USA - Fluoridation debate not quite settled in 2 towns
By JOE DUGGAN / Lincoln Journal Star
Saturday, Jul 04, 2009 - 11:47:12 pm CDT
Rinse, spit ... and flush.
That’s figuratively what many Nebraskans did last year with a public health effort to expand fluoridation in drinking water.
The naturally occurring mineral has been widely touted for reducing cavities, but that didn’t stop 49 of 61 communities from defeating fluoride on the ballot.
Now, at least two of the 12 towns that passed fluoridation could be headed for do-overs. Activists in the Saunders County cities of Wahoo and Yutan say they are willing to circulate petitions to block state-mandated fluoridation.
“I do think the government is trying to get it in our water,” said Mary Holbrook, a 53-year-old businesswoman from Yutan who said she has already collected more than 60 signatures seeking a re-vote. “They want to control the population.”
Fluoride supporters, and those with no opinion, might dismiss opposition leaders as misinformed, anti-government radicals. But do the same labels apply to the silent majorities who defeated fluoride measures in nearly 50 communities?..................
Saturday, Jul 04, 2009 - 11:47:12 pm CDT
Rinse, spit ... and flush.
That’s figuratively what many Nebraskans did last year with a public health effort to expand fluoridation in drinking water.
The naturally occurring mineral has been widely touted for reducing cavities, but that didn’t stop 49 of 61 communities from defeating fluoride on the ballot.
Now, at least two of the 12 towns that passed fluoridation could be headed for do-overs. Activists in the Saunders County cities of Wahoo and Yutan say they are willing to circulate petitions to block state-mandated fluoridation.
“I do think the government is trying to get it in our water,” said Mary Holbrook, a 53-year-old businesswoman from Yutan who said she has already collected more than 60 signatures seeking a re-vote. “They want to control the population.”
Fluoride supporters, and those with no opinion, might dismiss opposition leaders as misinformed, anti-government radicals. But do the same labels apply to the silent majorities who defeated fluoride measures in nearly 50 communities?..................
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