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Controversial Fluoride Issue Back Before Wichita Voters

Voters in Wichita won't just be casting votes for the leader of the free world today (TUE).  They'll be trying once again to settle a long-standing controversy in their community -- whether to fluoridate their drinking water.  As Jim McLean of the KHI News Service reports, it's a question that arouses strong feelings and one that is likely to once again result in a close vote.


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Wichita Voters Again Asked to Settle Fluoride Controversy

Today (TUE), voters in Wichita are being asked once again to settle a long-standing controversy in their community -- whether to fluoridate their drinking water supply. As Jim McLean of the KHI News Servicereports, it’s once again expected to be a close vote.


 

 

 

 

 

Bryan Thompson has been KPR's Health Reporter since 2000. He's a lifelong Kansan, and a graduate of Wichita State University. He's been involved in radio news longer than he'd care to admit, serving as news director at stations in El Dorado, Liberal, and Salina before joining KPR. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of six outstanding children--one of whom now looks down on them from above. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys music and sports.