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  • City removes fluoride from water

    Fluoride will no longer be added to Del Rio’s drinking water. The Del Rio City Council made that decision Tuesday night after a presentation by John Morony, a retired college biology professor, who characterized fluoride as a poison and showed the council numerous research references that link fluoride to higher rates of cancer and other […]

  • Del Rio officials cite fluoride-vote reaction

    A week after voting unanimously to eliminate fluoride from the city’s drinking water, Del Rio City Council members remain awed at the widespread attention they are receiving. “I’ve had a tremendous reaction to this. I’ve received e-mails from all over the world, not just the United States,” said council member Pat Cole, who made the […]

  • Alamo Heights: Touchy fluoride debate rages on

    The Alamo Heights City Council tried to avoid the contentious debate about adding fluoride to its water by doing a cost benefit analysis. It didn’t work. The lively discussion is expected to continue at next week’s City Council meeting. The city currently does not add fluoride to its water. Public Works Director Shawn Eddy gave […]

  • Unstable Element. Are Austin’s water fluoridation policies dangerous? It depends who you ask

    The reduced form of the highly reactive chemical element fluorine – better known as fluoride – is commonly added to municipal tap water, in order to strengthen our teeth. When we eat sugars and refined carbs, bacteria lurking in our mouths use them to form acids. Eventually the acids can grow strong enough to eat […]

  • Austin: Fluoridation Under the Microscope

    Local anti-fluoridation activists brought in heavy scientific reinforcements last week, with several Austin appearances by Paul Connett, professor emeritus of environmental chemistry at St. Lawrence University, director of the Fluoride Action Network, and co-author of the recently released The Case Against Fluoride (Chelsea Green Publish ing), in which he and two academic colleagues review the […]

  • Madison Utilities board to vote tonight on lowering fluoride levels in city’s drinking water

    Ben and Robin Gremillion of Madison have spent much of their waking hours over the past couple of years campaigning against fluoride in the city’s drinking water. They believe fluoride has caused their 10-year-old daughter and Robin herself to have thyroid problems, which have led to numerous other health problems. They have been pleading their […]

  • State proposal could force fluoridation

    LITTLE ROCK – A joint committee of the Arkansas General Assembly is considering a proposal which would mandate fluoridation of all public water systems in the state. A hearing on Interim Study Proposal 2003-157 was held in September by the Joint Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor. Currently, the option of water fluoridation is […]

  • Floundering in the fluoridation fracas

    Another fight about water has spilled out onto the local landscape, this one between forces who want to add fluoride to the local supply and those who don’t. Water issues have been big news in these parts for many months now, issues have ranged from whether a large reservoir should be built in Northeast Texas […]

  • Citizens speak out on fluoridating Independence’s water

    The dialogue about fluoridation in Independence grew louder Monday night. Six speakers lined up after the Independence City Council meeting to discourage the idea of raising the level of fluoride in the city’s waterand urged council members to do their own research on the question. “There are no benefits, only risks for infants,” said Clayton […]

  • Speakers predict fluoride defeat in Independence

    With scientific and emotional appeals on both sides, the fluoride issue is proving to be one of the biggest topics of discussion in the city of Independence. At Monday’s meeting of the Independence City Council, six speakers against fluoride brought science and emotion to the podium to shed more light on their side and predict […]