South Carolina officials are striving to clean beaches
By: Jasmine smith
In South Carolina, there are the North Myrtle Beach which go across the coast of South Carolina. There have been some officials of the state that are becoming unsatisfied with the way the beach is left looking after a natural disaster like a hurricane. They have been coming up with ways to try and build some infrastructures on the beach because that will help to border the beaches so that there will not be as bad of an aftermath as before. They plan on doing this as soon as possible, but it is not a plan they want to pursue immediately. They want it to be something that will be done immediately when the problem happens rather than have a plan that will fail because they did it too early. First they plan to gather people who will help clean up right after the phenomena by first making sure the people are dedicated to helping clean up. Next they will start to plan out someone ideas of how to build something that will withhold on a beach and help the beaches to stay looking nice. There are going to be tides that are going to come into South Carolina in about October from the 25 to about the 30 that are going to come about 6 to 15 feet close to houses. They could be detrimental to the citizens and their families and to the places that they have called home for so long and they would be destroyed by the disaster because some of these houses are built so close to the beach. The FEMA, which is the Federal Emergency Management Agency, have tried to set aside funding for disasters which include flooding or coastal emergencies. They set up a project to replenish many beaches with 750,000 cubic years of sand cost which is almost $11 million. This issue is important for the people’s sakes because the beach is a place where the people go to enjoy time with their families. Therefore if a natural disaster ruins the beach it will take a while for it to actually be cleaned up and that is also time that people are losing to travel and have fun with their families so it would be very hard for North Carolina to make money off of the tourists who are going to come to the beach if there is debris everywhere. It also matters because they would be ruining any animal or plant life that lives on or within the beach and that would mean that they could lose so many different species of things on the beach.
Recent Budget Cuts in Alabama, Shut down Rural Area’s DMV
by: issac boateng
Alabama is going through a serious budget problem that has made them have to consider many options to improve Alabama’s economy in the recent month. Alabama is one of the only states that reduce benefits from tax forms. This means that they are getting less money than they are giving out to the public. Issues such as when in 2010 Bob, the former governor of Alabama, had borrowed 160 million from the state rainy day fund in order to prevent general agency cuts. If the amount is not paid back by 2020 there will be even more problems in years to come. One issue that Alabama is facing now is the recent shutdown of many rural area DMVs. On October 1, 2015, government officials in Alabama decided that they would cut many of the rural area DMVs. This started a series of debates and arguments across the state. Many of the people in the rural areas feel that their voices were not being heard on the issue. Rev. Jesse Jackson once confronted on the issue said, “ Alabama's closure of 31 driver license offices, many in poor, rural, majority black counties, will hurt their ability to vote as they'll have to drive farther to get a license, the most common photo ID used to vote.” He said himself and Rep. Terri Sewell, are calling for a federal investigation of the closures with the shutdown of rural area DMVs many citizens feel that they would lose their ability to vote in this year’s elections. This due to the fact that many citizens use their driver’s license as a form of identification.
Lawmakers and other governing bodies of Alabama speak differently on the issue and when abc3340 confronted the Governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley, he said that it was a business decision to deal with the limited resources. He also went on to say that each citizen’s right to vote is not being infringed on. He stated that each citizen in Alabama is given a voter identification card when they go to vote. Some government officials such as U.S representative, Terri Sewell, are appalled at the recent decision by Bentley. In a letter to the Department of Justice, Sewell made a series of allegations that are still under review and will be available when they are finished.
Lawmakers and other governing bodies of Alabama speak differently on the issue and when abc3340 confronted the Governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley, he said that it was a business decision to deal with the limited resources. He also went on to say that each citizen’s right to vote is not being infringed on. He stated that each citizen in Alabama is given a voter identification card when they go to vote. Some government officials such as U.S representative, Terri Sewell, are appalled at the recent decision by Bentley. In a letter to the Department of Justice, Sewell made a series of allegations that are still under review and will be available when they are finished.
Expo leading Senior Citizens in the right direction
by: Ravyn Ramsey
In Oakland Park, Florida, the company Expo is trying to help out Senior Citizens by keeping them extra healthy. They have been trying to help them by constantly checking their blood pressure which is key to their health. This helps them to keep track and remain in good shape/health and to also keep them in a community where they will be respected due too the fact that they are LGBT. The argument is to see if this technique will actually work especially for the Senior Citizens of the LGBT community. The argument can very well be supported due to the fact that Expo has an event with the Pride Center that allows all Senior Citizens of the LGBT community to come out and be a part of the health even that is hosted every year. This shows that there are businesses and companies that support LGBT and will care about their well-being when living in a society like this where they are not always respected around others. One interesting fact about this article is that some one of the Seniors asked if the company was dog-friendly because their pet is very important to them. Another interesting fact is that married couples that are Seniors really enjoy trying to stay extra healthy because they are doing it with their other half that will remain by their side. Also, one other interesting fact in this article is that the Pride Center has come a long a long way in supporting LGBT because there once was a time where they would not get any support from non-LGBT citizens and now they can say that they have a decent amount of support because they now have more than 60 providers in the fields of health care, aging and geriatrics that are lined up to participate in the event. So it is clear to say that this event has gained more supporters since the time before where they didn’t have any supporters.