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Opinion
Crude Realities: the politics of oil, money
It could not be a better time for the Democrats to elect a president. We are in the throes of an expensive and unnecessary war. The GOP spends, well, like Democrats and also refuses to cut federal outlays. Oil prices are high and home prices are down....
Code Red: Find common ground on enforcement
Property owners shouldn’t be able to crack the city’s Code. But that is exactly what happened in the case of landlords creating boarding houses out of their single-family homes. That issue came to a head at Monday’s City Council meeting...
Overheard on The Web: Destin High School edition
Don't build it. — By: Punky Po — MAy 7Other schools have declining populations. Too bad the Destin kids have to go to school with the common folk. Crestview needs a high school first. These are the Elite... — By: drjmarcus —...
Little League is great but park is a pain
Evidently Eric McFarlane doesn’t live near the Little League ball park off Calhoun Avenue. The T-ball field was thrust upon me, my family and our neighbors many years ago. We accepted it almost without complaint.To satisfy the agendas of some Destinites,...
‘Ridin’ Dirty’ on the campaign trail
It became increasingly hard to view Barack Obama as the “unifier” that he professes to be when he did not quickly disassociate himself from the maniacal Rev. Jeremiah Wright. In an ego trip to the National Press Club, a friendly venue for...
Evolution: There’s just no substitute
For more from Fraser Sherman, visit his Destin Log blog at http://frasersmind.freedomblogging.com/I don’t think there’s any point to passing laws that give teachers permission to do the impossible.Several recent letters to the Daily News assert...
Why do we need a petition to save our shore?
Citizens for Healthy Beaches is mailing 5,792 petitions to Destin property owners. If you own property west of Henderson Beach Park, south of Highway 98 and/or south of the harbor you will receive yours soon. The petition is a request to the city for...
Don’t lose the high school spirit, Destin
There has been a movement to have a high school built in Destin. Knowing that Destin provides almost 50 percent of the tax base for Okaloosa County, it makes more sense to support a high school for our projected 750-plus students than it does for less...
Overheard on The Web
Here is what some people are saying online about stories in the Destin Log.City’s vision of the future — By: gene poole — April 30Have they run all this by Peter Bos yet? The city’s vision might not jibe with the guy that really...
The less-than-perfect quest for Destin High
I have followed with interest the push being made for a high school in Destin. I can understand why folks there would like to see a school in their town. Driving over a bridge to either Fort Walton Beach or Niceville seems like a long way to go and...
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