USA - Fluoridation debate is coming to Southwest Florida
Brent Batten: Commissioners thrust into teeth of dilemma
By BRENT BATTEN
Naples Daily News
Posted July 8, 2011 at 3:28 p.m.
It may not be a commie plot, but it is certainly an issue people can sink their teeth into.
And later this summer, Collier County commissioners will get their bite at the apple.
The water fluoridation debate is coming to Southwest Florida.
Last month, Frank Oakes, of Oakes Farm Market fame, implored county commissioners to end the practice of adding fluoride to the county’s drinking water.
Ostensibly a means of promoting strong teeth and reducing tooth decay, fluoride represents a danger to the rest of the body, Oakes argued.
“It’s a toxin. It’s a drug. It’s hazardous waste,” he said. “Of all the non-sensical things government does from time to time, there’s nothing as outrageously stupid as adding this hazardous waste to our water supply.”...............
By BRENT BATTEN
Naples Daily News
Posted July 8, 2011 at 3:28 p.m.
It may not be a commie plot, but it is certainly an issue people can sink their teeth into.
And later this summer, Collier County commissioners will get their bite at the apple.
The water fluoridation debate is coming to Southwest Florida.
Last month, Frank Oakes, of Oakes Farm Market fame, implored county commissioners to end the practice of adding fluoride to the county’s drinking water.
Ostensibly a means of promoting strong teeth and reducing tooth decay, fluoride represents a danger to the rest of the body, Oakes argued.
“It’s a toxin. It’s a drug. It’s hazardous waste,” he said. “Of all the non-sensical things government does from time to time, there’s nothing as outrageously stupid as adding this hazardous waste to our water supply.”...............
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