To receive credit for this assignment:

Select a recent (within the past 6 months) news article from a reputable local (to you) news source that deals with one of the social issues this course covers (e.g, homelessness, food insecurity, etc.). You can use a national news source, as long as the article focuses on your local area.
Some examples of Dallas-Fort Worth news sources (you are not restricted to these sources, but please be sure you’re using reputable news sources):
UNT: North Texas Daily (Links to an external site.)
Denton: Denton Record-Chronicle (Links to an external site.)
Dallas: Dallas News (Links to an external site.)
Fort Worth: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Links to an external site.)
Submit a post to this discussion board (as a text post, NOT a file attachment).
Summarize the article and analyze it in relation to the concepts discussed in this course (use your own words, cite when using information from any source).
Be sure to identify the social issue being addressed and include a link to the article.
Conclude with your opinion on the issue and a question to provoke further discussion.
Your total post should be a minimum of 500 words.
Subscribe to this discussion board (Links to an external site.) and respond to any replies your classmates or I post.
This discussion board will remain open for 1 week after the due date to accommodate conversation.