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Should fluoride be added to drinking water?

Should fluoride be added to drinking water?

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No

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Yes

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No

8 Comments
Eric Smith
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Eric Smith

It's already in toothpaste....and probably shouldn't be, definitely shouldn't be in our drinking water.

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Ellen C
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Ellen C

Fluoride crosses the placenta and enters the fetal brain. Fluoride is known to be biologically toxic, and the fetus is exposed from the moment of conception. It also bioaccumulates in the bone with a half-life estimated at 20 years. How is it possible that this is allowed?

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Selina Thompson
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Selina Thompson

The chemical compounds that are added to “fluoridate” the drinking water, eg hydrofluorocilicic acid, are toxic

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Nys Cof
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Nys Cof

Dentists have no training in fluoride’s effects to the human body which doesnt reside in the mouth. All they have are talking points not backed by science to protect organized dentistry’s political viability

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Beth Osmunson
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Beth Osmunson

The Food and Drug Administration warns, "Do Not Swallow."

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Karen Favazza Spencer
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Karen Favazza Spencer

Neither my neighbors nor my elected officials have any right using my tax dollars to dose me through my water with a substance for which I have a medical reason to avoid, forcing me to have to buy water for drinking, cooking, and even brushing my teeth!

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Jerry Albert
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Jerry Albert

Fluoride is a medicine. Personally I don’t want the government putting medicine in my drinking water. There are a number of studies which show the adverse effects of fluoride. The slogan, “when in doubt keep it out”. makes perfect sense to me.

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Bernard Dunderbeck
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Bernard Dunderbeck

Mass medicated in crude and unprofessional. Mass medication is not the way a professional delivers a health or dental care product to his/her patients. How can it be OK for a city or a state to deliver a substance to its entire population; fluoridation is, indeed, public health malpractice.

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Should the governor call a special session to suspend the state gas tax?

Should the governor call a special session to suspend the state gas tax?

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No

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Yes

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No

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Would you support a new tax to build a jail in Boone County?

Would you support a new tax to build a jail in Boone County?

Yes

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No

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Yes

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James Quade
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James Quade

We should not rely on other jails to take care of our problems. We have a responsibility to provide the proper facilities to our superhero police force

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Max
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Max

That will be an average cost, to every single person of Boone county, of $197 per year, for 20 years. $3920. What a deal.

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No

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

This leadership needs to resign.

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Max
Max

You are using the word leadership carelessly.

Harry D
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Harry D

I would support a 10-year tax for a bond issue to build the new jail, not a new forever sales tax.

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Max
Max

The comment that I made indicating a total average cost, does not account for inflationary changes, which will probably more than double my $3920 estimate.

Jessica Orsini
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Jessica Orsini

We've more than enough incarceration in this county, state, and nation, and it's frankly not helping.

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Max
Max

The high crime problem is because the courts fail to punish the offenders hard enough to deter crime.

Davon Argo
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Davon Argo

The need for a new jail isn’t new. County leaders have known for years it needed attention. Maybe the sheriff should’ve prioritized a jail before a multi-million dollar training facility. His budget priorities is his attempt at railroading the city’s public safety staffing and infrastructure needs.

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Madison Haleigh
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Madison Haleigh

I'd rather we put more money to schools to prevent there from being so many people in jail in the first place. If we fund our schools and the education system, there would be less people in jail. If we funded mental health services- there would be less people committing crimes

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Max
Max

The crime problem is a result of the catch and release problem. Too, many people are not afraid to commit crimes.

Harry D
Harry D

Thinking like this is why the city of Columbia is short 50 police officers.

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