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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1985
Page
5
Ruth Windes of Destin thanks her country for freedom and health and her family. Mary Lou Wilson of Santa Rosa Beach cites good health happiness and Florida sunshine.
A fragmented hurricane narrative recounts Elena and its impact on the Panhandle and Destin, noting evacuations and the scramble for gas stations and cash machines as the storm's memory lingers in a local town. The piece emphasizes a reader challenge and a recurring hurricane theme in a distressed tone.
A reader recalls living in Hurricane Alley with sarcastic bravado as storms Juan Kate and others pass, noting the calm gutters miss and the drive to see a flying tree or overturned phone booth. The piece lampoons hurricane rhetoric while describing coastal scenes and near misses along U.S. 98.
In August Gilbert spoke to Destin Senior Citizens about Medicare and Medicaid supplements, then sold policies to 16 locals for about 12000 dollars. The seniors exercised a 30 day free look refund, and complaints prompted a state investigation led by Dee Parkton. Gilbert also faces charges in Fort Walton Beach and Graceville for misrepresenting Old Southern and selling Atlantic American policies.
The complaint alleges Gilbert received 1492 dollars for a policy sold to the Rigdon family and overcharged them 116 dollars under the guise of a seven percent annual discount. It claims the excess was for an unrequested rider. The Department of Insurance seeks license revocation and applicable penalties under Florida law.
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