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These articles are all from the Orlando Sentinel because I'm representing my hometown here.
1) Puerto Rican evacuees fret over Central Florida housing
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1698229FCA7235A8?p=WORLDNEWS
Federal housing assistance is running out for the Puerto Rican refugees. There is an extension until March, but that's only for a few individuals who qualify for it. This was only supposed to be a quick fix to a problem. Due to a bunch of miscommunication and arguments, a better solution has not been found. One reason is because the Puerto Rican governor--Ricardo Rosselló--has not made the request for this housing to be extended because he thinks it needs to be made available in Puerto Rico first. He is also the only person who can make this extension happen in Florida. Apparently this program has already been enacted there but he insisted it was not in motion. Meanwhile, other organizations like Latino leadership are trying to help these people but they don't know what they need and they don't have enough resources to carry out anything helpful. There are also shouldering a lot of the burden of trying to find new homes for the evacuees.
The problem boils down to miscommunication and making a short fix solve a problem too big for it.
The Puerto Rican evacuees have the problem.
2) 2 counties turn cold shoulder - to homeless
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1698C9E2CE7F4208?p=WORLDNEWS
Recently, it's been very cold in Florida which has driven the homeless to seek shelter inside. Lake and Osceola county, however, do not have any resources for the homeless. A few churches in the area opened their doors because of the massive need If any come seeking aid, they send them to the emergency shelters in Orlando. Both of these counties have transitional housing aid, but nowhere for the homeless to stay while they're waiting for a home. It's not a issue of funding; very little money would be needed to set up shelters. Both counties are slowly recognizing this need, but neither one has done anything about it.
The problem: No one is stepping forward to making this happen.
The homeless people have the problem.
3) Longwood looking for new manager
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1695294DDA58DB98?p=WORLDNEWS
Longwood is looking for a new city manager. The last one, Jon Williams, is stepping down because he feels the rest of the commissioners are "moving in a different direction". They basically begged him to stay, but he still declined. Before he goes, they're paying him a lot of money as he's being decommissioned out. His decision occurred right after three city commissioners supported the casino-style gambling going on at the Sanford Orlando Kennel Club. Nobody wants to see him go because he's well-loved. However, Police Chief David E. Dowda will be the acting city commissioner until February 1.
The problem: A man whos' really good at what he does is stepping down and now they have to find someone equally as qualified and get him used to the rest of the team.
The city government as well as the city of Longwood has this problem.
4) Orange deputies seek public's aid in solving teen's slaying
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1698C9E4682D7DF0?p=WORLDNEWS
Orange Country deputies are asking people to help them find out what happened to a teenager in the time between he left school and a relative found him shot to death. He was last seen at 12:30 p.m. at school and was found dead about 3:15 p.m. at his home on Lynchburg Court. There was a silver four-door sedan that maybe connected to the murder. No motive or details are really known, which is why the deputies are asking the community. The teenager, Justin Machado, was well-liked by his peers, but nonetheless the police believes that answers lie with those same peers.
The problem: There aren't enough details to bring justice to the killer and closure to the family.
Justin's family as well as the Orange Country deputies have this problem.
5) A big 'if' as citrus sweats out help from Congress
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1695294F6C09F4D0?p=WORLDNEWS
Hurricane Irma really hit the citrus industry hard. U.S. Senate is soon voting on forking over $761 million dollars for hurrican damages to the citrus business. This is important because before the hurricane, a fly from Asia brought an incurable disease commonly known as 'greening' whichw ere already killing off numerous citrus trees. Last year it seemed to be on the decline, but then Irma hit us. Florida orange juice has a stricter standard from the quality of the juice to the way they treat their pickers. Central America simply does not have as high of a standard. The citrus industry is integral to Florida and would take away a lot of jobs, business, and revenue if it died. California may or may not surpass Florida in American orange production, but the hurricane is not solely to blame for this. Also, greening has been spotted in California so it might not jump ahead too soon.
In regards to the aid, if it is given, it will take about three months to be distributed to citrus growers because that job has now been deemed as a congressional duty. If the growers get the aid, they will use the research from finding a cure for greening to use the land more efficiently, grow trees less susceptible to greening, etc. These will raise production and make Florida more money in citrus.
The problem: Citrus in Florida is on the decline and if the growers don't get this congressional aid, it may be hard to make a comeback after Hurrican Irma hit.
Citrus growers and consumers have this problem.
1) Puerto Rican evacuees fret over Central Florida housing
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1698229FCA7235A8?p=WORLDNEWS
Federal housing assistance is running out for the Puerto Rican refugees. There is an extension until March, but that's only for a few individuals who qualify for it. This was only supposed to be a quick fix to a problem. Due to a bunch of miscommunication and arguments, a better solution has not been found. One reason is because the Puerto Rican governor--Ricardo Rosselló--has not made the request for this housing to be extended because he thinks it needs to be made available in Puerto Rico first. He is also the only person who can make this extension happen in Florida. Apparently this program has already been enacted there but he insisted it was not in motion. Meanwhile, other organizations like Latino leadership are trying to help these people but they don't know what they need and they don't have enough resources to carry out anything helpful. There are also shouldering a lot of the burden of trying to find new homes for the evacuees.
The problem boils down to miscommunication and making a short fix solve a problem too big for it.
The Puerto Rican evacuees have the problem.
2) 2 counties turn cold shoulder - to homeless
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1698C9E2CE7F4208?p=WORLDNEWS
Recently, it's been very cold in Florida which has driven the homeless to seek shelter inside. Lake and Osceola county, however, do not have any resources for the homeless. A few churches in the area opened their doors because of the massive need If any come seeking aid, they send them to the emergency shelters in Orlando. Both of these counties have transitional housing aid, but nowhere for the homeless to stay while they're waiting for a home. It's not a issue of funding; very little money would be needed to set up shelters. Both counties are slowly recognizing this need, but neither one has done anything about it.
The problem: No one is stepping forward to making this happen.
The homeless people have the problem.
3) Longwood looking for new manager
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1695294DDA58DB98?p=WORLDNEWS
Longwood is looking for a new city manager. The last one, Jon Williams, is stepping down because he feels the rest of the commissioners are "moving in a different direction". They basically begged him to stay, but he still declined. Before he goes, they're paying him a lot of money as he's being decommissioned out. His decision occurred right after three city commissioners supported the casino-style gambling going on at the Sanford Orlando Kennel Club. Nobody wants to see him go because he's well-loved. However, Police Chief David E. Dowda will be the acting city commissioner until February 1.
The problem: A man whos' really good at what he does is stepping down and now they have to find someone equally as qualified and get him used to the rest of the team.
The city government as well as the city of Longwood has this problem.
4) Orange deputies seek public's aid in solving teen's slaying
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1698C9E4682D7DF0?p=WORLDNEWS
Orange Country deputies are asking people to help them find out what happened to a teenager in the time between he left school and a relative found him shot to death. He was last seen at 12:30 p.m. at school and was found dead about 3:15 p.m. at his home on Lynchburg Court. There was a silver four-door sedan that maybe connected to the murder. No motive or details are really known, which is why the deputies are asking the community. The teenager, Justin Machado, was well-liked by his peers, but nonetheless the police believes that answers lie with those same peers.
The problem: There aren't enough details to bring justice to the killer and closure to the family.
Justin's family as well as the Orange Country deputies have this problem.
5) A big 'if' as citrus sweats out help from Congress
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1695294F6C09F4D0?p=WORLDNEWS
Hurricane Irma really hit the citrus industry hard. U.S. Senate is soon voting on forking over $761 million dollars for hurrican damages to the citrus business. This is important because before the hurricane, a fly from Asia brought an incurable disease commonly known as 'greening' whichw ere already killing off numerous citrus trees. Last year it seemed to be on the decline, but then Irma hit us. Florida orange juice has a stricter standard from the quality of the juice to the way they treat their pickers. Central America simply does not have as high of a standard. The citrus industry is integral to Florida and would take away a lot of jobs, business, and revenue if it died. California may or may not surpass Florida in American orange production, but the hurricane is not solely to blame for this. Also, greening has been spotted in California so it might not jump ahead too soon.
In regards to the aid, if it is given, it will take about three months to be distributed to citrus growers because that job has now been deemed as a congressional duty. If the growers get the aid, they will use the research from finding a cure for greening to use the land more efficiently, grow trees less susceptible to greening, etc. These will raise production and make Florida more money in citrus.
The problem: Citrus in Florida is on the decline and if the growers don't get this congressional aid, it may be hard to make a comeback after Hurrican Irma hit.
Citrus growers and consumers have this problem.
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