Personal Narrative: Growing Up At The Police Academy

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When I was at the Police Academy in Florida approximately 20 plus years ago, the academy was located in a old misty building. The air conditioning units were outdated, the windows were poorly insulated and I would feel horrible within an hour of being in the building. What made it worse, was that I wasn't the only police officer cadet being affected by the poor indoor air quality. As soon as we go outside, the horrible feelings would go away. Growing up in a old house with a Michigan basement (Creepy/Damp/smelly storage cellar), radon wasn't really investigated back than. Homeowners were more concerned with their basements flooding, rather than radon.Years later when I became a firefighter, medical cases were enlightened by the effects