Identifying Local Opportunities

1. Women Cops hope to arrest sexist behavior in GPDhttp://www.gainesville.com/article/20160123/ARTICLES/160129860?p=1&tc=pg

Within the GPD there are reports of sexual harassment and unequal treatment of the department's four female lieutenants and the police chief is investigating to fix the problem. The problem in the story is from the fact that it stems from the unequal treatment between men and women in the workforce. Not only do these female officers have this problem but females everywhere are able to be subject to unequal treatment. Hopefully this unequal treatment is solved as soon as possible.

2. GPD Basketball-Playing Officer Returns with Back-up: Shaq
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20160123/ARTICLES/160129851?tc=cr

A GPD officer was called to check out a noise complaint of kids playing basketball on the street. When he arrives instead of kicking them out or scolding them he says that he has no problem with kids playing basketball and then joins them. He said he would return with back-up and Shaq makes a surprise appearance. The problem presented in the story is the fact that someone would complain about kids playing basketball. Keeping kids occupied on something productive will keep them out of trouble which was the whole point of the officer playing with the kids. He would rather be called out for kids committing a real crime, not playing basketball. Children today have this problem of always being looked at as delinquents. Instead of trying to shut kids down we should try to build them up by keeping them involved with sports, arts, or anything else productive. 

3. More than 300 March to say: Hands off our Parkhttp://www.gainesville.com/article/20160123/ARTICLES/160129842?tc=cr

More than 300 people marched in protest to the idea of opening up Paynes Prairie to activities such as hunting, cattle grazing or other activities that can damage the environment. The problem in the story is that people who wish to use Paynes Prairie for such activities will damage the environment and it goes against what state parks are for. The residence of the area have this problem. Many people moved to the area because of Paynes Prairie but if the environment is damaged it will all for not. 

4. Community Looks to save Rock Gymhttp://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A822BD848DB9C8?p=AWNB

A local Rock Gym is now closed due to structural damage. Removing the carpet it was discovered that there were cracks in the concrete and the wall was sinking in the foundation. The problem is that the Rock Gym was a place for many people to go and have fun and relieve stress but now that it is closed all those people won't have the opportunity. The members of the community and the employees have this problem. 

5. Gator Cinemas creat GoFundMehttp://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A7CE3AB99FC520?p=AWNB

Gator Cinemas a local movie theater that showed movies for $2 has closed down for renovations. They are now trying to raise $15,000 to renovate the theater. The problem presented is that a theater that was real well known in the community has shut down and does not have enough funds to renovate. This affects the people of the community.