Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, May 15, 2013, Page 2, Image 2

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Portland residents debate water fluoridation:
/ don't have a
problem with it,
I really don’t.
- - D e m e t r iu s
Wilson
People think that
it's such a great
thing because it's
mitigating tooth
decay but it’s toxic.
When I was a kid people in
school had a choice o f
whether or not they wanted
fluoride treatment.
-Jason Detour
-K atePopisil
Dalai Lama in Portland
T he D alai L am a co n ­
c lu d e d an O re g o n
visit Saturday w ith a
pair o f en v iro n m en ­
tally them ed events
at a sold-out M em o ­
rial C oliseum . T he
B uddhist m onk k now n as H is H o li­
ness said the race to m ake as m oney
as possible and to spend it on lu x u ­
ries is not healthy fo r the planet.
Violence in Cully
B radley C arl O 'R ourke, 30, turned
h im se lf in Friday to face m urder
charges in a M ay
8 shooting at the
C lu b S k in n b a ra t
N o rth e a st 6 0 th
and
P r e s c o tt
Street. D uring an
a rg u m e n t o u t­
sid e the b ar, th e v ic tim A n to n
L ashaw n H ill, 21, d ied from a g u n ­
shot w ound to the head, and his 21 -
year-old g irlfrien d w as shot once in
the arm.
Instead o f investing $8
million into a fluoride
plant we should invest
it in better dental care.
I don’t think
fluoride is necessar­
ily a good thing to
be injecting into
everybody’s system.
-Ebony Navarez
-J u stin Watts
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/ grew up in Longview
where they had fluoride
in the water. I ’ve never
had adverse affects.
Well I have mixed feelings
on it. I do think people have
the right to choose fo r their
own families.
-D avid James
-K aren Griffis
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/ don’t believe fluoride should be
put in the water. I ’m a fan of
preventative maintenance. Kids
should be on point about taking
care o f their teeth.
-L ia n a Norton
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Exhaustion Hits Beyonce
There’s already fluoride.
in our toothpaste and
there’s fluoride supple­
ments. I think it’s kind o f
unnecessary.
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Election Office Evacuated
T he M u ltn o m ah C ounty E lections
building w as ev acu ated M onday
afternoon and the h azm at team w as
called after an em p lo yee found a
letter co n tain in g w hite pow der, a c ­
cording to the Portland Fire B ureau.
A uthorities have ru led out the p o w ­
d e r w as a d a n g e ro u s su b sta n c e
such as anthrax, B ut the FB I is in ­
v estig atin g .
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-N ico le Spisak
E ven B eyonce can
fall victim to a g ru el­
in g to u r sch ed u le.
T he 3 1 -year-old su­
p erstar canceled her
T u esd ay concert in
B elg iu m due to d e ­
hydration and exhaustion.
Simpson in Court
I love you I love you 1 iove you I love you
O .J. Sim pson, the fo rm er football
star and H o lly w o o d acto r w ho w as
fam ously acq u itted o f his ex-w ife's
1994 m urder, ap p eared in a Las V e­
gas court on M onday seeking a new
trial on his co n v ictio n on a N evada
arm ed robbery charge.
Abortion Doctor Guilty
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A Philadelphia abortion d octor co n ­
victed o f k illin g three babies b o m
alive at his g rim y clin ic w as spared
a possible death sentence T uesday
in a deal w ith prosecutors. K erm it
G osnell, 72, gave up his right to
appeal and in return w ill spend life in
prison.
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Roller Coaster Cleanup
W orkers used a crane to rem ove
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WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE
ASSOCIATES Lie
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a r e WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES.
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RECOMMENDED BY BABIES ALL OVER THE PORTLAND
METRO AREA— INCLUDING EASTBANK & TABOR.
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rem nants o f the ro ller coaster that
w a s le f t in th e o c e a n a f t e r
S u p e rs to rm S a n d y h it S e a s id e
H eights, N .J. last year. C rew s on
T u e sd a y b e g a n d ism a n tlin g the
subm erged am u sem en t park ride.
T he clean u p w as ex p ected to take
about 48 hours.