Lynden will end adding fluoride to drinking water

Lynden will end its practice of adding fluoride to its water, following a split city council vote Monday night. Lynden is the only community in Whatcom County that adds fluoride to its municipal water supply to prevent tooth decay, and has been doing so since 1959. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called fluoridation one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century and an inexpensive way for communities to equitably reduce the risk of cavities. A g