Title: The ex-property appraiser would be a project
subcontractor, raising some eyebrows.
Summary: The local Hillsborough property appraiser by the
name of Rob Turner and his company Assessment Services LLC have been chosen for
a new subcontracting project for the city of Tampa. The City Council is now
rethinking this decision after hearing Rob Turner will be the project manager
for this operation. In 2012 Rob Turner was wrapped up in a huge “personal
scandal” of sending various porn videos and sexual pictures to his old female
human resources worker.
Problem: The problem to me is actually very petty. There
are two or three council members who believe due to his past record he should
not be involved with anything that has to do with improving the city. Most are
saying, “They were very taken back” when they saw Rob Turners name on the
contract. While other council members are saying “The past is the past and he
is most qualified for this job.” As well as “everyone deserves a fresh start,
personal life should not mess with professional career”.
Who has the Problem: I believe the problem is lying within the City
Council to see if they will continue with Rob Turner as the project manager for
this operation or try to find someone who has equal expertise and
qualifications.
Title: Jim Ross: When to name names
Summary: This
article is about how local school board members are conflicted on disciplining
two teachers who have been called out for helping students on upcoming tests.
Problem: The problem in this article is the fact that
board members are conflicted with the fact if these two teachers should be
punished. This was a local news story trying to show that the two teachers
cared enough to help these particular students pass required tests yet they
were punished when the article used their real name. When is it okay to use names and when not to?
Who has the problem: Everyone in the community.
Title: Road, sidewalk concerns scuttle Blues Creek
expansion plan
Summary: The
Gainesville City Commission denied an application to further develop the
residential area of Blues Creek. There
are multiple debates about sidewalk extensions, flooding problems, not enough
space per home, etc.
Problem: People in the community of Blue Creek want
more homes to be built but the City Commission sees flooding problem as well as
safety problems with narrow roads and a lack of sidewalks.
Who has the problem: The residents of Blues Creek.
Title: Florida Book Store to close its doors after 83
years.
Summary: This book store opened up in 1933 and has
changed ownership about 5 or 6 times. This Wednesday coming up will be its last
day of operation and will be offering clearance sales all week until then.
Problem: A local store that has been around since the
20th century is now closing down for good, taking its culture and
tradition with it.
Who has the problem: Local students now have to go online or are
forced to go to the Reitz Union to get their books which leaves them little
wiggle room for competitive prices on books.
Title: Service dog? Therapy dog? There's a difference
Summary: A local women has a service dog who is not
always welcomed with warm interactions and smiles. People sometimes perceive
the people that “need” these dogs as people who are taking advantage of the system
to take their dogs wherever they want. Is there a difference between a dog
wearing a service vest and a therapy dog?
Problem: How
can we make the local Gainesville community warm up to the idea of having
animals in retail stores such as Publix and Home Depot.
Who has the problem: Local shoppers in Gainesville.
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ReplyDeleteYour last story between service dogs and therapy dogs stood out to me. Of course, only service dogs are allowed into stores to assist their owner. Thinking about this situation between service dogs and therapy dogs being in stores, one would think that retail could just allow any pets to come into their stores. I feel that even so, corporations would face huge, potential threats, such as customers with pet allergies, if accidents were to happen to a pet in the store, or if a pet were to attack another customer. If any of these incidents were to happen, the store could be held responsible for it. In addition, even if the retail stores in Gainesville were to open up to the idea, some of these retail stores are part of massive corporations, which would mean major consideration for opening the policy towards pets throughout all of their other retail stores that they have.
ReplyDeleteHi Collin,
ReplyDeleteYour first story made me feel very confused. I want to pity the guy with the past record because it's crazy to believe one bad decision could ruin the rest of your career. However, on the other hand, it's hard to make excuses for one person and not the other, regardless of how severe different situations were. If one person is excused for doing something illegal, it's hard to fight the case against someone else.
Furthermore, your service dog story really hit close to home. My roommate actually did something terrible and convinced a therapist her dog was a therapy dog. Because of that, he is able to live in our apartment and go with her wherever she wants. However, he is no where near a service dog. He is completely untrained and illegally living in our apartment for no right reason. And in the case of your story, he could cause potential harm to customers for no right reason either.