Identifying Local Opportunities
Chief outlines effort to curb gun violence
Since
the start of the year more than 24 crimes where guns were drawn and shot have occurred,
and those are only the crimes that were reported. The article then describes
the senseless gun crimes that have taken place in the last year, including an
incident that forced a middle school into lockdown. The article then goes into
describing how the amount if gun violence in Ocala and Alachua county has gone
up since 2018 but the sheriff’s department promises that it is going to “continue
to work to bring criminals to justice.”
The
issue that is presented in this article is the amount of gun violence taking
place in Ocala and Alachua County has increased. The individuals that have this
problem are the citizens of Ocala and Alachua County that will suffer if this
problem is not solved in an efficient manner.
First measles, now mumps- Alachua
County high on list
In
this article the author describes how mumps has made a recent resurgence in Florida
with Alachua County being one of the places it has reemerged. The article then
goes into describing how the amount of cases of mumps has greatly increased,
reflecting on how mumps is spreading possibly nationwide. Florida is on track
to breaking its own records for cases of mumps, with Alachua County having the
second most cases beat out by Miami and Broward-Dade County. The article ends
with UF itself being affected by this new outbreak with the amount of cases the
infirmary sees is increasing.
The
issue presented in this article is the fact that a mumps outbreak has occurred and
has spread all across Florida. The people who have this problem are all the
patrons and citizens of Florida. This outbreak is on its way to be an epidemic
if a solution of this issue is not found soon.
Ocala National Forest wildfire largely
contained
Last
Wednesday a wildfire broke out in Ocala National Forest. The wildfire devoured
505 acres of land while forcing the residents of 50 homes evacuate. On Thursday
it was reported that the fire was repressed back to 50 percent. Later that same
night the residents that were forced to evacuate could return to their homes.
The
issue that was presented in this article was a wildfire starting in the Ocala National
Forest. The people that have this problem are the park rangers and workers of
the Ocala National Forest, and the citizens of Ocala that live next to the wildfire
that were forced out of their homes.
Vehicle burglaries reported around
Marion County
Marion
County has seen 8 vehicle burglaries in the last week. The article describes
how catching one person who tried stealing a package of red bull lead the police
to find the other strings of burglaries he committed. Then three more similar
stories are described with a person stealing random citizens cars or breaking into
their cars to steal valuables.
The
issue that was presented in this article is the string of vehicular robberies
that are taking place in Marion County. The people that have this problem are sheriff
and police force of Marion County and the citizens of Marion County themselves.
Who are stuck wondering whether or not their vehicle will be next to be stolen.
Dead
Florida dolphin found with plastic shower hose in stomach
This
article describes the story of Florida Fish and Wildlife conservation found a
7ft long dolphin dead washed on Fort Myers Beach. When they examined the dolphin,
they found that a plastic shower hose was in its stomach. The thing that is
even worse about this story is that this is not the first case. The article
then describes how literally the past month another female dolphin died and
washed up on the beach with plastic bags and a balloon in its stomach.
The
issue presented in this article is that more and more dolphins are dying being
sufficed in their own habitat by the pollution that humans cause. The individuals
that have this problem are the dolphins themselves, and the other wildlife
apart of its ecosystem that will suffer if more dolphins keep dying.
I really like your selection of articles, they were all pretty different from each other and very interesting. I think a lot of opportunities exist here and you did a really good job of naming the people who are affected by them and what their problem they face really is. I especially found the article about measles in Alachua County interesting because I had no idea.
ReplyDeleteI, too, read the article about the measles and mump outbreak in Florida and find it to be an interesting topic in today's anti-vaccine driven climate. You did a great job outlining where the problem lies in each article. However, I would suggest spending more time figuring out who if affected by each problem because this is where you will find the potential customer base in the future when trying to create a business.
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