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Letter: Yorktown Should Continue Fluoridating Its Water
Note: Yorktown is in Westchester County Letter to the Editor: On Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m., the Yorktown Town Board will hold an information hearing on whether the town should continue its current practice of fluoridating its drinking water supply, something the town has been doing since 1965 without any controversy and without any problems […]
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GUEST OPINION: Magical thinking about fluoridation in Sonoma County
“For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple—and wrong.” — H.L. Mencken In an Aug. 7 Press Democrat story about Sonoma County’s new public health officer, Dr. Lynn Silver-Chalfin, we read that in her capacity as assistant health commissioner for New York City, she helped the city ban trans fats. This […]
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Holmen considers referendum on flouride
The Holmen Village Board will discuss a possible referendum on fluoridation at a special meeting called for 6 p.m. Thursday at Holmen Village Hall. Board members Tony Horvath and Dawn Kulcinski requested the special meeting in the wake of last week’s regular board meeting, at which the board approved resumption of the village’s fluoridation program […]
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Fluoride to stay in Highlands’ water: Mayor
THE Central Highlands council will keep fluoridation in town water supplies, despite the LNP State Government making it optional for local government. Mayor Peter Maguire said the council complied with a previous State Government directive to have fluoridation in place at Emerald, Blackwater, Tieri and the Gemfields by December 1, 2011, at a cost in […]
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South Burnett: Council Axes Fluoride From Town Supplies
Fluoride will no longer be added to the South Burnett’s town water supplies after the South Burnett Regional Council voted unanimously today to end the practice – partly as a cost-saving measure, and partly because few people drink the water anyway. Councillors had little hesitation in putting an end to fluoridation at the Council’s first […]
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Bécancour puts an end to the fluoridation of water
English translation of newspaper report: The Town of Bécancour decided to put an end to its participation in the programme of fluoridation of drinking water. The decision was announced publicly during the last public meeting of December and reiterated by the Mayor Gaétane Désilets, Monday, during the public meeting of January of the town council. […]
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Salina: KU professor to speak Jan. 31 about harmful effects of fluoride
John Boesen, of Salina, and Albert Burgstahler, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Kansas, will speak about the harmful effects of fluoride on people and the environment at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Prescott Room of Salina Public Library. Burgstahler is co-author of the book “Fluoridation: The Great Dilemma.” The seminar is […]
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Mount Isa: Fluoride call up to council
MOUNT Isa remains undecided on the future of fluoridised water after the decision making was handed back to local councils. Mayor Tony McGrady said after the recent changes, there were now further implications for Mount Isa ratepayers and community members. In a decision that could ultimately affect both health and finances of the community, Cr […]
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Overwhelming Evidence in Favour of Fluoride in Water
There is overwhelming expert medical support and evidence in favour of adding fluoride to drinking water, says Waikato District Health Board medical officer of health Felicity Dumble. “It’s vital that people know the truth about the benefits of fluoride in drinking-water, particularly as various city and district councils seek community feedback for and against the […]
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Bundaberg: Anti-fluoride campaigner pulls out of forum planning
PRO-FLUORIDE activists have criticised the council’s upcoming meeting, saying anti-fluoride campaigner Terry Farrell has been involved in planning it. An administrator of the Bundaberg – Say no to fluoride Facebook page has posted a comment saying they were “no longer involved in the organising of the Mayor’s fluoride forum”. “Although we support the event 100% […]
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