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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1983
Page
5
A local public safety column asks residents whether they would evacuate in the event of a major hurricane and discusses planned shelter options and official guidance for self protection and community readiness.
Karen MacGrogan recalls a life spent in classrooms from first grade through college. She remembers teachers by name, the punishments of cloakrooms and blackboards, a polio era move to Florida, and a hurricane delaying the start of fifth grade.
In childhood I faced mischief and tears from teachers yet grew to value schooling. I describe memories of Miss Havlick and Mrs. Ford, later becoming a seventh grade English teacher myself. I credit Mrs. Leeper and Mrs. Terry for my literary skills and recall a career spanning 15 years with fond reflections.
U S Sen Lawton Chiles reflects on past grandparent roles and contrasts them with today. A New York psychiatrist notes only five percent of grandchildren see grandparents twice weekly, while 80 percent meet seldom and 15 percent never hear from them. Mobility, divorce, careers, and sunbelt relocation reduce contact, yet 80 percent of grandparents in surveys still desire communication and sharing.
Commentary notes that state laws increasingly allow grandparent visitation when parents separate or die, but give no absolute right. Forty two states have statutes enabling petitions, with courts deciding in the child’s best interest. Congress cannot legislate nationwide, urging a uniform model statute for all states.
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