Portland rejects fluoride but both sides may meet again

Fluoride

(Photo Credit: KATU News Video ) – Fluoride advocates admitted defeat Tuesday night after unofficial election results showed Portlanders strongly against adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Read more (via KATU)

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