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• Walker to discuss fluoride

  The town of Walker is holding three public meetings next week to present the benefits of adding fluoride to the town’s water supply. Town officials, along with representatives from the state Department of Health and Hospitals’ Oral Health Program, will explain why they think fluoridation is a safe, efficient and cost-effective way to prevent tooth […]

• Fluoride approved by Jopin Council

  Calling it safe and effective, the Joplin City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday to order that fluoride be put in the city’s water supply. “This is going to help the safety and welfare of Joplin citizens, especially children,” said Councilman Richard Russell, who voted in favor of the measure. Fluoride opponents attending the meeting vowed to […]

• Forsyth officials argue over fluoride

  Doing away with fluoride in the city water system was the topic of discussion during Monday’s Forsyth Board of Aldermen meeting. Mayor Karl Smith said the city is currently using the last of its supply to fluoridate the system. He told the board he would like the ordinance requiring water fluoridation to be repealed because […]

• City yet to address issue of residents allergic to fluoride

  Melvin Pierce remembers the day when he got the call that his daughter, April, had been rushed to the hospital. “She was at school and suddenly got extremely ill, throwing up and her skin getting red,” Pierce said. Pierce said doctors determined the culprit was a fluoride treatment that April, now 14 years old, had […]

• Holladay may win right to go without fluoride

  A long-standing water war in Salt Lake’s east bench could be reaching its end, with fluoridation foes in Holladay winning the ability to vote whether to include the chemical in their water system. After nine years of fighting, including a three-year court battle between Holladay and Salt Lake County, the Utah Legislature passed SB29, which […]

• Fluoride will flow in Salt Lake, Davis water

  Fluoridated water will be flowing from the taps in Salt Lake and Davis counties in about a year. But Logan voters were leaning against fluoridation in early results. Water fluoridation, touted as a safe and effective way to reduce tooth decay, was winning in Salt Lake County, with 52 percent of the precincts’ votes counted. […]

• Fluoride issue heading back to court in Davis Co.

  FARMINGTON — A Bountiful attorney says he will take the Davis County Commission back to court to resolve a dispute over legal fees involving a fluoride flap that has lasted seven years. David Irvine, a private attorney representing the pro-fluoride group Utahns for Better Dental Health, said he will file the motion next week. The […]

• Town says no to fluoride

  Mount Desert residents voted to remove fluoride from the drinking water by an overwhelming 229-42 margin at Monday’s town meeting referendum vote. The town becomes the first municipality in the state to remove fluoride from its water. Since 1963, Mount Desert has added fluoride for its purported benefits in combating tooth decay. But recent studies […]

• North Attleboro fluoride vote up for debate

  PLAINVILLE – A vote by the North Attleboro Board of Health last week to stop fluoridating the public water supply has been met locally with both enthusiasm and reserve, with some cheering the neighboring town’s board on and others taking a “we’ll wait and see if it sticks” stance. What it means to Plainville is […]

• Fluoride foes seek class action lawsuit

  Fluoride foes in Davis and Salt Lake counties are not giving up without a battle. They’re filing a class action lawsuit to fight fluoridation in water systems in those two counties. Water fluoridation was approved in last week’s election by a 52-47 majority in Davis County and a 58-42 margin in Salt Lake County, but […]