Destin Log publication and pricing notes
The Destin Log is published twice weekly at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541 for Destin and South Walton residents. Subscriptions are second class mail with rates for local and out of state circulation and deadlines for advertising set as Monday noon and Thursday noon in 1985.
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Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
Okaloosa
Walton
Destin Log
P.O
IGA
Holiday Inn
Mary Ann Olson
Eugene Walls
Letter to the President About a Presidential Task Force
A reader notes a humorous letter to President Reagan from a Destin resident asking about joining a Presidential Task Force for 120 dollars. The writer jokes about benefits, symbolism, and keeping Democrats out of the Senate, while inviting further reader opinions and letters to the Destin LOG.
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U.S. Senate
Marilyn
Tion
Panhandle
Presidential Task Force
U.S
Senate
Task Force
Highway billboard policy deserves overhaul and moratorium
Editorial argues federal billboards program has failed to curb visual pollution. It cites nearly 200 million paid for removals yet billions needed to eliminate non conforming signs. It urges scrapping compensation, tightening law, and a nationwide moratorium on new billboard construction. It notes some states bans and local efforts, urging action over past lapses.
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Lady Bird Johnson
Transportation Department
General Accouting Office
Louisiana
City Beat Jumping The Gun on Henderson Beach Study
Destin city council endorsed an alternate to the state park plan for Henderson Beach State Recreation Area after a rushed process. Preservation of Destin argued the item was not properly listed for public hearing despite council delays. $80,000 already spent on a consulting design stands noted amid questions of feasibility.
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State Department of Natural Resources
Henderson Beach State Recreation Area
Destin
POD
Park plan revisions drew criticism at Thursday hearing
Ingrid Kreis notes the DNR altered park plans several times before officials agreed to the proposal. A Destin resident urged caution, saying the public had long been aware of the plans. The POD plan aims to add park facilities while removing a highway entrance, with safety concerns raised about traffic backups near Highway 98. Councilman Jimmy Vaughn questioned exit options if western park entrances fill with parked cars.
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DNR
Jimmy Vaughn
Airport Road
Destin criticizes Destin Destin over park funds and traffic plan
A reader to the Log To The Editor challenges Dewey Destin Jr at a DNR public meeting over a $2 million park improvement package for Henderson Beach State Park. The letter praises DOT efforts to relocate U S 98, questions running traffic through the park, and defends the state’s broader environmental focus and tourism economy.
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Dewey Destin Jr
Department of Natural Resources
Henderson Beach State Park
Destin
DNR
of Florida
Department of Transportation
U.S. 98
Mr. Destin
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Scripps-Howard
Santa Rosa Beach
P.O. Box
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
Helen Wren
Carol Becklund
Ronald Reagan
White House
Washington, D.C
Ua Parking
Editorial
City Beat
Jumping the
Lions
Destin Lions Club
Destin Elementary School
Zix
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Mr. Zix
Pearl Harbor
Adolph Hitler
Japan
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