Destin Log details staff, offices, and circulation rates
The Destin Log lists offices at 1225 Airport Road Destin and Santa Rosa Beach, staff including Publisher Jack Becklund and editors, and Santa Rosa Beach distribution. It details subscription prices for Okaloosa Walton Counties and other areas, advertising deadlines, and copyright notice for 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airport Road
P.O. Box
Santa Rosa Beach
Cano Square
Jack Becklund
Dick Graybill
Jim Chitwood
Bob Benz
Karen MacGrogan
Sheryl Gucich
Tina Harbuck
Bill Liles Jr
South Walton
Sandee Muehlenfeld
Helen Wren
Peggy Bailer
Okaloosa
Walton
Florida
Letters to The Log Editor Destin Florida
Public notice invites readers to send letters to Editor The Log at P O Box 957 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541. Letters must be legible signed with a return address and may be edited for length.
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P.O
Airport Road
Destin
Lake Wobegone and Prairie Home Companion: A Personal Take
A reader recalls first hearing Prairie Home Companion on public radio and, after a lukewarm reception, discovers Garrison Keillor through Lake Wobegone Days. He grew up near the fictitious town and connects with Keillor’s depiction of midcentury small town America, weighing radio and book purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergeant Preston
Yukon
Time Magazine
Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor
Frairie Home Companion
Public Radio
Keillor
Lake Wobegone
America
Editorial: We Are All In This Together For Destin
The piece reflects on Destin's post incorporation governance, highlighting how residents face numerous meetings from city boards to county and state bodies. It urges attention beyond TV and radio, praising newspapers for deep, objective coverage and urging readers to value freedom of the press during National Newspaper Week.
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Destin Incorporated
Board of Adjustments
Public Safety Committee
Destin
Okaloosa County
School Board
Northwest
Walton and Okaloosa
Walton County
U.S. 331
Choctawhatchee Bay
National Newspaper Week
Destin Beach
United States
County Cleans Its Own Beaches Debate Amid Local Tensions
The piece notes county beach cleaning only applies to public Gulf beaches and argues Destin private property remains uncleaned. It mentions Okaloosa Island beaches, a few exceptions, and the rise of commercial cleaners. It also covers Elena emergency drills, EOC communications, and a budget hearing reducing spending and lowering mills to about 3.466.
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Gulf Front Beach
Silver Sands
Destin
Henderson Beach
Gulf
Okaloosa Island
Regency
Sea Spray
EOC
Shalimar Eoc
Elena
Letters To The Log Urges Fairness In Destin Development
A reader argues that out of town developers profit while local taxpayers bear the burden of over development. The letter questions traffic, funding for tourism bureaus, and warns against “tunnel vision” in council decisions. It calls for stronger city management funding and accountability to sustain services residents have long lacked.
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Ida Burritt
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Scripps Howard Newspaper
South Walton County
Office and Circulation
Cae
Jackstraws
Lake
Wobegone
ATL
Editorial
Cuspidor
Mike Mitchell
Board of Commissioners
Albert
Bud’ Schall Destin
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