Residents The Log survey on Areas of Critical State Concern
Respondents from Fort Walton Beach Destin and surrounding areas discuss the proposed designation of south Okaloosa and Walton counties as areas of critical state concern. Opinions range from support for coordinated local state action to opposition to state takeover and calls for regional cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Community Affairs
South Okaloosa and
Walton Counties
Destin
Fort Walton Beach
Clyde Hunter
Sixteen's A Special Age My Dear Granddaughter Nicole
A grandmother reflection on Nicole turning sixteen in 1980s sensibilities. She recalls family moments, dress codes, and parental guidance while stressing that the age brings decisions, temptations, and the need for facts and wisdom. The note notes Nicole’s interest in science and medicine as future paths.
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Nicole
Gramma Avis
Grampa Webster
Growing up at sixteen a birthday letter to Nicole
A grandmother writes to her granddaughter Nicole about turning sixteen, urging honesty, crying in private, and embracing both pain and joy. She recalls her own sixteen, notes a smaller world yet bigger problems, and asks Nicole and friends to grow with straight heads and healthy bodies for a hopeful future.
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Nicole
Merchants tie budget protests to editorial stance
Larry Stuecken of the Beach Merchants Assoc. chides The Destin Log for anti business bias and a Labor Day editorial cartoon that mocked merchants. He argues state funds are taxpayers' money and urges better support for advertisers.
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Destin
Larry Stuecken
Beach Merchants Assoc. Destin
Hurting Diving To The Editor Letter Questions Dive Incident
A reader cites a September 13 1986 Diver's Notebook article to challenge the piece's accuracy. The author allegedly relied on hearsay and failed to seek the captain or medical staff. The diver’s bends are attributed to dehydration and medication rather than fault by the boat captain.
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U.S. Navy
Destin Diving Industry Critique by Captain Tom Follis
Captain Tom Follis argues a six passenger dive boat adding a dive master is legal and improves safety by supervising divers, countering claims of unsafe operation. He urges factual reporting free of unfounded accusations and critiques competition driven sensationalism in the local diving community.
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Tom Follis
Destin
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