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Jesse Sheldon has asked Spokane Valley dentists to provide sample-size toothpaste, new toothbrushes and dental floss that he can include in packages for those in need.
Jesse Sheldon has asked Spokane Valley dentists to provide sample-size toothpaste, new toothbrushes and dental floss that he can include in packages for those in need.

Behind the bars of a Palm Beach County jail cell, you're denied your freedom, your privacy -- and your dental floss.

Four Florida men are now armed to the teeth with reasons why they should receive this standard tool of oral hygiene.

The Palm Beach County inmates filed civil lawsuits against Sheriff Ric Bradshaw this month, complaining the jail provides no access to dental floss, WPBF reports. Huff Post  Full story.

Do you think inmates should be able to floss regularly?

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.