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Durango: Fluoride choice should be put to a vote
At a time when many are calling out for greater public participation, I found it distasteful that the Herald would publish an editorial (Nov. 7) asserting that “the plan to ask Durango voters if they would prefer to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply is a bad idea.” The rationale used was that the […]
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Anti-fluoridation measure has no place on Durango’s upcoming ballot
There is a certain irony to suggesting on Election Day that voting on a particular issue is inappropriate. But the plan to ask Durango voters to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply is a bad idea – on several levels. For starters, all it takes to get an issue on the city ballot is […]
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Durango: Fluoride in drinking water could be up for vote
Voters might get a chance in April to decide whether the city of Durango should continue adding fluoride to its drinking water – a contentious topic that has divided the program’s supporters and critics. Durangoan Jim Forleo recently told The Durango Herald he has started the process to put a measure on the April city […]
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TOXIC LEGACY: Air Force studies dating back decades show danger of foam that contaminated local water
The Air Force ignored decades of warnings from its own researchers in continuing to use a chemical-laden firefighting foam that is a leading cause of contaminated drinking water for at least 6 million Americans, including thousands of people south of Colorado Springs. Multiple studies dating back to the 1970s found health risks from the foam, […]
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Durango: City Councilors opt for fluoridation of drinking water
The Durango City Council decided Tuesday fluoride will remain in the city’s drinking water. Public health arguments that fluoridated water helps protect those with limited access to dental care seemed to sway councilors. “It’s a matter of social responsibility,” said Councilor Dean Brookie. The question deadlocked the city’s Utilities Commission, so that advisory board did […]
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Help us persuade the city to get the fluoride out of Durango’s water
The fluoride we add to Durango’s water supply, is Hydrofluorosilicic Acid (HFSA) and is not natural by any means. It is the filtered waste gathered from the smoke stacks in the industrial production of fertilizer, containing trace amounts of arsenic, mercury and lead. HFSA is not the pharmaceutical grade fluoride that any studies have ever […]
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Durango commission to hear merits of fluoride in water
The Durango Utilities Commission will hear arguments in favor of keeping fluoride in the city’s drinking water Monday evening from state and county health experts. For more than 50 years, the federal government has recommended adding fluoride to drinking water to aid oral health and strengthen teeth. The local effort to eliminate fluoride from drinking […]
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Durango. Letter: Meet Monday to talk about fluoride
Fluoride is a poison. It is also a neurotoxin that damages nerves. It has been classified by the Food and Drug Administration as a non-approved drug. It is not a nutrient. The people of Durango are taking this unapproved drug every day, in our water and in our food, and there is no way to […]
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Board member quits in protest after fluoride returns to Snowmass water
Dawson believes state money unduly influenced local interests An eight-year member of the Snowmass Water & Sanitation District board has resigned because of the Oct. 21 decision to return fluoride to the system that serves 3,100 users. “I am sad to say that as much as I was connected to and fondly affiliated with the […]
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Snowmass water official resigns over fluoride vote
A Snowmass water board member who has fought to stop fluoridation of the district’s public water resigned Monday in response to a pro-fluoride vote taken last week. After close to eight years of service, David Dawson submitted a letter of resignation Monday, citing discomfort retaining his seat in light of the board’s decision to resume […]
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