Opinion

- DESTIN ATWITTER: Spring Breakers say the darndest things
- Compile by Destin Log staff
- Tourists say the darndest things, especially with Spring Break approaching soon. Here is some of the latest chatter about Destin on Twitter.
@WhittyWhitz: Who wants to be my pretend wife so I can book a room in Destin for Spring Break?
@Taylor_Caug... Full story

- LETTER: Sex without pregnancy? Oh, horrors!
- Fraser Sherman, Speaking Out
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Until Dr. Barry Carpenter’s recent column, I didn’t realize how bad Obama’s new healthcare policy really was.
Carpenter explains that by requiring many Catholic employers to cover birth control in employee health-insurance plans,... Full story
- OVERHEARD ON THE WEB: Here's what our social media friends have to say
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Recently on Facebook The Log invited readers to fill in the blank: “You can tell it's spring break in Destin when _________________.
Bonnie House Coakley: When the restaurants advertise happy hour specials, instead of early bird spec... Full story

- MARY READY: Worker ‘slavery’ in Destin and beyond
- By Mary Ready, Ready or Not
- Last week I read of Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Inspector George Collins’ dedicated investigation into abuses suffered by the J-1 students at the hands of “labor brokers,” which is another term for “slave masters” or... Full story

- Washington’s Birthday: A poem about America's lost Father's Day
- Samuel Lombardo
- It means so much to our nation
To celebrate our Father’s Day,
But Congress had to change it
And now it’s called President’s Day.
I don’t know what they were thinking
When they voted their way.
I believe it was mo... Full story

- COLUMN: Teaching your child the art of conversation
- Tommy Fairweather, Educators Viewpoint
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Upon reading a biography of John F. Kennedy many years ago, I came to an “Aha!” moment as a parent. During most dinners in their Massachusetts home, JFK’s parents expected the children to become learners and conversationalis... Full story
- LETTER: Sacred Heart staff: A real Godsend
- Julie Barnes
- I am writing this letter to let you all know what an absolute gem you have in Dr. Melinda Graham, her staff, and the staff at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast.
We live an hour and a half north of Destin, and I often am asked why I dr... Full story

- MARY READY: Post election musing and a little cynicism
- By Mary Ready, Ready or Not
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Since I file my column on Mondays before it appears in the Saturday paper, I’m going back to the future to share my unsolicited opinions and thoughts on the election results last Tuesday. Remember, I’m writing this on the eve of the vot... Full story

- COLUMN: Fish regs: Derby-style destruction
- Billy Archer, Captain’s Log
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"Fishermen drowning in regulations" and "Managing fisheries is an inexact science" are probably the two understatements of the decade. My plight is exactly the same as all the charter boat/head boat owners in the Gulf of Mexico (from Key West to Br... Full story
- LETTER: Turning beach baloney into filet mignon
- Maurice Shackelford, Sand Wars
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You may find this to be difficult at first, but persistence will prevail.
First, ask your butcher to slice one-inch-thick pieces of bologna; then wrap them with bacon, garnish with parsley, bed on a plate of kale and tell your guest it is “f... Full story