Destin Log publication and subscription details
The Destin Log is published twice weekly at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541 for Destin and South Walton County residents. It lists circulation rates including 6 months 7.00 and 1 year 10.00 for Okaloosa Walton counties and other rates for out of state and foreign subscribers. Advertising deadlines are Monday noon and Thursday noon.
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Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
Okaloosa
Walton
Jackstraws Set Sights On SORC Dream From Florida Coast
In a Tampa Bay sailor’s account, an amateur racer explains joining the Southern Ocean Racing Conference off South Florida and the Bahamas. He details prep races, the 400 mile St Pete to Fort Lauderdale leg, and a Gulf Stream briefing noting currents 5 to 7 knots, underscoring how tactics and local knowledge drive ocean racing success.
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South Florida
Bahamas
America
Tampa
SORC
St. Pete
Fort Lauderdale
Florida Keys
Gulf Stream
Florida Straits
the Keys
Cuba
Gulf Stream gamble ends in near last place for two boats
Jack Becklund and another crew chased a supposed 5 to 7 knot Gulf Stream current south of Tampa Bay toward Cuba. Despite 40 miles out of the way and moonlit seas, the expected speed failed, leaving them 17 seconds apart at the race’s end and at the fleet’s tail. A meteorologist’s Gulf Stream forecast was questioned after the finish.
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Tampa Bay
Rebecca Shoal
Cuba
Cuban
Destin readers urge city to start trash collection early
A Destin letter questions when mandatory garbage pickup begins and urges action against unsightly disposal. The writer asks where civic pride has gone and signs off as A Beck, calling for cleaner streets and lots.
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Destin City
Editorial backs strict harbor plan for Destin and South Walton
The Destin city council resists a strict timetable for correcting harbor problems, urging a shift from substantial to measurable progress. The Northwest Florida Coast Resource and Management Committee should stand by its growth management plan to ensure a clean harbor and effective growth, or let another body handle harbor duties.
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Destin
South Walton
Northwest
Bill Phillips
Old Pass Lagoon
Destin Harbor
Destin-South Walton Peninsula
Phillips
Growth Committee
Destin Log invites letters to the editor from readers
The Destin Log calls for reader opinions on its editorial position and invites letters to Editor at P O Box 957 1225 Airport Road Destin FL 32541. Letters must be legible signed with a return address and may be edited for length.
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Destin Log
P.O
Airport Road
Destin
Destin Airport taxes and apportionment funds explored
County observer Mike Mitchell discusses tax flows from Destin Airport and how funds reach state and federal programs. He notes Florida sales tax on aviation fuel returns little to aviation and highlights FAA apportionment funds of about 500000 yearly for three county facilities including Bob Sikes Crestview Coleman Kelly Destin Eglin. He urges proper use, mentions parking fine rise for handicapped slots, and critiques newspaper typesetting errors in prior columns.
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Destin
Federal Airport Trust Fund
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Okaloosa County
Ning
Bob Sikes
Crestview
Coleman Kelly
Eglin Air Force Base
Wind Knocks Computer System Into Tailspin
A windy gust Thursday disrupts Gulf beach news operations as electric lines and salt spray trigger repeated computer crashes. Editors blame wind for garbled text, missing words, and system tailspin, joking about straight jackets while papers crash multiple times.
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Gulf
Aging newsroom battles power outages and crashing computers
A veteran reporter laments recurring brownouts that erase unfinished stories as Gulf Power and a local computer rep offer blunt limits. The piece weighs the impracticality of surge suppressors and the high cost of an auxiliary power setup, wondering when a universal crash protector will exist.
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Gulf Power
Jim Davis
Jim
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