Opportunity #1
Title: Dog day at beach passes test in Boynton City officials pleased with cleanup efforts last month at Oceanfront Park
Link: http://bi.galegroup.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/essentials/article/GALE%7CA570445136/527108b4d00bcb309909346f063a79cc?u=gain40375
Description: This is a problem in my hometown that was actually solved very well but there is an opportunity to be had. There is a beachfront park in my area called Oceanfront Park. This beautiful park attracted all sorts of visitors, including ones that own dogs. People have been complaining for months that they keep walking in "dog poop", the city of Boynton finally addressed the problem by spending hundreds of thousands on renovations on finding a solution for the waste. However, this issue will persist until the renovations are finished.
Problem Description: There are lots of dog owners that bring their pets to the beach wind up leaving waste that causes lots of problems for other beachgoers.
Who has the problem: The beachgoers and residents of the Oceanfront Park area, there are lots of people who frequent the area and the constant presence of dog waste gives them reason for an issue.
Opportunity #2
Title: Police radio fans bemoan agencies' use of encryption
Link: http://bi.galegroup.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/essentials/article/GALE%7CA570445137/c5a710ae9bd4a0d5de352c7944e13b8a?u=gain40375
Description: This article is about people that like to stay well informed about the situations that occur near where they live. The way that these people stay informed is through using police radios and listening to the police scanners. They find that it helps them stay better informed because they hear the police reports directly. The police stations have started to encrypt their scanners which makes it so that the residents aren't able to interpret the messages. Their (the police dept.) feeling is that civilians shouldn't be listening to police reports.
Problem Description: Citizens in South Florida are listening in on police reports to stay better informed but the police departments encrypt the messages so that they can't listen in.
Who has the problem: This problem is endured by both the residents and the police departments of the areas where people use police scanner messages to stay better informed.
Opportunity #3
Title: In your community
Link: http://bi.galegroup.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/essentials/article/GALE%7CA570566872/759a415a3c39f83763796eff6b42f34a?u=gain40375
Description: Upon first glance, this article just seems like procedural information headlining a meeting that is going to occur soon. But as we look closer, it can be seen that there is a meeting about fighting the addiction problems that are occurring in Palm Beach County. It is written by the American Bar Association that this problem directly affects them because "According to the American Bar Association, because many lawyers and judges are overachievers who carry an enormous workload, the tendency to 'escape' from daily problems through the use of drugs and alcohol is prevalent in the legal community". This article shows the issue that is plaguing the legal industry and those who work for it.
Problem Description: Lawyers, judges and other legal professionals have large workloads and use drugs and alcohol to cope with the burdens.
Who has the problem: The lawyers have the problem of resorting to such measures because of the stress, the people that the lawyers represent have the problem of having drugged up lawyers that have issues because of their workload, and the city has the problem of this issue persisting in such a formal profession.
Opportunity #4
Title: Homeless woes persist downtown At last count the city had 434 homeless people, about 38 of them downtown
Link:http://bi.galegroup.com/essentials/article/GALE%7CA570566924/3e602b122f91c4f82160fea48c72fde8?u=gain40375
Description: This article is about the growing homeless population, especially in downtown south Florida which is a residential area. The article begins with a 70 year old woman who was walking her tiny dog in a stroller and it was stolen by a homeless man. She eventually found her dog after a long time. However the ordeal was very traumatizing. The article then moves to say that the city's efforts aren't enough to curb the homeless population and that it is a bad situation for all involved.
Problem Description: There is a growing homeless population in Palm Beach County area and it is causing more and more problems for the residents of the area.
Who has the problem: The residents have the problem of having a lot of homeless people that can disturb their day to day life, the city has the problem of trying to figure out how to curb this issue, the homeless people have the problem of not having anywhere to go.
Opportunity #5
Title: Trio of Palm Beach County restaurants shut down temporarily
Link: http://bi.galegroup.com/essentials/article/GALE%7CA570057465/a4e2a79481ac6381d89afb7bfc728446?u=gain40375
Description: This article describes how three well-frequented Palm Beach County restaurant were recently asked to close their doors due to failing health inspections. The reasons for the health inspections were everything from roaches to rodents and food being improperly stored. These restaurants have to change their ways in order to be approved by the department of health to reopen.
Problem Description: There are restaurants in South Florida that have been asked to close temporarily due to improper food practices and unclean environments.
Who has the problem: The restaurants have the problem of having to close because of unsanitary conditions and failing inspections, the people who eat at these restaurants have the risk of getting sick from eating the food.
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