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Pinellas. Sue Carlton: Lessons learned after the fluoride fever breaks
The Pinellas County Commission’s fluoride fiasco could be studied in high school civics classes for lessons about how government works. Or, how it doesn’t work. But then it does again. Those particular Pinellas politicians have traditionally been a steady, nuts-and-bolts, in-the-middle sort of board — especially compared with their commission counterparts in Hillsborough County, pretty […]
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Bundaberg gets a win on the fluoride issue
AFTER years of ups and downs, Bundaberg Regional Council is finally claiming a win in its battle against the forced fluoridation of its water. In legislation before the state parliament last night, the decision on whether to fluoridate or not was handed back to local governments. Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett said he was “absolutely […]
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Queensland: Government gives councils power to decide on fluoride in water supply
FAR Northern councils will not be forced to swallow the mandatory fluoride forced on them by the former State Government, with new laws restoring power to local communities to decide what goes into their drinking water. The changes, passed last night, are a victory for Tableland residents that have protested against fluoride being added to […]
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Fluoride fight continues in Pine Island
A fight over fluoride in Lee County. Pine Island residents are divided over how much of it should go into your water. The issue will ultimately be decided by water customers who are voting on it right now. Pine Island residents have to turn in their ballots on the issue by December 6th. On any […]
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Tongariro: Flights cancelled in wake of eruption
Excerpts: Steam is still coming out of Mt Tongariro. However no ash has fallen on the roads nearby. Newstalk ZB’s Annabel Reid is there, and says most people have heeded advice and stayed away from the area. “There are just a number of warning messages plastered on the Visitor Centre. Ruapehu, of course, the volcanic […]
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Bundaberg: Council wins fluoride struggle
AFTER years of ups and downs Bundaberg Regional Council is finally claiming a win in its battle against the forced fluoridation of its water. In legislation before the State Parliament, the decision on whether to fluoridate or not was handed back to local governments. Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett said he was “absolutely ecstatic” at the […]
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Portland. Fluoridation: Nature Thought of it First
Over 3,000 studies have demonstrated that fluoridation is safe, effective, and socially equitable, according to the author I have been a general dentist for 36 years, graduating from Northwestern University Dental School in the fluoridated city of Chicago. I practiced in Chicago for 4 years before moving to Portland in 1980. I retired from my […]
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Pinellas County Commission votes 6-1 to return fluoride to drinking water
CLEARWATER — Moderate. Sensible. Sober. That is how Pinellas County has preferred to think of its local government for decades. But many say that image cracked a year ago, when the commission voted to end fluoridation, making it the largest county in Florida to reject the practice, and drawing national ridicule. One year later, the […]
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Muskoka: Fluoride debate may seep back to district
The contents of the District of Muskoka’s drinking water may be back under the microscope. Huntsville Coun. Fran Coleman addressed district council during a meeting earlier this month to highlight a letter received from a community member regarding the fluoridation of the region’s drinking water. The community member, Ruth Bednar, is part of a coalition […]
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Gympie: Referendum urged on water fluoridation
A Gympie councillor will today push for a referendum on whether fluoridation of the local water supply should continue. Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says councils given funds to provide fluoridation will be required to continue the fluoridated supply. However, that is not stopping Cr Ian Petersen, who says he is strongly opposed to the […]
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