Destin Log publication and mailing details for Destin area
The Destin Log is printed every Wednesday and Saturday at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541 for residents of Destin and South Walton County. It is mailed second class to subscribers. Office and circulation contact 837-2828. Rates listed for Okaloosa and Walton counties and other areas. Advertising deadlines are Monday noon and Thursday noon. 1984 copyright notice.
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Destin
Airport Road
Tin
Florida
South Walton County
Okaloosa
Walton
Nuclear Civil Protection Plan in Florida Raises Debate
The piece reviews public hearings and state plans for nuclear crisis relocation along Florida's coast. It notes 80 000 people would move from risk areas to host areas including northern Walton and Washington counties. Critics call the plan a sham while officials argue it aims for survival and rapid evacuation within three days.
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Florida
Eglin Air Force Base
Panhandle
Okaloosa County
Civil Defense Office
Sears and Roebuck
Destin
Walton County
Washington County
Chip Hultquist
State Division of Emergency Management
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Eglin
Hultquist
Ground Zero
Central Florida
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Dukakis
Good Guys and Bad Guys Question DER Sandestin Spill
An editorial questions how the state Department of Environmental Regulation treats a muck filled Sandestin Resort lake spill. It notes a prior fine and urges stronger action this time to enforce environmental standards and prevent repeated overflow into the Gulf.
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State Department of Environmental Regulation
Sandestin
Gulf of Mexico
DER
DEA
Bob Kriegel
Blaise
Gulf
Speed, not alcohol, blamed for deadly driving in letter
A reader urges enforcing 55 mph limits to curb fatalities and reduce speed-related crashes. The writer argues speed is a hidden killer, urges patrol cooperation, and criticizes Destin MPO six-laning plans as worsening traffic and pedestrian deaths.
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Highway Patrol
MPO
Destin
Letters to the Editor address Destin LOG format
Readers may send opinions to The LOG with signatures and full return addresses. Letters should be legible and mailed to Editor Destin LOG P O Box 957 106 Marler St Destin Florida 32541. The newspaper reserves the right to edit for length.
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Destin Log
P.O
Marler St
Destin
Mosquito Defense Advice From a Florida Keys Columnist
Neeva Archer argues readers can survive mosquito season with layered light clothing, two pairs of gloves, a bee keeper hat, and repeated repellent. She mocks scent preferences and suggests onion juice paste for bites, recalling early Keys settlers who endured without spray.
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Neeva Archer
Dr. Denton
Keys
What Others Say Why editors chase the rise in interest rates and the fall of the boom
A columnist argues that rising interest rates slow construction and housing, depress the stock market, and dim the so called good times. The piece predicts rates will fall before fall elections and urges readers to clip and save for comparison with reality.
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Reagan
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