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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1984
Page
4
The Destin Log is issued weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 106 Marler Street Destin Florida for residents of Destin and South Walton County. It is sent by Second Class Mail. Contact numbers 837 2828 and 267 2072 and P O Box 957 32541.
A memo to the Destin LOG editor discusses a new health care plan and a staff illness surge. It notes widespread flu like symptoms in the editorial team with Ingrid and Sally out, and mentions vaccination and recovery timelines. The writer jokes about incurring illness in others and invites reader letters to the editor with signatures and addresses.
Editorial criticizes the Florida Legislature for merit pay rules that require a master's degree in the taught subject, excluding many top teachers who earned the Teacher of the Year honor. It notes 21 county winners lack a master's and seven have degrees in fields outside teaching, urging criteria that reward classroom impact over formal credentials.
The American Medical Association urges voluntary fee freezes for a year to curb rising costs. A doctor narrator interviews a colleague who scoffs at the plan citing rising expenses and personal luxury, questioning whether widespread cooperation could truly reduce national medical bills. The piece uses satire to critique cost-cutting expectations and professional concerns.
A Florida Keys Keynoter columnist recounts a hospital visit with jokes about chest X rays and aspirin, a doctor skeptical of union concessions, and a $65 consultation fee rising next year. The scene ends with the columnist leaving a Digest issue and an ink stain on a marble desk.
A letter thanks winter visitors to Destin for their kindness and volunteer support at the library and thrift shop, noting how friendships formed deepen over time. A second note explains 1984 tax rules for taxing Social Security benefits, with an example of calculating taxable benefits and quarterly payment implications.
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