re: #172 Athens Runaway

OT: I need help determining if something a government official is pushing anti-science horse hockey, or is he just being “fair and balanced”.

A local City Council member is pushing the removal of fluoride from the local water supply and is apparently trying to goad the state department of Health into a fight with him. He’s trying to organize a debate on the topic, and the state is refusing to send a representative because they say the science is settled.

Any ideas on how I can stop this? This seems like it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars, but I live in a town full of hippies and liberal activists and college students.

Well the benefits of fluoridated water to American teeth have been very well established.

Why does this fellow want it stopped? I think if you scratch him a little you will find a Bircher or some sort of other loon with a crazy theory about fluoride.