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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1985
Page
4
The Destin Log provides weekly publication details including offices in Destin and Santa Rosa Beach, staff roles from publisher to editors and reporters, contact numbers, and distribution notes. Advertising deadlines are Monday and Thursday noon with copyright notice for 1985.
The Supreme Court 6 to 3 rules states may set a moment of silence at start of school but may not promote prayer. The decision reaffirms the 1962 separation of church and state ruling against classroom prayer. Alabama law allowing teachers to lead prayer during meditation or silent prayer is struck down as crossing the line, while voluntary student prayer remains possible. Justice Stevens writes for the majority with concurrence by Justice O Connor clarifying standards. The ruling aims to keep silence voluntary and non coercive, pleasing some supporters and angering others.
Readers are invited to send opinion letters to Editor at The Destin Log Address includes P O Box 957 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541. Letters should be legible signed and include a return address. lengthy items may be edited.
Sowell argues that glorifying public service as nobler than business is flawed. He contends graduates are steered toward bureaucracy by self serving elites, warning that professors and media promote an illusion of rulers guiding society while ignoring practical knowledge from everyday workers.
Editorial notes Eglin Air Force Base marks 50 years and says Destin and Northwest Florida benefit from the base as the county’s largest employer. The celebration includes an open house on June 15 with Thunderbirds, Lou Rawls, and exhibitions on aeronautical research and NASA.
Letter writer from Walton County urges immediate action to curb roadside and development debris. Cites Bay and Okaloosa counties cleanup efforts, calls for enforcement of litter laws, responsible construction site cleanup, removal of obsolete signs, and timely action by commissioners and police to prevent Walton from becoming a "garbage pit."
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