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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 says ‘no’ to fluoride in water
For the third time, North Platte voters have said “no” to fluoride. Two-thirds of the local voters approved a measure to opt out of a state mandate that requires cities with 1,000 or more people to fluoridate their drinking water. With all 27 precincts reporting, the unofficial election results showed that a total of 6,419 […]
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Aurora Voters Said No to Fluoride
Voters were standing in line at the Farr Building and Bremer Center in Aurora long before the polls opened Tuesday, a good indication there would be a healthy turnout for the 2008 general election… • Aurora voters said no to fluoride. Print PDF
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Bayard, Bridgeport, and Kimball Voters Reject Fluoridation
Excerpt: … Bayard, Bridgeport, and Kimball were regional communities rejecting fluoride in their water. Print PDF
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Fluoridation falls flat across area
HASTINGS — Public fluoridation was a big loser Tuesday not only in Grand Island but across Central Nebraska. Every other Central Nebraska town that had the issue on the ballot — Aurora, Broken Bow, Central City, Hastings, Ord, Ravenna, St. Paul, Shelton, Stromsburg and Wood River — voted to opt out of the state’s fluoride […]
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Broken Bow: Voters say no to fluoride
Title: Voters say no to flouride [sic] in Bow Broken Bow voters approved a ballot question that keeps fluoride out of the city’s water system. A vote “For” the question approved an ordinance that allows the city to opt out of mandatory fluoridation for Nebraska communities with more than 1,000 residents. There were 892 votes […]
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Grant Votes No to Fluoridation
Excerpt: Fluoride Ordinance Residents of Grant voted against (395 – 159) the addition of fluoride in the city’s water supply. Print PDF
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Several Neb. cities vote against fluoridation
Excerpt: … It looks like voters in more Nebraska cities have rejected proposals to add fluoride to their public water supplies. The latest communities to report rejection of the plan were those in Bayard, Bridgeport, Chadron, Crawford, Hastings, Kimball, Mitchell, Scottsbluff and Sidney. Others whose voters said no were Beatrice, Broken Bow, Cozad, Friend, Gothenburg, […]
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Election Results by County on Fluoride Referendum
Excerpts: City of Scottsbluff FLUORIDE For 2,617 Against 2,287 City of Mitchell Fluoride For 419 Against 221 City of Sidney Ordinance: Fluoride Issue Yes 1,478 No 1,236 City of Chadron Fluoride Yes 761 No 727 City of Crawford Fluoride Yes 31 No 23 Kimball Fluoride: Yes 746 No 297 Bayard Fluoride Yes 343 No 134 […]
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