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Destin Log publishes Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541 for Destin and South Walton residents. Rates vary by region with six month one year and two year options for Okaloosa Walton counties and other Florida, out of state, and foreign deliveries.
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Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
P.O. Box
Cano Square
Jack Becklund
Dick Graybill
Jim Chitwood
Bob Benz
Karen MacGrogan
Sheryl Gucich
Tina Harbuck
Bill Liles Jr
South Walton News
Sandee Muehlenfeld
Helen Wren
Peggy Bailer
Kim Dale
Lenah
Elliott Ray Johnson
Dot Jones
Mike Mitchell
Arlene Webster
Mary Deal
Fran Hooper
P.O
Destin Scene Mixes Seafood, Politics, and Local Color
The Destin Log editor letter page blends festival eats with hurricane commentary and local lore. Bill Wycoff pressures ahead of the Destin Seafood Festival while Hurricane Gloria tracks the coast. The piece also notes Costa Rica tourism ties, Pensacola versus St. Augustine claims of oldest city, Chevron offers relief, and Florida Trend restaurant picks Beachside Cafe and Paradise Cafe.
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Bill Wycoff
Wycoff
New York
ABC
Ted Koppel
Coast Guard
Virginna
Editorial urges Eglin to repair hurricane damaged dunes on Okaloosa Island
The editorial backs Okaloosa County's call for Eglin Air Force Base to restore dune breaches on Okaloosa Island damaged by Elena and earlier storms. It warns past inaction after Frederic risked U.S. 98 and emergency access, urges joint DoD and Interior action, and asks for timely dune restoration before the next hurricane.
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Okaloosa County
Eglin Air Force Base
Okaloosa Island
Air Force
National Defense
Eglin
Destin
Gulf of Mexico
U.S. 98
Frederic
Department of Defense
Department of Interior
Letters praise Destin traffic reform and local charity drive
In Destin a reader cheers the new traffic enforcement officer Ray MacGrogan for reducing speeding and calls it a sign of healthy incorporation. The note also thanks donors to the South Walton Emergency Services Building Fund and urges public donations to retire the substation debt.
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Destin
Ray MacGrogan
South Walton
H. H. Jordan Construction Company
Eight Mile, AL
James Branum
Santa Rosa Beach
South Walton Sheriff's
Swes Building Fund
Illiteracy crisis prompts call for parent reading effort
The piece urges parents to read aloud with children to combat illiteracy, citing widespread reading problems, truancy, and reliance on TV. It notes a return to phonics over look-say in elementary schools, while criticizing passive seat work and overuse of worksheets in secondary grades.
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60 Minutes
MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour
Donald Hall
Howard News
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Scripps Howard
Tee
Costa Rica
Artero Otero
Latin America
Pensacola
St. Augustine
Chevron
Emerald Coast
Florida Trend Magazine
Robert Tolfe
Paradise Cafe
Grayton Beach
Mason- Dixon
Kentucky
Editorial
O. Box
Board of Directors
South Walton Emergency Services, Inc
Siana
East Pass
John Lucas Destin
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