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Seward: Town Hall Meeting on Fluoridation
Some 20 local residents attended a public hearing before the Seward City Council Monday, July 29th about the pros and cons of fluoridating the city’s water supply. An advisory proposition will be on the ballot in the October 6 municipal election. Twelve people spoke in favor of fluoridation. A few others brought up questions such […]
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Fairbanks voter initiatives dropped
FAIRBANKS — Two voter initiatives failed to collect enough required signatures to appear on next year’s ballot or be voted upon in a special election. Ron Warner, a former candidate for Fairbanks City Council and the sponsor of a petition to remove fluoride from the city’s water system, worked diligently to collect the minimum required […]
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Craig residents debate fluoridated water
Fluoridated water has been a controversial subject in Juneau recently. Now residents and council members in the town of Craig, on Prince of Wales Island are taking a look at the issue. On the October municipal ballot, voters there will tell the Council whether they agree or disagree with the decision to take fluoride out […]
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Fairbanks city officials verify fluoride initiative sponsors
FAIRBANKS — The debate over fluoride treatment is making a comeback after the 10 initiative sponsors were verified by the city on July 2. Initiative sponsors now have 90 days to collect signatures from city residents to petition that the fluoride issue be placed on the October ballot. Last year, the fluoride ordinance went up […]
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Fairbanks: Residents seek to repeal fluoride ordinance
Juneau residents succeeded in repealing a fluoridation ordinance in their city, and now Ronald Lee Warner II is trying to do the same in Fairbanks. A divided Fairbanks City Council voted in March to continue adding fluoride to the water supply, rejecting a measure to repeal the ordinance. Councilwoman Vivian Stiver introduced the ordinance to […]
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Fairbanks City Council votes to keep fluoride
The Fairbanks City Council decided Monday to continue the city’s 48-year-old practice of supplementing fluoride levels in public drinking water. The council’s split vote came at its regular meeting and followed three hours of comments from residents, most of whom objected to having fluoride universally added to water supplies. Public health professionals, however, tended to […]
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Fairbanks. Editorial: Fluoride Fury
Ending 50 years of a practice that many people find beneficial to the public health certainly warrants more than just a couple of meetings over the course of two weeks. That’s why the Fairbanks City Council should reject, or at least table for a lengthy period, Councilwoman Vivian Stiver’s proposal to end the fluoridation of […]
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Fairbanks: CDC reaffirms support for fluoridation
A dentist and public health specialist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Fairbanks officials Thursday that his agency believes supplementing water with fluoride is safe and effective at fighting tooth decay. The comments come as the Fairbanks City Council reviews the city’s 48-year practice of augmenting natural fluoride levels in public drinking […]
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Fairbanks: Fluoridation discussion covers familiar ground
As elected officials in Fairbanks discuss whether to supplement fluoride in drinking water, they are entering a debate more familiar to some communities than others. The policy discussion was sparked last month by concerns from a handful of residents who believe fluoridation, a regular practice in most of the United States, is outdated and risky. […]
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Fairbanks: CDC specialist William Bailey to speak on fluoride
An oral health specialist with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to address the Fairbanks City Council today regarding the health implications of fluoride in drinking water. Councilwoman Vivian Stiver has proposed a measure that, if approved, would halt the 48-year-old city practice of supplementing public water with fluoride compounds. The […]
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