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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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Hastings: Activism over fluoride issue new to Samuelson
Speaking in opposition to dentists and doctors in front of the Hastings City Council is not exactly Bob Samuelson’s cup of tea. Samuelson grew up in Trumbull and graduated with a degree in business administration from Hastings College. He spent 35 years farming and raising hogs 3 1/2 miles south of Doniphan before taking a […]
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Eagle voters say no to fluoridation
Excerpt: In other village ticket results, the voters in Eagle had their say on the fluoride issue. They cast 270 votes “yes” to keeping fluoride out of the town’s water supply and 139 votes “no” to prohibiting fluoride in the water. Print PDF
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North Platte, Sutherland reject fluoride
For the third time in 30 years, voters in North Platte once again soundly rejected adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Voters in North Platte rejected adding fluoride to the drinking water by opting out of a bill set by Nebraska lawmakers that required any city with a population of 1,000 or more to […]
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York voters say no to fluoridation
York, NE —The majority of York voters have again said they don’t want fluoride added to the city’s water supply. A total of 1,970 voted for an ordinance that will allow the city to opt out of a state mandate to fluoridate the water. A total of 1,301 said they did not favor the ordinance […]
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Ashland Votes to Fluoridate
Excerpts: The issue of whether or not to fluoridate the drinking water in Ashland was also on the ballot. A total of 535 citizens cast votes against prohibiting the addition of fluoride, which protects against tooth decay, to the public water system. That means fluoride will be added. A total of 416 voters cast their […]
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Grand Island rejects fluoridation of city’s water
Grand Island voters have once again opted out of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. “It’s a matter of freedom of choice,” said Charles Carpenter, a spokesman for the Fluoride Information Center’s Grand Island Chapter of Nebraskans for Safe Drinking Water. “If you want fluoride, you can go get it.” Grand Island voters cast […]
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Lexington Voters Say No to Fluoridation
Excerpt: Whereas, Section 71-3305 of the Nebraska Statutes requires any city with a population of one thousand or more to add fluoride to the city’s water system unless the voters of the City adopt an ordinance to prohibit fluoridation. Shall the city of Lexington, Nebraska, adopt the foregoing ordinance and thereby prohibit the addition of […]
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Wahoo, Yutan, Ashland: Voters Say Yes to Fluoridation
WAHOO – Third time was the charm for the fluoridation issue on the ballot in Wahoo. The ballot issue passed this time with an unofficial total of 893 yes votes and 1,001 no votes. A “yes” vote was a vote to prohibit fluoride from the water system and a “no” vote was a vote for […]
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Results of towns’ votes on fluoride treatment
Seventeen Southeast Nebraska towns were among more than 60 communities statewide deciding whether to opt out of state-mandated fluoride treatment of drinking water. A vote “for” meant the voters opposed fluoridating the town’s water. A vote “against” meant the voters wanted fluoridation to proceed. Ashland: For, 216; Against, 291 (incomplete). Beatrice: For, 2,661; Against, 2,411. […]
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