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Identifying Local Opportunities

AGENCIES OFFER HURRICANE AID; There are a number of relief opportunities for victims of Irma
o   This article discusses different relief efforts that Tampa offered after hurricane Irma and where to go to get them, such as for the homeless and loans for small businesses. It talks about the devastation of the storm and the importance of helping out those who were affected.
o   The problem in the story is that there are many people left without power and/or the means to get to a store to buy supplies as well as problems facing the homeless in a situation like this.
o   Lower-income families, the homeless, and anyone who was left without power in Tampa have the problem.

WATER WAS CAILIN'S 'HAPPY PLACE'; Cancer takes Tampa prep swimmer at 14
·      This article is about a local Tampa girl, 14, who lost a long, hard battle with cancer. It discusses her worsening condition and the effect her death had on her schoolmates.
·      The problem in the story is the pure tragedy that cancer can have on not just an individual or their family, but also on an entire society.
·      Anyone affected by cancer or diseases have problems like this or similar.


POLICE SEEK HELP TO FIND PERSON WHO HIT WOMAN

·      This article is about the search to find the person who attacked a 69-year-old woman by police in St. Petersburg. The attacker violently hit the woman and then followed her into her home, kept attacking her and stole her purse.
·      The problem this article deals with is that of safety, walking alone and not knowing self-defense tactics. People who are elderly are especially vulnerable, as are women, and walking alone is never a good idea if you can avoid it.
·      People that deal with this problem are those who live alone or have to make commutes every day that include walking alone or encountering dangerous individuals and not being able to defend themselves.


MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING 2 TEENS AFTER POSING AS GIRL ON FACEBOOK
·      This article talks about a man who posed as a girl on Facebook to lure two teenage boys to his house, and then sexually assaulted both of them on two different dates.
·      The problem in this article is the dangers of social media and how easy it is to be fooled by some of the things posted on the internet, as well as the danger of going somewhere you know little about.
·      The people affected by the problem are all users of social media, but especially younger kids and teens who can be tricked more easily.

SENATOR: AIRBAG FIX IS TOO SLOW
·      This article talks about Senator Bill Nelson’s move to do something about a recall for Takata Airbags in cars that has been in effect for 2 years, yet still has not been fully implanted. He referenced Trump’s lack of attention paid to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the possible dangers included in not fixing all of the air bags.
·      The problem in this article is that there are people driving cars that could have a potentially defective air bag.

·      The people affected by this problem are those whose airbags fall under the recall but have not gotten the fix or do not know about the recall.

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