5A Identifying Local Opportunities

• Trump's first year in office was a huge setback for U.S.-Latin American ties by Andres Oppenheimer
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/1698CFFAEA460198?p=WORLDNEWS
• This article touches on how President Donald Trump is basically disrespecting the Latin American countries and is not realizing what they have to offer.  President Trump had referred to some of the countries as 'shitholes'.  President Trump declared there is a wall and has already deported several hard working Latin Americans out of the country.  The article also goes over how Trump does not realize that the Americans export three times more to Latin American countries than to China.  The first year with the Trump administration has put a major setback with Latin American countries that is going to be very hard to bring back.
• The problem: Trump is slowly burning serious bridges with all Latin American countries that can offer the United States if they were to be on good terms.  Nothing good ever comes out of being disrespectful to different countries.  With this continuing to happen the United States is slowly going to see consequences.
• The people: The people that are becoming involved in this are the Trump administration and the Latin American immigrants that are currently living in the United States.

• Parties settle lawsuit over TV 'fat shaming' allegation by Jose Lambiet
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/169A1F8C476F84C8?p=WORLDNEWS
• This article talks about a longtime CBS4 cameraman suing the company for demoting him when he fat shamed star reporter Jim DeFede.  Hassan was sued in federal court on March 23rd for religious, racial, and age discrimination.  The former Florida A&M football player Hassan changed his name from Wilfred Ardley since he had become a Muslim.  Hassan claims he was supposed to protect DeFede's image and did not do so good enough.  Hassan claims that one of his colleagues asked him "What is wrong with your people?" when referring to muslims.
• The problem: There is a lot of racism all over the world and this is an example of it.  Hassan was racially attacked for not doing his job "good enough" which still is no reason to racially discriminate someone.
• The people: The people involved are the staff involved at CBS4, including Hassan and DeFede.  Others that could be considered involved are the muslim religion and black community.

• Alyson Chadwick: Public has lost sight of government's purpose
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/169A212892CCDDC0?p=WORLDNEWS
• This article is about how a girl from Gainesville was talking to one of her neighbors and her neighbor suggested there be no government and have everyone come together and band together raising money and supporting themselves.  Alyson then went on to explain how that is what a government is and then realized with everything going on with the Trump administration, a lot of people do not look at it like that.  Alyson then went on to explain how there are a lot of people on the Trump administration that are not qualified for their jobs and he is making a lot worse than it really should be.
• The problem: There are many people who are unhappy with the way the government are handling several situations and the people are trying to think of ways to make it better.  
• The people: The people involved in this scenario is basically the population in the United States.

• Garage glitch may be costing city dearly by Andrew Caplan
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/169976F5697D8560?p=WORLDNEWS
• This article is about the garage in Gainesville that is located on 105 SW Third St.  They had discovered a busted payment system that is costing the city of Gainesville hundreds of thousands of dollars.  This is a major issue because if they were bringing in all of the money that they possibly could, they would be able to put it towards a lot to benefit the city.  It was noted that there were employees stealing thousands of dollars along with people making fake passes.  One of the issues for the garage is that there is also nearby free parking.  They plan on fixing the issue and generating more money from the 24 hour parking garage.
• The problem: People are stealing thousands of dollars from the garage and finding ways around it to not pay.  The deal was never clear as well which leads to the owner thinking that its another way he is losing out on the money of the garage as it continues to decline in revenue.
• The people: The people involved in this are the owners and the community of Gainesville that are using the garage.

• LifeSouth says cold weather has hurt blood supplies by Renee Castro
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/169976F5630E03A8?p=WORLDNEWS
• This article is about the whether storms taking place in Alabama and Georgia causing the states to have a negative impact on blood supply, causing them to cancel their blood drives.  LifeSouth is now calling on Florida to restock its blood supply to help.  It was also noted that because of the cold whether in Florida, their blood supply has also been down.  There will be two places in Gainesville where people will be able to donate their blood.  They are trying to have cities compete for someone to have the title for most blood donors and to get as many people to donate as possible.
• The problem: There is a shortage of blood supply in Georgia, Alabama, and even Florida due to whether.  This could be putting a lot of people's lives in danger.
• The people: The people involved in this is the companies responsible for bringing in blood, the people making a difference, and the people who could potentially be put at risk for there being a lack of blood supply.