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Spokane City Council Considering Water Fluoridation
Water fluoridation may be in the city of Spokane’s future. The city council is considering a request by dentists to fluoridate the city’s water supply. The proposal may be added to the council’s agenda as early as next Monday. Water fluoridation has been proposed – and rejected – before by Spokane residents. Supporters such as […]
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Spokane is the largest city in Washington without fluoridated water. That could change
Editor’s note: In the video above, current Mayor Nadine Woodward and former City Council President Ben Stuckart address adding fluoride to Spokane’s water during a 2019 debate. SPOKANE, Wash. – Fluoridation of Spokane’s water supply is a controversial topic that has drawn criticism and support from residents and local leaders alike. The national debate started […]
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Why Spokane is considering adding fluoride to city drinking water
It’s the largest city in Washington that doesn’t add extra amounts of the cavity-preserving chemical. SPOKANE, Wash — In the 60s, the 80s, and most recently in 2000, Spokane voters have been asked whether they wanted to add fluoride to their drinking water. All three times they said no. But that hasn’t stopped a consensus […]
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Spokane. Jeff Irish & Robert C Dickson: What you need to know about fluoridation
Spokane’s voters have rejected water fluoridation three times. City council should respect the enduring wisdom of our citizens – which has been based on sound science all along – to keep our water safe and clean. Fluoridation has always been controversial, but there’s agreement on several objectives: We all want fewer cavities, proven safety, and […]
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Spokane Citizens Exercise Civil Duty to Protest Water Fluoridation!
Spokane Citizens strongly object to the addition of fluoride to their drinking water, in the belief that drinking and household water should be as pure as possible without additives or what can be considered a drug. You can find more information about this at this website: https://safewaterspokane.org/ And take action at this page! https://safewaterspokane.org/decision-makers The board of […]
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City council to host forum on August 27 to discuss adding fluoride to Spokane’s water
The City of Spokane’s drinking water has fluoride levels of 0.1 milligrams per liter. SPOKANE, Wash — Spokane City Council is hosting a virtual community forum Thursday, Aug. 27 to discuss the possibility of adding fluoride to the city’s water. According to a press release from the city, the moderated session will be held from […]
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Spokane. Benefits of fluoridated water (Letter)
The Spokane City Council has a wonderful opportunity to provide fluoridated water to our community by passing an emergency ordinance for water fluoridation. As a practicing dentist and mother, I have seen firsthand the benefits of fluoride on dental health. My patients who had access to fluoridated water as children have fewer dental problems and […]
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Spokane. Fluoridation is outdated (Letter)
Water fluoridation is an outdated idea born when major industries were looking for ways to dispose of large amounts of a toxic chemical that was contaminating ground and water supplies and poisoning animals. Legally pouring it into municipal water systems was a dream come true. There have been many studies of this issue. The upshot […]
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Spokane. As council nears fluoride vote, residents asked to weigh in at community forum
People wanting to testify about fluoridation pack the hearing room at the Spokane Regional Health District building in Spokane on April 22, 2004. City Council will host an online forum on Thursday about a new proposal to add fluoride to the city’s water system. (CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON)The Spokane City Council is barreling toward an initial vote […]
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Spokane. Dialysis and fluoridation (Letter)
As a dental hygiene student in 1972, my professor’s assignment was to research the benefits and risks of using fluoridated water. I remember quite vividly that several journal articles showed that kidney dialysis patients were negatively impacted with fluoridated water. That negative effect on a subset of patients bothered me, but I thought that the […]
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