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Fluoride won’t be on Erie’s Ballot
The fluoridation debate is over, at least for the November election. The Erie County Board of Elections on Monday voted 3-1 not to put the issue on the Nov. 6 election ballot. Erie County Councilman Fiore Leone voted for placing the issue on the ballot while County Council Chairman James Terrill and County Councilwomen Joy […]
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Bridges stay open, but on highest alert
The El Paso-Juárez international bridges are expected to remain open today after the initial U.S. military strikes Sunday against targets in Afghanistan. “We are still on the same alert status that we went on shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks,” U.S. Customs Service spokesman Roger Maier said. “This means we are conducting continuous enhanced enforcement […]
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Petition Drive Begins in Davis County Utah to Stop Fluoridation
Efforts are under way to stop the implementation of fluoride into Davis County”s drinking water and to place the issue back on the November 2002 ballot to overturn the fluoride directive. “We”re planning a re-vote on the issue in November 2002,” said David Hansen, who has led efforts in the local area to fight the […]
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Centerville to ignore Fluoridation Referendum in order to avoid Litigation
CENTERVILLE — The City Council will ignore the results of its upcoming citywide fluoride vote, even if the majority of residents vote against adding fluoride to Centerville”s water. The decision is an effort to avoid “expensive and needless litigation.” In a draft copy the city intends to publish in its voter information pamphlet on fluoride, […]
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Salt Lake County fluoride foes ready new petition
Fluoride opponents are seeking another vote on the issue of water fluoridation in Salt Lake County next year through a petition drive, with ballot wording that essentially would have residents voting either against fluoridation or in favor of placing toxic waste in their water. Opponents of fluoridation say the way the question is worded will […]
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Sulfuryl Fluoride Pesticide Tolerances: Your Urgent Help Needed
Dear All, For several months my wife Ellen has been troubled by the fact that the EPA is introducing a new and highly toxic fumigant for foodstuffs like raisins and walnuts. They are proposing to switch from ozone depleting methyl bromide to sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2). As she researched the toxicity of SO2F2 she was appalled […]
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Columbia River Gorge Communities Say “NO” to Fluoridation
To Safe Drinking Water Advocates, Fluoridation promoters are having a tough time in the Columbia River Gorge. In Hood River, OR, the issue has been on the radar for months. Mayor Paul Cummings is among the many citizens openly opposed to the idea, and the community is currently in a holding pattern, waiting for new […]
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Fluoridation Proponents Misled Utahns Before Last Year’s Vote
If anyone doubts that health officials had Utah’s best interests at heart when they campaigned for water fluoridation last year, the officials have only themselves to blame. Their misinformation and attempts to discredit scientists holding opposing views demonstrated an unhealthy disrespect for voters’ intelligence. By now you know that health officials misled voters about the […]
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Sierra Club Adopts Position on Fluoridation
Dear All, Mark this date on your calendars. This is the day the first major American environmental organization (one of the big 10) raised its head above the parapet in the continuing fluoridation saga. Others will surely follow and as they do it will become clearer and clearer that the days of fluoridation in the […]
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Fluoridation seen as answer to dental crisis in Billings
The proper amount of fluoride in drinking water reduces dental decay. Bozeman, Chester, Colstrip, Hardin, Laurel, Miles City and Scobey add fluoride to public water systems to reach this optimal level. The city of Great Falls naturally has an optimal level of fluoride in its water because it occurs naturally in the Missouri River water. […]
United States, Montana