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| Why should you read The Fluoride Deception by Christopher Bryson? |
| Excerpt from a review in Chemical & Engineering News Is Fluoride Really All that Safe? - August 16, 2004: "'The Fluoride Deception' reads like a whodunit. There are conspiracies, cover-ups, human casualties, and broken careers. The prime suspects in this toxic thriller are compounds of fluoride; the coconspirators represent industry, the military, and the public health community. At the book's ending, the suspect chemicals are not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but we are left with compelling evidence that powerful interests with high financial stakes have colluded to prematurely close honest discussion and investigation into fluoride toxicity." |
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| This is only one reason. For an in-depth look at this incredible documentary, visit The Fluoride Deception page at the Fluoride Action Network site! Also, see the video interview with Christopher Bryson. |
| The Fluoride Deception is available in both hardcover and paperback at Amazon.com. |
| DISCOVER WHAT THE PRO-FLUORIDATION LOBBY WANTS KEPT SECRET!!! |
| CHRONOLOGY OF CURRENT EFFORT TO FLUORIDATE THE DRINKING WATER IN SKAGIT COUNTY |
| June 21, 2005 Led by Skagit County Health Officer Dr. Howard Leibrand and former state Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland, a doctor and two dentists ask the Skagit County Commissioners to fluoridate the drinking water in the service area of Skagit County PUD No. 1. In defiance of the County Commissioners' binding oath of impartiality, Ken Dahlstedt reveals his bias publicly two months before the first community hearing on the subject. Skagit Valley Herald, Monday, June 20, 2005 Record of the Proceedings, Skagit County Board of Commissioners, June 21, 2005 |
| August 3, 2005 The fluoridation debate "rages" as Dr. Paul Connett visits Skagit County. Days later, an account printed in a newspaper article largely misrepresents what was revealed by Dr. Connett at his seminar. Skagit Valley Herald, Sunday, August 7, 2005 |
| August 15, 2005 A public hearing is held at 7:30 pm by the Skagit County Commissioners on the subject of water fluoridation in Skagit County. The Board of Health's so-called "police powers" — which are unlawful under both State and Federal Constitutions — are used as an argument by Skagit County Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Don Anderson (time stamp 19:13:20 in transcript). Transcript of the Public Hearing attached to the Record of the Proceedings, Skagit Board of Commissioners, August 15, 2005 Skagit Valley Herald, Tuesday, August 16, 2005 |
| April 13, 2006 The Burlington City Council holds a public hearing to consider the question of water fluoridation. It concludes that the matter should go to a vote of the people and takes no official stance. The Argus, Wednesday, April 19, 2006 |
| September 12, 2006 The Skagit County Commissioners pass Resolution #20060319, which requests that the Skagit County Auditor's Office Elections Department place an advisory question on the November 2006 ballot regarding water fluoridation. The ballot is intended for registered voters within the service area of the Judy Reservoir of PUD No. 1. Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt again lends his support for fluoridation and cites nonexistent medical data from Anacortes, which would suggest that the practice is "safe and effective." At the same time, he is careful to give the appearance that it would be the voters who decide the issue. Dahlstedt also makes the fantastic claim that "some anti-fluoridation groups would accept fluoridation if it is voter-approved." The Argus, Wednesday, September 20, 2006 |
| November 7, 2006 Election Day 2006: Commissioner Don Munks indicates that the fluoridation decision may be coming soon. In coming days, pro-fluoridationists prove that they can not make the distinction between a blowout and a squeaker in a high school basketball game. By November 29th, the ballot count is final at 52% in favor of fluoridation and 48% against. Charts showing a graphic representation of incremental results on days that ballot counts were released can be analyzed here. Skagit Valley Herald, Wednesday, November 8, 2006 |
| January 2, 2007 With Sharon Dillon now seated as Chairman of the Skagit County Board of Commissioners, Resolution #20070008 is signed, which orders the Skagit Board of Public Health to hold a public hearing on January 16, 2007 at 11 am. The purpose is for consideration of a draft resolution "to provide for community water fluoridation for PUD No. 1 Judy Reservoir and the East Bank and West Bank Interties." The final decision, which had been expected soon after certification of the advisory ballot results, has been delayed. The Argus, Wednesday, January 10, 2007 |
| January 16, 2007 Both sides in the heated debate over water fluoridation in Skagit County slug it out before the Board of Public Health, aka the Commissioners. Before the hearing, Chairman Sharon Dillon pushes the final decision further "down the road, probably a ways." Written testimony is accepted through close of business on January 26th. Once again, the Skagit Valley Herald prints a biased account that bears little resemblance to the actual proceedings and The Argus reporter opts for straight journalism. In her story, Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt makes the misleading claim that "the county monitors local hospitals for health anomalies related to fluoride, finding none so far." The truth is that a simple call to any of the hospitals reveals that they do not recognize the symptoms of a fluoride reaction, much less how to treat someone who has been affected. There are no studies locally, which document the consequences of long term exposure to fluoride. Skagit Valley Herald, Wednesday, January 17, 2007 The Argus, Wednesday, January 24, 2007 |
| Congressional Investigation in Order March 22, 2007 - News Target.com - Grassroots organization POWA launches campaign to outlaw fluoridation of municipal water supplies Printer Friendly The POWA petition will be submitted to Congress and accompanied by a cover letter listing all the latest developments which will stress the need for support in forming a moratorium on fluoride as well as a Congressional investigation. To sign the petition, visit: http://www.powalliance.org/petition |
| Perpetuating the lie that is water fluoridation! Learn the shocking "truth" in misleading and visibly scripted letters from: |
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| Online Petition to End Fluoridation and call for a Congressional Hearing Tell your Congressional representatives you want an end to fluoridation now! August 16, 2007 - Fluoride Action Network (FAN) - Online Petition to Congress Here is your chance to send an immediate email to your own US Senators and Representative supporting the Professionals' call to end fluoridation and asking for a new Congressional Hearing on Fluoridation. If you like, you can personalize this message by adding (or removing) words of your own. Providing your address information will allow FAN to send your message to your own Senators and US Representative. |
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| THE FLUORIDE DECEPTION (Interview with Christopher Bryson) Posted April 5, 2007 at Google Video by the Fluoride Action Network From September 2004: In this video, Christopher Bryson, an award-winning journalist and former producer at the BBC, discusses the finding of his new book, The Fluoride Deception. — (28:31) |
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| DISCOVER THE MEANING OF "NO OATH, NO OFFICE, NO MANDATE" TO TWO SKAGIT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS!!! |
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| What is the significance of the highlighted portions of these documents? The Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney knows and has made a mockery of the sacred Oath of Office by refusing to enforce the law! |
| Pushy as Ever, Clure Continues to Distort, Mislead April 3, 2008 - Skagit Valley Herald - All is ready for PUD to fluoridate | Add/Read Comments Washington state’s attorney general has just released a formal opinion on an issue the PUD has raised repeatedly over the past four years. Can the county commissioners, acting as the Board the Health, require the PUD to fluoridate the water? According to the attorney general, the answer is yes. The Skagit County prosecuting attorney sought the attorney general’s opinion because the PUD had raised questions about the legality of the county commissioners’ order. The answer from our state’s highest legal authority was unequivocal. Now that the PUD is legally required to proceed with water fluoridation, it is time to do so — and quickly. It’s been four long years since this issue was first raised in our community. It is time to move on. |
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| MUNKS AND DAHLSTEDT VOTE TO VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS IN SKAGIT COUNTY!!! http://www.skagitcounty.net/CountyCommissioners/Documents/Agenda/agenda051407.pdf (Page 2) 1800 Continental Pl Mount Vernon Telecast live on Comcast Channel 21 and re-broadcast on Wave broadband - Channel 3, Thursdays at 12:00 noon and at 7:00 p.m.; Anacortes AT&T Cable - Channel 10, Fridays at 2:00 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m.; and Comcast Channel 21 daily at 12:00 noon and 6:00 p.m. |
| LEIBRAND PERJURES SELF; DEFAMES MEMBERS OF NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, RIDICULING THEIR FINDINGS |
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| SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD PUBLISHER, EDITORS REWRITE CONSTITUTION; DECLARE MOB RULE!!! |
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| May 17, 2007 - Skagit Valley Herald - Commissioners get it right on fluoridation "In supporting their action, the commissioners can legitimately point to the results of a nonbinding advisory election in which 52 percent of the voters approved fluoridation. Detractors claim, unconvincingly, that 52 percent isn't a meaningful majority. It is in a democracy." |
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| May 16, 2007 - Skagit Valley Herald - Yes to fluoride, but details will take time / County commissioners OK fluoride (title of newspaper version) Before the vote, County Health Officer Howard Leibrand discounted claims that fluoride can cause cancer and brittle bones, saying “these are based on fear, personal beliefs and anecdote, and none are based on science.” |
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| FLUORIDE ONCE STANDARD TREATMENT FOR HYPERTHYROIDISM May 23, 2007 - The Argus - Now the logistics [County Health Officer Howard Leibrand] said only fear and personal beliefs are fueling groups who link fluoridation to Alzheimer's disease, cancer, osteoporosis, autism and hypothyroidism. "There is absolutely no scientific evidence of serious problems," Leibrand said. |
| April 10, 2007 The Skagit County Commissioners announce that they will make their decision during a public hearing on May 15, 2007. In the Skagit Valley Herald, Ken Dahlstedt validates concerns that he has been in violation of his Oath of Office by way of his impartiality for the duration of the fluoridation controversy. Don Munks claims in the Argus that there has been no "evidence of any kind of damage" from 45 years of fluoridation in Anacortes, failing to substantiate his bold statement with any scientific studies. Dahlstedt exhibits this same deficiency in his stated case to support the proposal. Skagit Valley Herald, Wednesday, April 11, 2007 The Argus, Wednesday, April 18, 2007 THE LESSON BEGINS for Public Officials everywhere who think that we live in a democracy, where anything is allowed, provided that the majority approves. It is a warning to those who serve Corporate Interests in place of defending the Rights of their Individual Constituents — as prescribed in the Constitutions of both the United States and the State of Washington. The first notice in a Redress of Grievances is delivered to the Skagit County Commissioners' Office shortly before the noon hour. |
| May 15, 2007 Two of the Skagit County Commissioners demonstrate their contempt for the Constitutional Rights of nearly half of the voters who rejected Proposition 2 in November 2006. Sharon Dillon objects to it. Despite his documented conflict of interest, Ken Dahlstedt fails to recuse himself from the vote. For the second time, he claims that citizens who oppose fluoridation had agreed to abide by the November ballot results. Both Dahlstedt and Don Munks again cite "phantom" medical studies in support of their assertions that water fluoridation is "safe and effective," creating no appreciable health hazards. Three weeks earlier, all three County Commissioners default in their lawful responses to the Redress of Grievances. Skagit Valley Herald, Wednesday, May 16, 2007 The Argus, Wednesday, May 23, 2007 |
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| LEARN HOW A DOCUMENTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST NULLIFIED THE MAY 15, 2007 FLUORIDATION VOTE OF ONE IMPOSTOR COMMISSIONER ANYWAY!!! |
| AHEM!!! December 29, 2006 - North Country Gazette - No Oath, No Office In fact, it was found that even members of the judiciary who were members of the state's judicial watchdog agency, the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct, were illegally in office, having vacated the position by operation of law for failing to comply with the state Constitution and statutes in not properly filing their oath and bond. |
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| INSIDE THE PRO-FLUORIDATION MOVEMENT! Public Health Takes a Back Seat to Corporate Giving What occurs behind the scene bears little resemblance to medical science February 2006 - Grantmakers In Health - The Path to Policy Change (full document) Anatomy of the Skagit County Fluoridation Campaign "The community organizing phase led to earned media including letters to the editor and op-ed pieces in the Skagit Valley Herald. Some members of the strategy group met with the Herald’s editorial board, the result being an unequivocal endorsement of the fluoridation campaign. The public fight had been engaged." — Tracy Garland, CEO, Washington Dental Service Foundation, November 3, 2005 |
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| Our strategy is to develop a prototype for eliminating water fluoridation as an issue in local politics throughout the United States of America — once and for all. The protocol is designed to stop the endless cycle that allows the pro-fluoridation camp to be right back pushing their toxic waste down our throats — under the guise of "democracy" — almost immediately after their programs have been rejected. Our Founding Fathers created a Constitutional Republic with laws that establish unalienable rights for the individual. Water fluoridation violates provisions in the Constitution that defend against a citizen's deprivation of life, liberty, and property without due process. No activist judge or corporate interest can change that. |
| Aside from Bellingham, Washington, the latest example that current methods do not work in confronting the pro-fluoridation machine: November 21, 2006 - Juneau nixes fluoridation - Juneau Empire September 26, 2007 - Fluoride issue tops spending for election - Juneau Empire |
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| DAMAGE CONTROL OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO THE ARGUS FEATURE POSTED AT GOSKAGIT ON DEC 7, 2007 WAS IMMEDIATE! MORE SMOKE AND MIRRORS FROM THE CHIEF CIVIL DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CONFIRMS APPARENT ATTACK ON THE PEOPLE VIA ABUSE OF DUE PROCESS! WE WILL NOT BE PATRONIZED OR INTIMIDATED... |
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| Will Honea and the Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney's Office support the impostor commissioners' bizarre argument that dental caries (tooth decay) is an infectious, contagious disease and he calls our claims absurd? Moreover, his continued misuse of State ex rel. Lysons v. Ruff, 4 Wash. 234, 29 Pac. 999 (1892) to excuse violations of State Law by the impostors in the filing of their Oaths of Office casts suspicion on the validity of any of his analyses. Washington State Supreme Court decisions in State ex rel. Guthrie v. Chapman, 187 Wash. 327, 60 P.2d 245 (1936) and State ex rel. Zempel v. Twitchell, 59 Wn. (2d) 419, 367 P. (2d) 985 (1962) are known to have established that State v. Ruff no longer conforms with State Law. The court has held that the listed items in RCW 42.12.010 do indeed lead to immediate forfeiture of office and create a vacancy. Far from "devastating" our position, Parker v. Overman, 59 U.S. 137, 15 L.Ed 316 was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Arkansas to the United States Supreme Court. The decision, which has been cited in both the States of Utah and New York, confirms that applicable statutes governing the filing requirements for Oaths of Office are controlling in all states. We did not initiate contact with Mr. Honea or "the county." Our documents have been delivered to individual persons in order to prevent them from being allowed to employ county resources in their defense, which is against the law. It is our observation that Mr. Honea has been dispatched to engage our group — again, in opposition to the law — in an attempt to maintain a cover up of acts of malfeasance that warrant the dismissal of several public officials, including his own. We can only hope that Mr. Honea will finally keep his word and send us no more of his unsolicited dolus malus. |
| PUD COMMISSIONERS' JOINT MEETING WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOW SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008 |
| IN ADDITION, CONSIDER GOING ON RECORD WITH YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT AGAINST FLUORIDATION AT THE NEXT PUD COMMISSIONERS' MEETING HELD EVERY TUESDAY AT 4:30 PM IN THE AQUA ROOM AT THE PUD BUILDING 1415 FREEWAY DR, MOUNT VERNON |
| James D. Krueger, MD - Control of fluoride dosage is vital - January 13, 2008 - Skagit Valley Herald Add/Read Comments |
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| PEER REVIEW SYSTEM STILL RIDDLED WITH CORRUPTION Certified Mail from Esteemed Professor Refused Three Times by Editor of Journal of the American Dental Association in 1965 Status quo on fluoridation cover-up maintained for over half a century January 1976 - Anthony University - Journal of Arts, Science, and Humanities Special Issue on Fluoridation Figure 3 on Page 6 "In the United States, L. C. Hendershot, editor of the Journal of the American Dental Association, refused even to look at a short article I sent him, early in 1965, about increased death rates associated with artificial fluoridation in Chile (Figure 3). I first wrote Hendershot to ask him if he would consider it for publication in the Journal of the American Dental Association. When he did not reply to that letter of inquiry, I sent him three copies of the report in January, February, and March of 1965. But Hendershot refused to accept all three communications, which were therefore returned to me, unopened" — Albert Schatz, Ph.D., F.R.S.H., Doctor Honoris Causa |
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| March 29, 2008 - Skagit Valley Herald - Let’s go ahead with fluoridation for dental health Add/Read Comments "While McKenna’s opinion, issued a few days ago, is nonbinding, it should be clear to the PUD that the county would prevail should the matter go to court. It shouldn’t come to that. We would hope that the PUD board is not made timid by the ferocity of the anti-fluoride forces, some of whom have rather bizarre theories about the motives behind well-meaning efforts to reduce dental disease in the community." |
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| What Does AGO Opinion Truly Signify? Pro-fluoride zealots rush to judgment, falsely claim yet another endorsement |
| I received your phone call on the Attorney General’s Office public comment line regarding: AGO 2008 No. 5-Authority of county health board to order fluoridation of water supply. I understand your concerns and wish to reassure you that you still have options in your fight against fluoridation. An Attorney General’s Opinion is an assessment of the law by the Attorney General’s Office, and does not represent a policy choice for or against fluoridation. As the attorney general’s office, we are required to provide to elected officials upon request our best assessment of how a law might be interpreted should it be challenged in a court of law and that is what we did in this case. Ultimately, your local government exercises the policy decision whether to fluoridate. If you wish to impact that decision, your concerns are best directed to your local government officials who are charged with making that policy decision. Finally, the courts are not bound by our decision if the matter ends up in court. Should you and others with similar concerns choose to file suit challenging the local ordinance, our opinion will be considered, but ultimately the courts will decide the constitutionality of such an ordinance. I hope this information helps address your concerns and I appreciate your contact with our office. Sincerely, Janelle Guthrie, APR Communications Director | Office of State Attorney General Rob McKenna 1125 Washington Street SE | PO Box 40100 | Olympia | WA | 98504-0100 Phone: (360) 586-0725 | Cell: (360) 584-3046 | E-mail: janelleg@atg.wa.gov |
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| November 26, 2007 In a letter to Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna, Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney Rich Weyrich decides to ask for an Opinion as to whether the county Board of Health has the authority to order a public utility district to add fluoride to its water system. Attached to the request is a copy of Resolution #20070284, the so-called "fluoridation mandate," which contains the ridiculous and unscientific claim that dental caries is an "infectious" and "contagious" disease. Without this absurd contention, the justification for a BOH mandate collapses. Skagit Valley Herald, Wednesday, November 28, 2007 The Argus, Wednesday, December 5, 2007 |
| PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Fluoride in Tap Water From January 15, 2008: Part of a new series of "Professional Perspectives" on Fluoride. In this short video, Dr. Bill Osmunson -- a general and cosmetic dentist -- explains why he is now concerned about fluoride and water fluoridation. For more information, see: http://www.FluorideAction.Net. To learn more about Dr. Osmunson's practice, see: http://www.smilesofbellevue.com — (5:18) |
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| Jo Roark - If fluoridation were as they say … - June 9, 2008 - Skagit Valley Herald Enter Discussion |
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| Hey Dahlstedt — Your Nonexistent 'Medical Anomalies' Are in Plain Sight for Qualified Medical Personnel Among impacts of fluoridation seen in Good Ol' Boys: 'Constipation, fuzzy thinking' May 22, 2008 - WorldNetDaily - Your drinking water causing depression? | Printer Friendly A New York organization whose members are raising alarms about the damage from fluoride in America's water supplies says a government study available online suggests the additive can be blamed for a multitude of problems stemming from thyroid imbalances including cardiac disease, depression, constipation, fuzzy thinking and fluid retention. "Many Americans are exposed to fluoride in the ranges associated with thyroid effects, especially for people with iodine deficiency," Kathleen Thiessen, Ph.D. and co-author of the government-sponsored NRC report, wrote. "The recent decline in iodine intake in the U.S could contribute to increased toxicity of fluoride for some individuals," she said. "A low level of thyroid hormone can increase the risk of cardiac disease, high cholesterol, depression and, in pregnant woman, decreased intelligence of offspring," she continued. The statement said other common thyroid symptoms include fatigue, weight gain, constipation, fuzzy thinking, low blood pressure, fluid retention, depression, body pain and slow reflexes. |
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| Kidney Patients Big Losers with Fluoridation National Kidney Foundation admits chemical could pose serious health risks June 3, 2008 - WorldNetDaily - Fluoride unsafe for dialysis patients? | Printer Friendly In a new report, the NKF acknowledged patients with chronic kidney disease should be warned that fluoride may pose an additional risk to their condition, but it has not issued a press release to spread the word. Daniel Stockin of the Lillie Center, Inc., a public health training firm that has worked to end fluoridation, said the effects of fluoride can be detrimental, and it is imperative that the foundation take responsibility and distribute the new information. "The kidneys try very hard to eliminate fluoride from the body, but in doing so the kidney tissue is exposed to concentrated amounts of toxic fluoride." he told WND. "Kidney patients must be told the whole story about fluoride. Fluoride is acknowledged to be slightly less toxic than arsenic and slightly more than lead." Dialysis machines cannot use fluoridated water because it is known to be potentially dangerous to patients. The NKF report indicates some people receiving dialysis treatments died or were poisoned from fluoride after it leeched through machine filters. |
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| The Beginning of the End to Fluoridation? Who does have ultimate responsibility for any harm done? June 9, 2008 - Media Release from The Lillie Center, Inc - AWWA Warned Not to Remove or Destroy Evidence for Water Fluoridation Injury Legal Actions Attorney Robert Reeves’ letter to AWWA The largest association of water professionals in the world has been notified not to destroy, remove, or tamper with documents or video recordings in its possession that may be used in legal actions on behalf of persons injured by drinking fluoridated water. Robert Reeves, an attorney whose work helped force FDA to concede potential harm from mercury in dental fillings, sent a fluoride evidence preservation letter to the Denver-based 60,000-member American Water Works Association. The letter listed AWWA’s headquarters office, its regional section offices, and national and regional officers personally as “potentially responsible parties” that may be the subject of legal actions by kidney patients and others harmed by ingesting fluorides. |
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| Not Taking the Rap for the CDC The truth comes out June 9, 2008 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Kidney Foundation Drops Fluoridation Support Printer Friendly The National Kidney Foundation withdrew its support of water fluoridation citing the 2006 National Research Council (NRC) report indicating that kidney patients are more susceptible to fluorides bone and teeth-damaging effects. The National Kidney Foundations (NKF) former fluoridation position statement also carried surprising cautions. The NKF advised monitoring childrens fluoride intake along with patients with chronic kidney impairment, those with excessive fluoride intake, and those with prolonged disease. But NKF now admits, exposure from food and beverages is difficult to monitor, since FDA food labels do not quantify fluoride content. |
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Commissioners to hold fluoride meeting Skagit PUD Commissioners want to hear from water customers regarding concerns or desire to fluoridate the Judy Reservoir water system. To ensure that all Skagit PUD customers have had adequate opportunity to voice their opinion on this important issue, the Commissioners plan to hold a public meeting to take community comments: Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Burlington-Edison High School Cafeteria/Performing Arts Center (301 N Burlington Blvd, Burlington, WA) |
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| Kenneth Dunning - Spreading of misinformation - June 15, 2008 - Skagit Valley Herald Enter Discussion |
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| Linda Milbourn - Fluoridated water unnecessary - June 20, 2008 - Skagit Valley Herald Enter Discussion |
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| Rusty Robertson - Store now offering free fluoride - June 19, 2008 - Skagit Valley Herald Enter Discussion |
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| Kenneth Fenske - Fluoride is a known toxin - June 19, 2008 - Skagit Valley Herald Enter Discussion |
| More Hack Journalism from the Skagit Valley Herald Inflammatory statements and misrepresentations of fact typical of local publication June 22, 2008 - Skagit Valley Herald - PUD to include fluoride line item on bills Printer Friendly | Enter Discussion The Skagit Public Utility District wants to pass the fluoride buck to the customers and the blame to the county with a new line item on water bills titled “County Mandated Fluoridation.” In an advisory ballot in the November 2006 election, 52-percent of the voters in the PUD’s service area endorsed fluoridation. But PUD commissioners have been slow to begin the process and questioned whether the Skagit County commissioners had the authority to order fluoridation. The commissioners issued the order in their capacity as the county board of health. Prosecutor Rich Weyrich earlier this year sought an opinion from the attorney general’s office on the question of the commission’s authority. In March the attorney general issued an opinion upholding the commissioner’s authority to order the PUD to fluoridate. |
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