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    Tag:  water fluoridation

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    Readers shared views on developmen­t, politics, the environmen­t and more in 2019

    Posted on December 28, 2019December 27, 2019 by Tracy Rose

    How did Xpress readers process all the local news and changes this year? Here’s a look at the topics that generated the most commentaries, letters to the editor and online comments in Xpress in 2019.

    4.1 K views+CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: City shouldn’t force residents to drink fluoridate­d water

    Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 by Letters

    “If you want to use fluoride on your teeth, you have that right. But the city of Asheville has no right to force its residents to ingest and swallow a known neurotoxin that is on the same short list with lead and mercury for its neurotoxic effect on humans.”

    7.3 K views25LettersOpinion

    It’s that time of year

    Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 by Brent Brown
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    Letter writer: City should use caution and stop water fluoridati­on

    Posted on October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 by Letters

    “Regarding Asheville’s decision to fluoridate our city water, I would like to suggest to Mayor [Esther] Manheimer she act on the side of caution immediately.”

    2.6 K views3LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Let’s stop outdated water fluoridati­on

    Posted on September 28, 2015September 27, 2015 by Letters

    “Water fluoridation has always been a matter of ‘tobacco science,’ meaning that the real science to support the practice was never there to begin with.”

    3.8 K views7LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Evidence makes case to stop adding fluoride to Asheville’s drinking water

    Posted on September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 by Letters

    “Since it can be shown that fluoride is ineffective and harmful to our health, a case can be made to discontinue putting it in.”

    5.3 K views3LettersOpinion

    Food Policy Council urges Asheville to stop fluoridati­ng water

    Posted on September 9, 2015September 9, 2015 by Jonathan Ammons

    The addition of fluoride to municipal drinking water supplies has been a controversial topic for many years, with opponents asserting that fluoridation carries health risks that outweigh any benefits. The Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council has taken a stand on the issue.

    38.1 K views126Community NewsFoodFood News
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