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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1982
Page
5
The LOG Asks quotes a reader asking Santa for holiday gifts. One respondent says they want a Strawberry Shortcake doll and a trampoline and an Atari with Frogger. Another lists a dart gun a remote control car a mini-bike and a Honda 50.
The letter questions handwriting identification by postal workers and suggests voting by mail for two missing voters after identifying signatures by phone. It laments the secrecy of ballots and asks why signatures on ballots and the notice differ and calls for reconsideration of voter validation methods. A second letter criticizes assessment of community facilities and urges prioritizing youth recreational needs.
George Schraeder presses Mr. Dunlap to recruit a recognized local leadership committee to plan football and soccer fields, urging involvement of the soccer league and the Community Center. He argues volunteers and contact with local leaders are essential to speed progress toward a centralized recreation complex.
A New England grandmother keeps life simple with kerosene lamps in a electricity lacking home. She polishes glass bases and chimes daily, lights three lamps each night, serves milk and bread at bedtime, and guides a child through dusk to a world map and quiet lamplight.
A reflective fragment recounts Granny guiding a child through a dark house by three lamps and linking Christmas lights to an inner light. The narrator recalls shared rituals, prayers, and Granny’s calm insistence that she can “see just fine” as darkness falls. The piece blends memory with scripture to ponder meaning of light at Christmas.
Investor note argues the market’s drop reflects long term correction and fad cycles in video game stocks. It dismisses capital gains timing as a factor and expects modest earnings gains as overhead cuts boost profits while consumer demand slowly improves.
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