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The government says it’s good, so Nevadans say no to fluoride

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 7, 2009 at 6:03 am

From the Las Vegas Sun:

Unless it’s the gold standard, few issues draw out the hard-core libertarians like the issue of fluoride in the water. And Nevada, particularly the older and more settled northern part, has a strong contingent of those individuals who tend to liberally connect the dots on issues.

So the hearing room for testimony on Senate Bill 311, which would require the fluoridation of water in Washoe County, filled up quickly Monday.

The story goes back to 1999, when the Legislature introduced a bill that required fluoridation of water. Then-Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani (now a Clark County commissioner) recalls the John Birch Society coming after her and people leaving messages accusing her of trying to poison them. “It was not pleasant,” Giunchigliani testified Monday.

To get the bill passed, she changed it to require only Clark County to add fluoride. That was done starting in 2001.

Clinging to a persistent mistrust of the natural mineral, the rest of the state has not gone to fluoride.

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April 7, 2009 · Filed Under Drinking Water, Las Vegas & Nevada

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