Destin Log details publication and staff as in 1985 notice
The Destin Log lists publication days Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida and Sacramento Santa Rosa Beach office. It provides staff names including Jack Becklund Dick Graybill Ingrid Kreis and Tina Harbuck with editors and managers, circulation rates, and advertising deadlines Monday and Thursday noon. The notice notes copyright protection and reproduction restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
P.O. Box
Vannertad
Destin seeks state help after election date fix
Destin officials push for legislation to apply fire district millage to the city levy to reach 3 mills needed for state revenue sharing. If approved the move could bring about $500,000 in funds, but impacts on other municipalities remain uncertain as lawmakers weigh possible broader effects.
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Tallahassee
Destin
House
Senate
Florida
Destin Fire Control District
Destin Fire District Bill Faces Uncertain Path Through Legislature
Florida lawmakers weigh a Destin fire protection bill that would add 3 mills to the city’s 2 mill base and base year on 1984 to improve state revenue sharing. Rep. James Ward notes tax implications, while Rep. Bill Ryan cautions about applying the district’s tax rate to Destin and the broader impact on other cities and future annexations.
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Bill Ryan
House Finance and Tax Committee
Ryan
Destin
Florida
James Ward
House
Senate
Tax cuts drive higher earners’ share of taxes, study shows
Editorial argues IRS data from 1981 to 1983 contradicts the unfairness myth of tax cuts benefiting the rich at the expense of the poor. Vedder and Gallaway cite 28 percent tax rises for the affluent versus a 12 percent drop for low and middle incomes, urging Congress to heed the evidence and curb spending rather than raise taxes.
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Reagan
Internal Revenue Service
Walter Mondale
IRS
Richard Vedder
Lowell Gallaway
Ohio University
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Vedder and Gallaway
Congress
Letters to editor seeking opinions for The Destin Log
The Destin Log invites readers to send letters with opinions and edits promised for length. Letters must be legible and include signature and address. Send to Editor The Destin Log P O Box 957 1226 Airport Road Destin FL 32541.
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Destin
P.O
Airport Road
Letters To The Log Celebrate Destin Log Growth And Thanks
Readers praise Destin Log for expanded South Walton coverage and commend staff members Pam Mee and Steve Humphries. They express gratitude for local reporting, volunteer fire brigade heroes, and support for Choctaw Choral Parents Association events and ABWA Fashion Show.
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Destin Log
South Walton
Ginny Foote
Vanita Trippe
Pam Mee
Steve Humphries
Choctawhatchee Choral Parents’ Association
Martha Bynum
Special Projects
Hutto urges VA hospital for Northwest Florida area
Comment by Earl Hutto stresses need for a full Veterans Administration hospital in Northwest Florida to serve veterans in the Panhandle and Southeast Alabama. He notes studies show demand, cites long drives to Biloxi or Montgomery, and opposes buying Providence Hospital in Mobile. A hearing is set for May 3 in Fort Walton Beach to gather veterans testimony.
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Earl Hutto
Veterans Administration
Florida
Pensacola
Alabama
Florida Panhandle
Mobile
Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee
Alabama Veterans
Providence Hospital
Biloxi
Montgomery
Gainesville
Biloxi Hospital
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Municipal Auditorium
Fort Walton Beach
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Scripps-Howard
Santa Rosa Beach
Okaloosa
Walton
City Beat
Ingrid Kreis
Editorial
Terryos
Sincerely
Mrs. R. Dudley Brearley
P.S
Choctaw Auditorium
Bettie Lehr
Choctaw Choral Parents’ Association
Colao
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