1. . “Pinellas works fast to
replace dozens of teachers leaving troubled schools. HUGE RUSH TO FILL SPOTS”
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This article was all about different schools in
and around Pinellas County that are in need of teachers for the next
school year. Many schools deemed “troubled” have had teachers leave, retire, or
teachers whom have transferred. The county held a job fair for the turnaround
schools in need. Many people showed up but that does not guarantee a job.
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The problem in this story is that not all of
the possible candidates who showed up are qualified for the job. Aside from
having the education degree(s); some may not have experience or enjoy the job
once they receive it.
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The school board of Pinellas
County has the problem of not having enough teachers to switch and provide all
schools with proper instructors. The school board needs to recruit and add more
teachers to their payroll.
2. “SUPPORTERS OF TRANSIT TAX COULD PETITION”
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This article was
all about the proposed .5 tax raise that could take place for Hillsborough County.
This tax raise would last for fifteen years to help generate enough money to
work on the roadways and transit projects. In prior
attempts to raise the taxes, the idea has never been put into action. This time
around, with a shorter time span of 15 years, it is going through the steps and
may be on the November ballot.
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The problem is those who reside in Hillsborough
County who do not want an increase in taxes for the next fifteen years. I do
not think anyone really cheers when taxes are raised.
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The Hillsborough County commissioners have the
problem in this case as it will be difficult to arrange this tax for the
ballot. The problem is wasting the space for this question, instead of
something more achievable, during voting and possibly having it denied after
tallying the votes.
3. “CAN
PARK DELIVER ON $35.5M PROMISE?”
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This article was
all about the possible renovation of a park in downtown Tampa. The park is
going to waste and unused by the general public. Combining the BP oil spill settlement
money with other funding; the 35.5 million park would create a modern and
useful park with sport courts, boat areas, and common area buildings.
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The problem in
this article is the general public of Tampa and some city council members do
not think that much money should be put into a single park renovation. It is
certainly a lot of money but claims to create a park worth the wait/financial investment.
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The older
generations have an issue with this park being torn down (originally built in
the 1970’s) to create an over the top unneeded park in old West Tampa.
4. “BEST CITIES FOR JOBS? NONE HERE MAKE CUT”
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This article is
all about the top cities to find jobs released by a website. There were not any
cities in Florida listed in the top 25 by this website. The website ranked such
cities by the happiness of employees, the pay rate, how easy to get a job in
said city, and how affordable is it to live in that city.
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The problem is
that all cities in Florida do not have appropriate answers to the four criteria
listed above according to the website.
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The people in
the workforce of Florida have the problem of not being satisfied with their
jobs or benefit of hefty pay. The cost of living is naturally increasing and
Florida’s questionable tax raises does not help make job offers in Florida more
appealing to outsiders.
5. “SPORTS
AUTHORITY IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS”
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This article is all
about how the sports store, Sports Authority, is going out of business and
closing all locations. There are multiple Sports Authority located in the Tampa
area, all of which will be empty buildings soon. The company began in Fort
Lauderdale in 1987 and has been bought out by some companies and eventually was
bought by a private company which could not manage to
stay afloat with alternative methods to purchase sports goods.
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The problem in
this article was there were not enough profits to keep Sports Authority in
business with numerous locations nationwide.
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The problem in
this article are the business owners not able to generate new customers and
continue to bring old costumers coming back for more. Marketing wise there was
not enough produced to help the company spread far and wide.
You have found five interesting stories. I think that number 3 and 4 are the most interesting. I find it hard to believe that 35.5 M dollars for a single park would be a worthy investment. I think they could easily break that up and benefit more than one park. As for number 4, I find it shocking that no Florida cities made the cut. This is somewhat discouraging for me as I would like to stay in Florida after graduation.
ReplyDeletehttp://chriscooksey7.blogspot.com/
I found all of your articles to be intriguing, but the one that warranted my immediate attention is the piece on Sports Authority going out of business. Being a sports management major, former athlete, and frequent Sports Authority customer you would think I would've already heard this news at some point. It's truly saddening to see a business just a few months short of the 30 year anniversary of opening for business fail. I feel concerns for all my fellow sports enthusiasts that are eventually going to lose their jobs.
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