Editorials

The concept of a “powerhouse entity” to coordinate all aspects of local economic and community development surfaced more than a year ago by way of the Hardin County Vision Project, a federally financed goal-setting survey of local leaders.

Despite its ominous label, the concept basically is establishment of a one-stop clearinghouse for all things aimed at development.

The issue: Uflex announcement
Our view: New plant may be first of many

Kentucky is entering into a new arena of job growth and Elizabethtown has been chosen to lead the way.

The announcement that Uflex Ltd. plans to build a new manufacturing facility to produce polyester film packaging products is good news for the local employment picture. It initially will mean a $90 million investment and 125 jobs by December 2012 with both figures doubling by 2015.

And there’s much more to celebrate.

The issue: Fourth mistrial in Burke case
Our view: Mistrial does not represent justice denied

For the second time, jurors were unable to agree upon a verdict in the double murder case involving former U.S. Army Sgt. Brent Burke.

As a result of the jury’s impasse following hours of deliberation, Hardin Circuit Judge Kelly Mark Easton was forced to declare a mistrial.
This most recent mistrial is the fourth to occur in Burke’s ongoing high-profile case.

Back in February, which was Black History Month, Kentucky Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo suggested that a statue of Muhammad Ali would be a good addition to Capitol Rotunda.

The Kentuckians already honored there are President Abraham Lincoln; Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy; Vice President Alban Barkley, statesman Henry Clay and Ephraim McDowell, a pioneering surgeon.