2008 Woodie Awards
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Issue date: 11/5/07 Section: Voices
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Taking part in community
"People who refuse to become involved in the problems and needs of their community are like the two men shipwrecked in a lifeboat. From the end of their boat, the pair watched as those at the other end bailed furiously to keep the boat afloat. One of the men said to the other, Thank heaven, the hole is not in our end of the boat." (The Rotary Rag, Algona Iowa)
Unlike the two men in the boat, we need to become more aware and involved with those in need around us. We cannot afford, with the economy, to close our eyes. With good vision, we see the needs we minimize in others could easily become our own.
We can do it on a personal level in day-to-day interactions. No way is too small: sharing a meal, wiping a tear, listening.
In a larger way, there are groups that could use help in reaching their goals. Case at hand: the Salvation Army Thrift Store. It could use a larger and more accessible location. The thrift store is more than a place to get some thing back; it helps to fund programs that come back to the community and its needs.
It would seem there are businesses and church groups that could help them obtain a larger and more accessible location. They could help them by pledging a deposit, a month's rent, or help with a month's utilities until they become established in a new location, say a six-month period. With a one-month commitment, it would not burden any one business or group excessively.
Lois Rydahl
Mount Pleasant resident
Fluoridation unhealthy
There is good news for the people who have been wondering just how much longer before the water fluoridation "hoax" will end.
Recently a joint meeting of two ethics committees for the Centers for Disease Control has received a detailed formal complaint alleging a series of unethical activities by the CDC Oral Health Division and the CDC Director. The complaint points to a quote by a highly placed CDC official that the public health ethics code CDC espouses is not being internally applied within CDC itself. The complaint specifically questions why CDC's own data on disproportionate harm from ingested fluoride in minority groups is not being communicated to these communities, and point to new, state- of-the-art National Research Council information showing certain groups to be especially susceptible to harm from fluoride.
The charges were presented to CDC's joint ethics panel by Daniel Stockin, a public health professional. According to the complaint, the unethical actions of Oral Health Division manager and the CDC Director are "serious and egregious" in not disseminating findings of the National Research Council that kidney patients, diabetics, infants, and seniors are especially susceptible to harm from fluoride.
Specific examples of statements and actions show blatant disregard for the most fundamental principles of ethics in public health. In 2005, eleven unions within EPA representing 7,000 lab workers, scientists, and others publicly called for the immediate halt to fluoridation. In 2006, the American Dental Association quietly stated on its web site that mothers of newborns might wish to consider using unfluoridated water when mixing powdered infant milk formula.
Gladys Mitchell
Mount Pleasant Citizens for Safe Drinking Water
"People who refuse to become involved in the problems and needs of their community are like the two men shipwrecked in a lifeboat. From the end of their boat, the pair watched as those at the other end bailed furiously to keep the boat afloat. One of the men said to the other, Thank heaven, the hole is not in our end of the boat." (The Rotary Rag, Algona Iowa)
Unlike the two men in the boat, we need to become more aware and involved with those in need around us. We cannot afford, with the economy, to close our eyes. With good vision, we see the needs we minimize in others could easily become our own.
We can do it on a personal level in day-to-day interactions. No way is too small: sharing a meal, wiping a tear, listening.
In a larger way, there are groups that could use help in reaching their goals. Case at hand: the Salvation Army Thrift Store. It could use a larger and more accessible location. The thrift store is more than a place to get some thing back; it helps to fund programs that come back to the community and its needs.
It would seem there are businesses and church groups that could help them obtain a larger and more accessible location. They could help them by pledging a deposit, a month's rent, or help with a month's utilities until they become established in a new location, say a six-month period. With a one-month commitment, it would not burden any one business or group excessively.
Lois Rydahl
Mount Pleasant resident
Fluoridation unhealthy
There is good news for the people who have been wondering just how much longer before the water fluoridation "hoax" will end.
Recently a joint meeting of two ethics committees for the Centers for Disease Control has received a detailed formal complaint alleging a series of unethical activities by the CDC Oral Health Division and the CDC Director. The complaint points to a quote by a highly placed CDC official that the public health ethics code CDC espouses is not being internally applied within CDC itself. The complaint specifically questions why CDC's own data on disproportionate harm from ingested fluoride in minority groups is not being communicated to these communities, and point to new, state- of-the-art National Research Council information showing certain groups to be especially susceptible to harm from fluoride.
The charges were presented to CDC's joint ethics panel by Daniel Stockin, a public health professional. According to the complaint, the unethical actions of Oral Health Division manager and the CDC Director are "serious and egregious" in not disseminating findings of the National Research Council that kidney patients, diabetics, infants, and seniors are especially susceptible to harm from fluoride.
Specific examples of statements and actions show blatant disregard for the most fundamental principles of ethics in public health. In 2005, eleven unions within EPA representing 7,000 lab workers, scientists, and others publicly called for the immediate halt to fluoridation. In 2006, the American Dental Association quietly stated on its web site that mothers of newborns might wish to consider using unfluoridated water when mixing powdered infant milk formula.
Gladys Mitchell
Mount Pleasant Citizens for Safe Drinking Water
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nyscof
posted 11/05/07 @ 7:07 AM EST
Not only is fluoridation unhealthy but it doesn't even reduce tooth decay. The Centers for Disease Control tells us that fluoride overdose symptoms (dental fluorosis or discolored teeth) are afflicting up to one half of school children (See: http://www. (Continued…)
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