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The Destin Log publishes on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541 for residents of Destin and South Walton. Subscribers receive second class mail with rates for Okaloosa Walton and other areas and deadlines for advertising: Monday and Thursday noon. All material in the Destin Log is copyrighted and cannot be reproduced without permission.
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Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
Okaloosa
Walton
Log's Open House reveals Destin's first major league printing press
A long awaited Destin milestone arrives as a massive 80 by 15 foot King Press is installed at the LOG quarters on Airport Road. Press foreman Gene Sinsko and assistants Ed Poole and Tom Becklund guide setup, ink, webbing, and alignment, then fire the beast to print. Open House invites visitors to view the intricate machine and its operations.
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Kentucky
Destin
Airport Road
King Press
Gene Sinsko
Sinsko
Bluegrass
Gulf of Mexico
Ed Poole
Tom Becklund
Sinsko and
Poole
Aloysius
Walton County zoning ordinance needs adoption now
Dorothy Brearley urges Walton County to adopt and adhere to the 89 page Walton County Zoning Ordinance compiled by Barrett, Daffin and Figg. She argues commissioners ignore existing rules, wasteful new ordinances are unnecessary, and proper growth requires using current subdivision regulations and zoning framework to protect coastal environment and taxpayers.
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Walton County
South Walton
D.E.R
Barrett
Daffin
Figg
Dorothy Brearley
Citizen's Committee
Refreshing visit to Destin and bakery delight
The author recalls leaving Destin on May 1 after an April stay at Jetty East and looks forward to returning. Her gourmet husband praised Village Bakery Italian cheese bread and shared his own American adaptation, calling it fantastic. They thank Village Bakery.
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Destin
Jetty East
Village Bakery
Editorial on Coast Guard non emergency towing policy and private firms
The editorial critiques the Coast Guard move to end non emergency towing and charge fees, citing Destin operator George Eller who sought to handle SAR cases. It questions station practices, calls for adherence to rules, and argues private responders should receive non life threatening cases while life and death rescues remain with the Coast Guard.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Washington
George Eller
Eller
Coast Guard Heirardly
Destin Coast Guard
Eighth Coast Guard
New Oreleans
Destin
Running Full Tilt Into The Computer Age
Karen MacGrogan recounts her reluctant plunge into the computer age aboard the LOG office’s MCS-5 CompuWriter. She humorously describes booting rituals, beeps, disk woes, double spacing, and a PacMan eating delete characters, while noting potential newsroom gains once bugs are worked out.
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Karen MacGrogan
Jack
Aloysius
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Pam Mee
Peggy Bailer
B.J. Dier
Lenah
Elliott Dot Jones
Mike Mitchell
Tinkie True
Margaret Watson
Arlene Webster
Helen Wren
Carol Becklund
Melanie Robinson
Vanita Trippe
Lona Williams
Mary Crosby
Byron Meade
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Brian Stegner
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