, Dr. Marlene Feisthamel] is concerned about what removing fluoride from the city’s water can mean for the health of teeth. … “It’s safe at seven points per million, is absolutely safe. If you imagine one million pennies, and it’s less than one penny that goes in the water so it’s a very small […]
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Water systems told to pay their legal bills in fluoridation lawsuit
VALLEY SPRINGS — The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority wants all member water systems to pay their share of legal costs. At the water authority’s quarterly board meeting, held earlier this month at Valley Springs City Hall, board chairman Andy Anderson announced that several water systems have not contributed their share of money to […]
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Leaders speak out over fluoride concerns in Battlefield
The water district in Battlefield, Missouri will soon stop adding fluoride to its water and some dentists think that’s a bad idea. Doctor Marlene Feisthamel, the only dentist in Battlefield, said multiple grant offers have been offered to the board to provide fluoride in the water. Even though the board said it wanted to save […]
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