Portland Says No to Fluoride - Again

After Tuesday's voting, Portland, Oregon remains the largest American city that does not add fluoride to drinking water to prevent tooth decay. For the fourth time, the practice has been rejected, this time by a decisive 60 percent, and the opponents are a collection that might not be possible anywhere else -- a coalition of civil rights groups, environmentalists, libertarians and breweries. Ryan Kost is City Hall reporter for The Oregonian.