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Today's Opinions

  • MLK Day urges us to be better people

    The nation and the attitudes that Martin Luther King Jr. sought to change have changed and generally for the better.
    The civil rights movement brought together thousands in search of the assurance of basic human desires such as kindness, fairness, equality and justice.

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  • Jan. 14: Our readers write

    School Board Recognition Month
    January is School Board Recognition Month in Kentucky.  I would like to take this opportunity to publicly express my appreciation to Hardin County Schools Board of Education members Kay Sharon, Charlie Wise, Suzy Broadwater, John Emary and Mike Kinney. I also would like to recognize Scott Tubbs, whose term ended in December.  All of our board members do a wonderful job representing our students, parents, faculty, staff and our county’s residents. 

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  • Editorial: Stroke of luck for patients

    In what was described by CEO David Gray as an accomplishment resulting from roughly two years of work, Hardin Memorial Hospital has met the requirements to become certified as a primary stroke center. The designation places HMH among an elite group of hospitals in the state best positioned to treat patients who fall victim to stroke. The certification also serves as further evidence that HMH is expanding the value it delivers to its patients, our community and the region.

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  • Jan. 13, 2011: Our readers write

    When will they act?
    Dereliction of duty is the failure through negligence or obstinacy to perform one’s legal or moral duty to a reasonable expectation. Given the inaction of this commonwealth’s Gov. Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway to protect us from ObamaCare, both seem culpable of this.

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  • Show support for the 3/1

    ISSUE: Combat brigade deploys
    OUR VIEW: Those at home have a duty, too

    Over the past five years, the ranks of personnel at Fort Knox has grown, at times almost imperceptibly slowly. Last year, however, brought the largest influx.

    The 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, was part of that surge. Activated in October 2009, the brigade only last spring completed its move from Fort Hood, Texas.

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  • Jan. 12, 2011: Our readers write

    Making the rules?
    To paraphrase an old saying, “Those who can, do, and those who can’t, make the rules.”
    In Sunday’s newspaper, we read that Secretary of Defense Gates wants to cut funding for the Military Tricare Health system. He says that the cost has gone from $18 billion ten years ago to $50 billion today. How much has the free medical care for our elected officials increased in 10 years?

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  • Giving season doesn’t end

    For more information on how to donate, visit www.unitedwayck.org or call 737-6608.
     

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  • Jan. 11, 2011: Our readers write

    Questionable content
    When I received The News-Enterprise on Sunday I was quite surprised. Instead of seeing a story on the front pageabout the Arizona congresswoman who was shot over the weekend,  I saw “Minor accumulation leads to smashing morning” and “Schools brace for reduced funding.”

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