Improving

Mangrove snapper fishing is improving - Bradenton Herald
Bait fish in the bays of the Manatee/Sarasota area are about as thick as I have ever seen in recent memory. The bulk of the action continues to be mangrove snapper, trout and redfish, but there are also some Spanish mackerel, flounder, bluefish

The candidates' positions on energy policy - Detroit Free Press
• Expand offshore oil and natural gas production. • Offer tax credits for zero- and low-emission cars and a $300-million prize for breakthrough battery development; enforce CAFE standards; support flex-fuel vehicles and alcohol-based fuels

Credit card debt rates high on list of taboo subjects - Chicago Tribune
T alk about taboo subjects. It seems most Americans would rather discuss their love lives with somebody they just met than how much they owe on their credit cards. They would also rather talk about their salaries, mortgage or rent payments, health

Very little concern for Business or Citizens

The take or leave it attitude of the government will continue to prevail and will not change until civil society and the business community can translate their call into action plans and assert themselves which can then impact the government and the opposition in some form which would then force them to view their demands constructively. The great Aristotle once observed that no state would be well administered unless and until civil society holds sway. This is very true in Sri Lanka and in many developing countries. People elect leaders for five to six years, watch in silence while they do what they desire for that period, and then attempt to throw them out in disgust and hope for better options at election times. This attitude of electing a dictatorship for six years is not the essence of democracy.