Opinion

COLUMN: From bayou to beaches, area evolves and erodes

Jennifer Rich, That's Rich

Twenty-five years of exponential growth in Destin and change is in the air — and the water, the landscape, the coastline and the way we live. A population fluctuating with tourism and snowbirds has created a more intense relationship with the ecosystem... Full story

COLUMN: Reminiscences from a west Destin snob

Ghosts of the past haunt longtime resident

Mary Ready

If Destin had a railroad, I’d live on the wrong side of the tracks. As a long-time resident, growing up, raising a family, and retiring here, I’ve become an insufferable proponent of all things long ago. I live in a creaky old house built... Full story

RON HART: Impresarios of the Inconsequential: the man-made global warming hoax

Ron Hart

BOCA GRANDE — As the attention of Americans is diverted by inconsequential TV shows like “American Idol,” “Jon and Kate Plus 8 Divorce Lawyers,” and cheerleading competitions (NBC, CBS and ABC “News” for the Obama... Full story

COLUMN: Article on flipper fury seems overblown

Steve Shippee

I am conducting a Sea Grant funded research project on dolphin interactions with sport fishing in the Central Gulf of Mexico. I would like to respond to some of the points made about “aggressive  dolphins” in a recent article that appeared... Full story

Overheard on The Web

Here is what some people are saying online about stories in the Destin Log.Supreme Court takes up local beach restoration case — By: local No action would be a huge victory for those who oppose the bad sand and the unfair MSBU tax. Plus, they can... Full story

EDITORIAL: In ship-shape: No dereliction of duty in Destin

It’s with true praise that we congratulate the city on finishing a job so thoroughly: dotting every “i,” crossing every “t.” That isn’t always the case. As we said on this page Wednesday, so often the problems of the... Full story

RON HART: Bad acting Bond villains vex the Messiah

Ron Hart

With all the things Obama is trying to “change” until he is exposed, along come a couple of despotic, tinhorn leaders of statist countries. Kim Jong Il, the four-foot-tall leader of North Korea (when it is humid his pompadour hairdo ekes... Full story

LETTER: Shark Saturdays are a selfish and evil act

LUKE FRESSELL

Shark hunts are back at the Destin Fishing Rodeo. Sharks kill to survive. Humans at shark hunts kill sharks for pleasure and often hoist their carcasses so that others can gawk at the sharks' once-majestic bodies. Humans are the only species... Full story

EDITORIAL: Black comedy and an unanswered question

It is safe to put those Geiger counters away and pull out the metal detectors again, Destin. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection determined, among other things, that the black sand that is soiling parts of Crystal Beach is not radioactive.... Full story

POLL BLAMES BLACK SAND ON RESTORATION

In a recent Destin Log poll, we asked readers in the black sand stories, “Do you think the streaks of black sand in Crystal Beach were caused by the 2006-2007 beach restoration?” Of about 550 votes cast, a whopping 87 percent of respondents... Full story

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