Identifying Local Opportunities

1.)   CPR should be in all Wisconsin schools

http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/cpr-should-be-in-all-wisconsin-schools-b99651397z1-365212661.html

This story is about a man whose life was saved by a 15 year old boy who learned CPR in school over the summer. Basically this writer believe that every school in Wisconsin should offer this training to high school students for emergencies such as the one that the 15 year old faced that day. The problem is that all schools do not have training courses like CPR available for students to participate in. This is a problem for many Wisconsin schools as well as schools across the nation.

2.)   Danger brewing for coffee roasters

http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/trouble-brewing-at-work-b99634143z1-363740781.html

This story is about the dangers of a chemical called Diacetyl which is extremely harmful to the lungs and experts say is one of the most toxic chemicals they’ve ever seen. It seems over the last few decades coffee roasters have dying of cancer in higher numbers than the general population, specifically lung cancer. The problem is that although we know the dangers of these chemicals the CDC doesn’t have in place a proper method for tracking deaths related to Diacetyl. Even with complaints coming in to the CDC the data collection and surveillance systems that would be necessary to intervene are just not available. The people facing this problem range from coffee bean roaster who are exposed to this chemical to e-cigarette smokers.

3.)   Prisoners at Waupun allege abuse

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/268122872.html

This story was about allegations of abuse to inmates of a correctional institute in Wisconsin. Apparently the prison is claiming that inmates are lying about being beaten while handcuffed and psychologically abused while in solitary confinement. I believe the problem here is a lack of accountability. People who have this much power over another human without the proper training and monitoring can be extremely dangerous. The ones who face the largest challenge are the inmates themselves.

4.)   Gov. Deal adds 6 more counties for state of emergency

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GA_BIG_SNOWSTORM_GEORGIA_GAOL-?SITE=GAGAI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

This was an article about the weather in and near Atlanta Georgia. It appears that the government decided to declare 15 counties in total in a state of emergency because of freezing ice.. They will keep this state of emergency until at least Sunday night.

This is a problem because this state has little equipment to deal with potential ice and snow if the weather persists. The people who will face the main problems are the ones commuting to school, work, or anywhere else.

5.)   Spilled lumber blocks southbound lanes of I-75 south of Ocala

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20160121/ARTICLES/160129931/1182?Title=Spilled-lumber-blocks-southbound-lanes-of-I-75-south-of-Ocala

This was an article describing an accident involving three semis and a Volvo. It seems due to some backup on the interstate one of the semis while trying to exit the freeway caused the accident to occur. One of the other semis was carrying lumber and it all spilled onto the freeway. Even though fire rescue was on the scene quickly the pileup left lanes closed for over two hours causing a traffic jam that stretched for miles. This kind of problem occurs far too often. When an accident on a freeway happens the traffic has nowhere to go and therefor end up in a jam for hours on end. The main people who suffer from these kinds of accidents are the people who are commuting on these highways just trying to get home or get to work.