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# Don’t tell this reader what to drink
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/dont-tell-this-reader-what-to-drink-editor/
- Published: 2007-07-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:21:07.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Doris Stegall Santa Monica*

I am a senior adult who has always prided myself on making wise choices about the food I put into my mouth and the water I drink. Please don’t take away my freedom of choice. If you arbitrarily taint my water with fluoride, you have taken away my personal freedom to choose whether or not I want to drink poisoned water.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 23, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/072307.pdf?ref=smdp.com)