Viewpoint on media bias in presidential coverage
Charles McDowell discusses Democratic complaints about news coverage of Reagan Bush Mondale and Ferraro. He notes Democrats argue the media fixates on Mondale's missteps and Reagan's image while underreporting other facets of the campaigns. He adds a skeptical take on partisanship in reporting.
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Charles McDowell
Scripps- Howard News Service
V.S.A
Reagan
George Bush
U.S.A
Bush
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Ronald Reagan
Geraldine Ferraro
V.S.R
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Plan for Destin harbor authority signals bold growth controls
The draft management plan for the governor’s coastal growth committee urges a regional approach to water and waste concerns in the Destin area. It envisions a Destin Harbor Authority and growth caps tied to utility readiness, while urging land-use plans and a potential north-south corridor over Choctawhatchee Bay, with local plans due by December 1985.
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Destin Harbor
Old Pass Lagoon
Bob Graham
Northwest
Florida
Destin voters face growth and water worries in election
A letter warns Destin faces a pivotal election with growth fueled by weak oversight. It cites water pressure issues, a failing sewage plant, pollution from runoff, and zoning disputes led by Commissioner Mike Mitchell and Rep James Ward. The writer urges removal of both officials and praises zoning inspectors while urging bus shelter improvements for students.
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Destin
Mike Mitchell
Mitchell
State Ethics Commission
Okaloosa Island
James Ward
Ward
Walton County
Indian Bayou
Causeway Across the Bay
Destin School
Fort Walton Beach
Benning and Kelly
Fort Walton
Pledger
Sullivan
Destiny
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Scrippe-Howard
Airport Road
South Walton County
Santa Rosa Beach
Office & Circulation Distribution
P.O. Box
Cano
P.O
Jack Becklund
Jim Chitwood
Ingrid Kreis
Karen MacGrogan
Patricia Gould
Pam Mee
Peggy Bailer
B.J. Dier
Lenah Elliott
Dot Jones
Carol McCrite
Tinkie True
Margaret Watson
Arlene Webster
Helen Wren
Carol Becklund
Melanie Robinson
Mary Crosby
Byron Meade
Vanita Trippe
Angie Chase
Mark Lent
Sally Puff
Wanda Remedy
Cathia Strickland
Gene Sinsko
Mary Deal
Laura Smith
Faye Nettles
Ed Poole
Okaloosa
Walton
Walton Counties
Editorial
Life On the Frontier
Terry
Holiday Isle
Okaloosa County
Department of Environmental Regulation
Messrs
Mitchell and
Zell
K. Fuller Destin
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