Destin Log Details and Contact Directory
The Destin Log publishes every Wednesday and Saturday at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541 for Destin and South Walton County residents. The staff lists publisher Jack Becklund general manager Dick Graybill managing editor Jim Chitwood and editors and reporters with local circulation offices in Destin and Santa Rosa Beach. Advertising deadlines are Monday noon and Thursday noon with rates and subscriptions outlined for local Florida and foreign destinations.
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Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
P.O. Box
Santa Sii Es Ossio
Cano Square
Jack Becklund
Dick Graybill
Jim Chitwood
Ingrid Kreis
Karen MacGrogan
Tina Harbuck
Steve Humphries
Pam Mee
Peggy Bailer
Kim Dale
So Much For Home Rule Mike Mitchell column on growth control
The writer argues that local home rule limits growth by empowering county boards and management districts while denying taxing powers to those groups. He notes county officials resist outside dictates from Tallahassee and defends the county EMS system against a private ambulance bid, warning that private care would raise taxes and reduce service. The piece contrasts elected officials accountability with governor appointed committees and ends with a stance against adding EMS providers.
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Buddy Runnels
Bill Peebles
Larry Anders
Tallahassee
Runnels
Santa Rosa County
Okaloosa County
A Waste Of Unfinished Lives by Roger Buckwalter
The piece honors each life lost in war, urging reflection on the potential each person held. It invokes Korea, World War II, Vietnam, and broader totals to emphasize the scale of sacrifice and the fragile arc of human achievement cut short by conflict.
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Roger Buckwalter
Korea
Vietnam
U.S
Memorial Day reflections on war and lost potential
Roger Buckwalter, editorial page editor for the Jupiter Courier Journal, contemplates Memorial Day's meaning. He warns of war erasing countless lives and potential, from Shakespeare to Einstein, and asks readers to consider what humanity might have achieved if those talents had not been cut short.
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Shakespeare
Beethoven
Tolstoy
Bach
Michelangelo
Plato
Einstein
Hemingway
Ghandi
Roger Buckwalter
Jupiter Courier Journal
Letter to the Log Praises Traffic Report Return
A Destin reader urges reinstatement of the Destin Traffic Report as a weekly feature. Bud Michelson thanks Ray MacGrogan and asks the Log to shorten page one stories to fit ongoing traffic coverage.
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Dan
Public Safety Committee
Coast Guard
Destin
Ray MacGrogan
Bud Michelson
SWES Tops To The Editor
A parent recalls taking her 4 year old son Ryan to the South Walton Emergency Service Facility on May 12 1985 for a jellyfish sting. An ambulance arrived promptly with two courteous medics who treated Ryan quickly and compassionately, sparking hope for similar services in Opp Alabama.
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Ryan
South Walton
Opp
Destin weighs strong parking rule to curb growth
City planners push a proposed ordinance requiring on site parking for all new projects, repealing the county rule allowing 400 foot off site parking. Editorial urges action as street parking losses and future growth threaten safety and convenience. suggests council review of city lots to avert a looming parking crisis.
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Planning Commission
Destin
Okaloosa County
Readers invited to share opinions at The Log
The Destin Log calls for readers to submit letters to Editor at P O Box 957 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541. Letters must be legible signed and include a return address and may be edited for length.
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Okaloosa
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