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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1984
Page
4
A confident visitor seeks instant wealth in Florida’s fast growth scene. The narrator offers two supposed sure bets palm trees and turning red clay to white with bleach, then declines further ideas as time runs out. The tale ends with a skeptical note on quick riches.
Editorial questions who pays for harbor cleanup and planning as county staffing limits and costs loom. Buddy Runnels urges creative funding or a harbor authority, while officials worry about adding government layers and seek practical fiscal plans.
Cedrick Rose of the Coast Guard Station helped a Destin snowbird during tornado warnings on May 3, fixing a broken car and guiding the way. The writer praises the crew, renews a paper subscription, and asks if more local history articles are coming. Arthur Jefferson, President Dearborn MI Historical Society.
Readers are invited to send signed letters to the Destin Log Editor at P O Box 957 Destin Florida 32541. The paper reserves the right to edit lengthy submissions and will not consider unsigned letters or those without a return address.
Summer traffic rises as teens are out of school and vacationers travel. Alcohol use among drivers remains a major risk, with only a tiny fraction of drunk drivers caught. Lawmakers and courts are urged to enforce tougher, decisive penalties to curb fatal crashes.
Commentary voices deep sorrow over drunk driving deaths among 18 to 24 year olds and calls for stronger state laws and enforcement. Cites California reductions and Florida leadership, urging treatment for alcohol problems and safer travel for graduates and holiday celebrations.
A reader praises a U S built car with plastic panels and high mileage, then counts as innovative. The writer supports John Askew of ARC proposing to use vocationally disadvantaged citizens to maintain five county beach parks, reducing tax costs. He critiques the UPS at Destin Airport non-decision and calls for genuine innovation in regional governance meetings.
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