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Town board votes fluoride out of Gosport’s water

Source: Hoosier Times | By Laura Lane
Posted on April 30th, 2021
Location: United States, Indiana
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Joanna Thompson’s $59.18 Gosport Municipal Utilities water bill for March included a notification that the town has stopped adding fluoride to the water. (Laura Lane / Hoosier Times) Spencer Evening World

GOSPORT — Joanna Thompson was surprised by the message typed on her $59.18 Gosport Municipal Utilities water bill for March.

‘Town has stopped adding fluoride to the water”

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