This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1985
Page
5
The Log questions the Supreme Court ruling requiring county and city governments to pay overtime wages rather than granting compensatory days off. It asks for reader views on the decision's impact on municipal labor costs and worker rights, noting potential effects on payroll budgets and public services.
Karen MacGrogan reflects on her self styled MacGrogan s Theory of Relativity arguing that most issues have gray areas rather than absolutes. She notes people often claim certainty on topics from God to prices to colors and admits a preference for nuance over fixed answers.
A reflective column on keeping perspective as beliefs, fashions, and morals shift across generations. The author recalls parent-child contrasts, evolving views on race, religion, and culture, and wonders if growing older means becoming more tolerant or merely relativistic. The piece ends noting the difficulty of maintaining perspective as life changes.
Rheta Grimsley Johnson laments gaudy portable signs outside churches and shops that clutter the landscape. She recalls a Mississippi drive where 21 signs blotted the road, each offering dull or garbled messages while one oddly advertised hay for sale. The piece ends with the line that the cows had too much sense to notice.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.