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Yutan: Fluoride re-vote to get mail-in ballot
Paperwork has been filed and certified for the upcoming fluoride election in Yutan. Yutan’s special election is set for Nov. 10. Voters will once again have a say on whether they want fluoride added to their drinking water. According to Saunders County Clerk Patti Lindgren, she is filing paperwork with the state to set the […]
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Norfolk: Council lets voters decide on fluoride
Norfolkans will get to vote next May whether they want fluoride to be added to the city’s water supply. At Tuesday’s Norfolk City Council meeting, the council voted 6-2 to have the issue placed on the primary election ballot. That action came after the council was deadlocked 4-4 on a motion that would have had […]
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Fluoride in water: good or bad? Towns required to add fluoride by next June
The idea of fluoridation being added to a community’s water supply is tough for some people to swallow. They wonder if fluoridated water is one of the reasons behind soaring cancer rates throughout the country. They speculate it may be the root of thyroid problems and rampant obesity, too. An active legion of opponents argue […]
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Yutan and Wahoo: Fluoridation debate not quite settled in 2 towns
Rinse, spit … and flush. That’s figuratively what many Nebraskans did last year with a public health effort to expand fluoridation in drinking water. The naturally occurring mineral has been widely touted for reducing cavities, but that didn’t stop 49 of 61 communities from defeating fluoride on the ballot. Now, at least two of the […]
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Yutan eyes another vote on fluoride
YUTAN – A group of residents in Yutan have signed a petition to put fluoride back on the ballot during a special election. However, the city is waiting to find out if the petition is enough to get the question of putting fluoride into the drinking water voted on again. According to Yutan City Administrator […]
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North Platte passes ordinance prohibiting the addition of fluoride to city’s water system
Excerpt from article titled: NP bus service to extend west to Ogallala The North Platte City Council approved a plan to expand North Platte transportation to rural areas at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday… In other business, the council: … Suspended the rules and passed an ordinance prohibiting the addition of fluoride to the city’s […]
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Fluoride startup will take a while in Holmen
HOLMEN – Although Holmen voters had a taste for fluoride in their water when they went to the polls Nov. 4, village trustees learned Thursday it will be like pulling teeth to get the fluoride flowing. A village referendum, which passed 2,118 to 1,856, instructed officials to increase the fluoride in village water to the […]
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Gothenburg, Cozad and Lexington: Fluoride gets thumbs down
Excerpt: Voters in Gothenburg said “no” to the addition of fluoride to the city’s water supply. The measure was soundly defeated 1,275 to 787 during the Nov. 4 election. Cozad and Lexington voters also opposed the measure. From Dawson County election results: COZAD Yes (to prohibit) – 920 No (to allow) – 475 Print PDF
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Seward approves fluoride: “community may have misinterpreted” the vote
Seward residents voted down an ordinance to stop fluoride from being added to the city’s water. But city officials are unsure about what those results really mean. The vote was 1,478 against and 1,239 for the ordinance. The results mean the City of Seward will need to install a system to add fluoride to the […]
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Gretna: Fluoride vote brings up a question
When Kaylee Chilton went to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church last Tuesday, she exercised her right to vote like millions of Americans. But in Gretna, she didn’t get the chance to voice her opinion regarding whether or not to add fluoride to the Gretna water system. She was concerned. “Why should I pay for Gretna water, […]
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