Identifying Local Opportunities

Assignment 5A-IDENTIFYING LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES

Youth vaping increases in Alachua County by Precious Polycarpe on the Independent Florida Alligator: 

• https://www.alligator.org/news/youth-vaping-increases-in-alachua-county/article_91200192-1dd5-11e9-9850-bbdf28ac9a68.html
• This article that was written on Jan. 21, 2019; is about the raise of youth vaping in the County of Alachua and what's being done to stop it.
• The problem that is written in this article is how the amount of youth vaping in Alachua County has increase by 60 percent. Tobacco Free Alachua is bringing the Tobacco 21 movement to the county to combat the growing number. The movement aims to increase the age requirement to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. They hope it will make it more difficult for underage tobacco users to get it from 18-year-old students.
• The people who have the problem are the youth who are adding to the statistics of raising amount vape users. Also the people who are trying to put a stop to the vaping increase.

Editorial: Threats to legal abortion are growing by The Gainesville Sun editorial board:

• https://www.gainesville.com/opinion/20190123/editorial-threats-to-legal-abortion-are-growing
• This article that was written on Jan. 23, 2019; is about the possible raise in restriction in abortion in the state of Florida.
• The problem in this article is that state Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, introduced a bill that would effectively ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. HB 235 would require doctors to tell women seeking abortions whether the fetus has a heartbeat. It will make abortion much more difficult both the women who are pregnant and the doctors who doing the procedure.
• The people who are affected by this problem are the women in the state of Florida who have to go through this if the bill is passed. 

Walking dead: Florida tops the nation as the most dangerous place for pedestrians by Kevin Spear and Wayne K. Roustan:

• https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-florida-pedestrian-dangers-20190123-story.html
• This article that was written on Jan. 23, 2019; is about how Florida continues its reign as the nation’s deadliest state for pedestrians.
• The problem that was written in the article states that pedestrian-safety advocates said that despite myriad fixes made in Florida to reduce a heavy toll along post-World War II roads designed exclusively for the convenience of driving, the area’s notoriety as a deadly place to walk worsened markedly even in a state that on the whole is the most dangerous. 
• The people who face this problem are the pedestrians that walk the dangerous streets of Florida. 

Family with a 19-month-old kicked off flight out of Miami after body odor complaint by Taylor Dolven:

• https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article225010380.html
• This article that was written on Jan. 24, 2019; is about a family that was kicked off a flight on American Airlines due the body odor of the father.
• The problem that was written on the article is that a family was kicked off a flight because of the father's body odor and passengers were complaining about it. So the attendants told them family to leave and it turns out this is not the first American Airlines has done this.
• The people who are kicked out off an American Airlines flight because of their body odor bothering other passengers.

Turning the Toxic Tide: Florida must reinvent the way it manages growth by USA TODAY Network-Florida Editorial Boards:

• https://www.floridatoday.com/story/opinion/editorials/2019/01/24/turning-toxic-tide-florida-must-reinvent-way-manages-growth/2603167002/
• This article that was written on Jan. 25, 2019; is about the Florida’s two most western counties — Escambia and Santa Rosa— are literally divided by water. Contamination hasn’t yet damaged the burgeoning oyster farms across the bay, the potential for harm is clear.
• The problem in the article is about how Florida has seen red tide and blue-green algae devastate coastal communities and local economies. This could possible destroy Florida's economy if not dealt with.
• The people who are affected by this is everyone who lives in the state if Florida because we rely on the economy to thrive.