Destin Log and The Log address, staff, and rates
The Destin Log and The Log publish on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1225 Airport Road Destin FL 32541 serving South Okaloosa and South Walton. Postage paid in Destin. Circulation rates shown for Okaloosa Walton and other areas. Advertising deadlines Monday and Thursday noon. © 1987 copyright notice.
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Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Okaloosa
South Walton
P.O. Box
Santa Rosa
Jack Becklund
Jim Chitwood
Bill Doughty
Karen MacGrogan
Sheryl Gucich
Tina Harbuck
Kimberly Maxwell
Peggy Bailer
Robert K. Dale
Ray Johnson
Dot Jones
Mike Mitchell
C.M. Terry
Arlene Webster
Carolyn Chesser
Diane Moritaris
Marilyn Wooldridge
Mary Deal
Vanita Trippe
Norma Michael
Martha Norviel
Marie Seibold
Sheila Conrad
Gene Sinsko
Tony Raines
Carol Collins
Tom Hayes
Nancy Riley
Patsy Bloomquist
Abby Thomas
Carol Becklund
Pat Rutledge
Carolyn Williams
Santa Rosa Beach
Joyce Denmark
Faye Nettles
Ed Poole
Okaloosa
Walton
What Image Problem Florida Faces in Growth Attitudes
Dr. Alan Merten, new dean at the University of Florida College of Business, says Florida shows an image problem tied to growth attitudes. He argues people confuse growth in size with economic growth and calls for more regulated growth, noting active government as a modern business player.
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Florida
Alan Merten
Merten
College of Business Administration
University of Florida
Okaloosa
Mertens
America
Florida Must Project Work Ethic To Attract Growth
Merten warns Florida must address its image as a sunspot state and invest in infrastructure to lure business and residents. He says leadership is needed to build roads and sewers for future populations, arguing that a united, people-focused approach can shift corporate interest away from tourism reliance.
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America
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
Merten
Reagan drops plan to sell FHA in face of criticism
Editorial notes the Reagan administration abandoned its 1985 proposal to sell the Federal Housing Administration by 1989. A task force recommended keeping federal backing, reforming operations, and focusing aid on lower income buyers while limiting assistance to higher income clients deemed inappropriate. The FHA insured $47 billion in new single family mortgages in 1986 and advocates say it should target those most in need.
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Reagan
Federal Housing Administration
Capital Hill
Federal Housing, Budget and Treasury
FHA
Public Pay Hikes Outpace Private Sector Says BLS
U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports state and local government workers under union contracts saw average salary gains of 5.7 percent last year. This outstrips private industry and all American workers, who gained 3.2 to 3.5 percent. Despite public employee complaints of low pay, data show strong gains at state houses and city halls nationwide.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Readers urge preserving Old 98 in Destin area
Pensacola reader Billie Weaver writes that traveling through Destin shows the value of Old 98 and argues closing it would only enrich new highway landowners. She urges the city council to stand firm against pressure and keep the historic route.
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Destin
Panama City
Billie Weaver
Pensacola
Halt Expansion At Destin Airport Runway
Letter from Destin residents praising Bill Phillips for opposing runway expansion and urging DOT to fund Walton County regional airport or expedite Highway 98 repaving. Correspondence questions road closures near Sandestin, opposes public road curve, cites concerns about water access and local fairness.
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Forts
Destin
Destin Airport
MPO
Fort Walton Beach
DOT
Walton County
Richard T. Roger Destin
Florida museum idea to diversify tourist appeal
A proposal urges combining local artifacts and sites in Fort Walton Beach to create a multi attraction museum hub. It envisions tying Indian Temple Mound and Museum with the Valparaiso Historical Society Museum and other relics to showcase humble beginnings, fishing and farming life, and the Gulfview Hotel as a centerpiece.
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Historical Society
Valparaiso
Fort Walton Beach
Cherokee National Park
North Carolina
Gulfview Hotel
Gulf Coast
Florida
Gulfview
Tom Brooks
Old Tower Beach
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Siows
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Nancy
David Boy
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Bill Phillips
Sandestin
June Decker
CCU
Seafarer
Destin Fire Department
AEA
Department of Transportation
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