5A Identifying local opportunities
1.
- Title: "Latest Tab for Richard Spencer Visit: $793,000
- Link: http://www.gainesville.com/news/20180125/latest-tab-for-richard-spencer-visit-793000
- Summary: The Richard Spencer event had many costs tied to it, from planning to execution. City officials, county officials, and UF officials are still discussing who will pay for each part of the costs.
- Problem: Large costs of unwanted event
- Who's affected? City officials, county officials, UF officials, and Gainesville residents
2.
- Title: Gainesville vet calls company's claim to 'moving help' unfair
- Link: http://www.gainesville.com/news/20180125/gainesville-vet-calls-companys-claim-to-moving-help-unfair
- Summary: A local moving company, owned and operated by a veteran, which only hires veterans, is in a dispute with the major company U-haul over the phrase they both use, "moving help". The owner is fighting the "cease and desist letter" that was sent to him by U-haul. U-haul is not asking that he discontinue his business, but just that he respects their trademarked phrases. The owner claims that the trademarked phrases are necessary for moving companies to promote their businesses.
- Problem: Moving company's fighting over ad language
- Who's affected? U-haul, Gainesville vets, moving company owner
3.
- Title: Ceiling Collapse at Union County prison sends inmates to hospital
- Link: http://www.gainesville.com/news/20180123/ceiling-collapse-at-union-county-prison-sends-inmates-to-hospital
- Summary: Five inmates were taken to a local hospital on Tuesday morning, when the ceiling in the bathroom of the Union county reception and Medical Center collapsed.
- Problem: Building faultiness
- Who's affected? Prisoners
4.
- Title: Garage glitch may be costing the city dearly
- Link: http://www.gainesville.com/news/20180120/garage-glitch-may-be-costing-city-dearly
- Summary: A parking garage downtown has had a steady decline in revenue, believed to be due with a glitch in the automated system. The land was owned and donated by another man, who agreed to allow a parking garage to be built, if he received a percentage of the revenue. However, his portion has decreased greatly and he is afraid the garage's payment system isn't working or the city is stealing money from him.
- Problem: Garage is not making as much money as it should
- Who's affected? land owner, city
5.
- Title: LifeSouth says cold weather has hurt blood supplies
- Link: http://www.gainesville.com/news/20180120/lifesouth-says-cold-weather-has-hurt-blood-supplies
- Summary: The cold weather has caused blood drives in southern states to be canceled, offices to be closed, and less donation opportunities. The lack of incoming donated blood has become an issue for LifeSouth's blood supplies.
- Problem: Not enough blood donated
- Who's affected? Donators, LifeSouth, patients that need blood transfusions.
Nancy,
ReplyDeleteYou have news articles varying from opportunities of a group of individuals to structured institutes, such as the government. This showcases the width of where opportunities exist. The one's effected by the problem are also broader than one might think at first hand. For example with the ceiling collapse at Union County prison effects actually much more than just the prisoners, but also all the staff at the prisons, the owners of the prison (local government?) and the families of the inmates.
Hi Nancy!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great variety of articles that you reviewed ranging from medical articles all the way to controversial political issues. The article that I was most familiar with was the Richard Spencer article. I believe it was a Thursday when he spoke and you could see all the costs of his speech adding up as you looked down the streets. Hundreds of police officers, UF public workers removing rocks, barriers being places and much more. I think that the whole situation was over hyped and wasn't needed. Furthermore, great analysis of the articles and great job picking ones that all weren't related.
Hi there Nancy!
ReplyDeleteThese were some very interesting articles, and the problems and opportunities that they present have such a wide variety. The Richard Spencer issue is something that is super interesting, as I could see all of the extra police but never knew how much we had spent to get that. The amount of work that was required for that event was evident, as could be seen too by such an astronomical cost! Super interesting to find out how much schools spend to ensure public safety. Overall great job on your analysis of all the articles.