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Abilene, Texas to add fluoridation in summertime
Abilene?s fluoridation measure passed in the middle of a winter storm, but it?ll probably be in the summer heat before the city begins adding the chemical to the water supply. City water director Dwayne Hargesheimer said Tuesday it will take about seven months for the city to acquire state funding to pay for the fluoridation […]
United States, Texas -
A Mysterious Cavity
SO WHO SPENT big money trying to influence the outcome of our state government races in this past week’s election? Well, the usual suspects, of course: Weyerhaeuser, U S West, the trucking industry, developers, public employees’ unions, the dentists. The dentists? Yes, by gum. Those mild-mannered individuals with their face masks, scrapers, and drills appear […]
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Fluoride to stay in Las Vegas valley’s water supply
Fluoride proponents declared victory Tuesday night in their battle to keep the cavity-preventing chemical additive in the Las Vegas Valley’s public water supplies. Supporters gathered in a West Sahara Avenue dentist’s office and toasted early returns indicating that more than 57 percent of voters had decided to keep fluoride in the valley’s drinking water. That […]
United States, Nevada -
Fluoride will flow in Salt Lake, Davis water
Fluoridated water will be flowing from the taps in Salt Lake and Davis counties in about a year. But Logan voters were leaning against fluoridation in early results. Water fluoridation, touted as a safe and effective way to reduce tooth decay, was winning in Salt Lake County, with 52 percent of the precincts’ votes counted. […]
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Brattleboro voters reject fluoridation of drinking water
Voters have decided not to add fluoride to the town’s drinking water. The measure was defeated Tuesday by a vote of 2,859-2,276. Select Board member Newell “Russ” West said the board would abide by the vote. “We were smart enough to say it was going right to the people, who were more vehement about this […]
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Ozark Voters Reject Fluoridation
If Ozark aldermen follow the results of Tuesday?s nonbinding vote on fluoridation, the chemical won?t be added to the city?s water supply. With 5 of 5 precincts involved in the election reporting, the final unofficial vote was: Yes 1,925 No 2,818 As the deciding votes from the West Finley precinct were tallied just after midnight, […]
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Wooster voters say no to fluoride
For the fourth time in the city’s history, voters have turned down a ballot issue that would provide for the fluoridation of Wooster’s water supply, a measure that dentists and physicians claim would help fight tooth decay. Issue 11 failed by more than 1,000 votes with 5,353 citizens, or 55.91 percent, casting a ballot against […]
United States, Ohio -
San Antonio voters narrowly approve fluoridation
San Antonio and surrounding communities soon will have fluoride added to their water, according to nearly complete local voting returns that, in the end, generated few upsets or surprises. With early votes and 573 of 625 ballot boxes counted, accounting for 92 percent of the local votes cast, Bexar County Sheriff Ralph Lopez, a Democrat, […]
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East Wenatchee Voters Flush Fluoride
EAST WENATCHEE — Voters in the East Wenatchee Water District have rejected efforts to put fluoride in the regional water system. “It was the voters’ choice,” said Dr. Robert Merrill, spokesman for Wenatchee Valley Citizens for Healthy Teeth. “Unless there’s a significant change in what people want, it’s dead for now.” Commissioners in the water […]
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Fluoridation Loses Twice in Washington
Voters in Spokane and East Wenatchee voted against adding fluoride to their drinking water. The fluoridation proposal was rejected in Spokane by 51 percent of the voters and by 53 percent of the voters in East Wenatchee. Spokane also rejected water fluoridation in 1969 and 1984. About 68 percent of Americans drink fluoridated water. Supporters […]
United States, Washington State
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