Sunday, January 24, 2016

Identifying Local Opportunities

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20160124/ARTICLES/160129831/1139?Title=Crapo-s-bold-steps-come-with-legal-bills
A) Crapos bold steps come with legal bills
B) Crapo has been seeking unpaid property taxes over the last few years from high profile organizations, some with nonprofit or charitable status.
C) The problem is that organizations are seeking charitable status just to avoid taxes, despite the fact that many of them shouldn't actually remain untaxed.
D) The problem lies with the government, which is allowing companies to go tax free and is also not collecting a fair amount of tax.

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20160124/ARTICLES/160129827/1182?Title=Driver-unhappy-with-synching-of-traffic-lights
A) Driver unhappy with synching of traffic lights
B) The light at 16th and 43rd is only long enough for 8-10 cars to go through, created a substantial back up for the drivers going through the light.
C) Area drivers are becoming increasingly frustrated with traffic lights that are much shorter than their demand merits.
D) The problem lies with both the government and the people who use the light. The government will probably see mounting frustrations as the town continues to spread westward, and more traffic goes through the light.

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/23/teachers-speaking-legislature-listening/79244348/
A) Teachers speak out, but is the legislature listening?
B) Teachers protested the legislator in a fiery way that made their views clear on standardized testing, bonuses for standardized testing, and the way that politics are polluting the classroom.
C) The problem is that our best teachers really are fighting against policy infighting tension between the government and schools.
D) The problem lies in the middle of the gridlock between policy makers and teachers. This will also affect students.

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/01/22/calhoun-liberty-hospital-serving-shoestring/79128894/
A) Calhoun Liberty Hopsital Serving on Shoestring
B) There is a limited budget for small hospitals like this one, which can be so important when someone needs emergency medical attention. The story highlights a young snakebite victim in 2015.
C) The problem is that these area hospitals are so important for people who desperately need help. Other care can be hours away by ambulance, and that can be the difference between life and death.
D) The problem is in the hands of both the government, and those who are in need of emergency medical care in the area.

http://www.tallahassee.com/longform/money/2016/01/24/rise-assisted-living-facilities/79124882/
A) Rise in Senior Assisted Living Facilities
B) A sharp increase in senior care assisted living facilities in the Tallahassee area may lead to increased competition and cost comparison, at the end of the day possibly deeply decreasing benefits and services provided to people in facilities.
C) The problem is that if the competition gets fierce enough, the facilities will begin to cut amenities and that will hurt the people staying in them.
D) The problem will lie with the companies that have lost their ability to make strong profits, and the old people who will be losing their quality of living.

2 comments:

  1. I really like your last local opportunity. This is something that is going to affect everyone sooner or later in their lives and it is sad that an industry so important to the well-being and overall quality of life in our elders is facing these problems. It's as if the people involved are looking at problems the wrong, relying too much on competition instead of doing what's right for the elderly community. In one of my links, a man shot another person in the leg, but they were arrested for being a feeling owning a gun instead of the fact that he shot a person. People's perspectives can be bizarre at times. Good job on this post! Here is my link: http://entintheair.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities.html

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  2. Willy!
    I really enjoyed your article about teachers protesting. I think it is so important that we listen to our educators and let them have a voice in their profession. Educators are very disrespected and undermined, when a lot of them know more about education than the government. I think we need to keep politics out of the schools because this will only effect the students. Thanks for sharing some great issues with me.
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