Peace Corps appeals and personal daydreams about service
The column riffs on Reagan era job ideas and Peace Corps recruitment. The author recalls 600 posts in Africa drawing 5000 inquiries, muses about volunteering with family fantasies, and joking about barefoot preparation for a South American trek.
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Reagan Administration
Peace Corps
Africa
Caribbean
Grenada
Marilyn
Andes
New Jersey
Ethiopia
CIA Recruitment Pitch Recruits Technicians At Home Or Abroad
Jim Chitwood reviews a CIA advertisement seeking overseas assignments and domestic technicians. He notes high adventure and patriotism requirements, mentions Nicaragua as a hotspot, his weak Spanish, and preference for a Paris posting or a domestic role monitoring agents at Eglin.
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CIA
Nicaragua
Middle East
Paris
Eglin
Editorial on rising medical malpractice costs and reforms
The AMA reports threefold rise in malpractice lawsuits since 10 years and escalating awards surpassing $1 million. Higher insurance fees push costs to patients, encouraging defensive medicine and extra testing. Calls for cleaner medical standards and stricter legal oversight to curb inflated claims while preserving patient rights.
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American Medical Association
New York
AMA
Readers invited to send letters to Destin LOG editor
The Destin LOG invites opinions from readers and asks for legible letters with signature and address. Submit to Editor at Destin LOG P O Box 957 1225 Airport Road Destin FL 32541. editor reserves right to edit lengthy submissions.
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Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
P.O. Box
Kim Dier
Cano Square
Jack Becklund
Dick Graybill
Jim Chitwood
Ingrid Kreis
Karen MacGrogan
Tina Harbuck
Steve Humphries
Pam Mee
Peggy Bailer
Kim Dale
B.J. Dier
Lenah Elliott
Dot Jones
Carol McCrate
Mike Mitchell
Tinkie True
Margaret Watson
Arlene Webster
Destin Log
P.O
Smokers Sit in Back as Destin Council Meets
Destin City Council meetings are unpredictable with smoke filling the Destin Community Center during a sub zero evening. The January 28 session saw smokers told to sit in the back to ease ventilation issues as multiple committees have formed since the council's January 14 inaugural meeting.
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Destin
Destin Council actions push for new City Hall and growth
Destin eyes a semi permanent City Hall replacing the Rodeo Office, a $250,000 city credit line for infancy needs, and transition ordinances to keep progress. Nearly 100 volunteers are aiding police, recreation, waterways, and building standards as civil preparedness forms. The Destin Airport and stain and soil ordinances from adjacent cities are under review.
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Destin
Destin Airport
Bill Phillips
Letters on city clerk hiring stir Destin debates
Readers weigh in on the Destin City Council decision to hire a temporary city clerk at a high salary, questioning the lack of transparency and urging more open discussion. Others defend press reporting and call for clearer qualifications and a possible interim city manager, highlighting civic pride and public accountability.
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Bill Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Beaird
Phillips
David Wolf
Kress
Destin
Terim
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