WAVE 3 News - Louisville, KentuckyWAVE 3 Editorials

  • Tuesday, January 24 2012 6:26 PM EST2012-01-24 23:26:49 GMT
    Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed – according to our Declaration of Independence.

  • Thursday, January 19 2012 7:15 PM EST2012-01-20 00:15:44 GMT
    Your feedback to our hospital merger editorial was pointed. 

  • Tuesday, January 17 2012 8:30 PM EST2012-01-18 01:30:12 GMT
    Indiana opened casinos 15 years ago. State and local government revenue received in taxes on these casinos in Indiana just topped the $10 billion mark.

  • Tuesday, January 10 2012 6:54 PM EST2012-01-10 23:54:24 GMT
    The battle may have been won by hospital merger opponents, but they could lose the war.

  • Thursday, January 5 2012 5:50 PM EST2012-01-05 22:50:38 GMT
    Quality teachers make the learning experience special for students and Kentucky is fortunate to rank 11th in the nation in the number of teachers who have attained National Board Certification status.

  • Tuesday, January 3 2012 5:50 PM EST2012-01-03 22:50:51 GMT
    The administration of the Jefferson County Public Schools needs to be overhauled.

  • Wednesday, December 21 2011 5:50 PM EST2011-12-21 22:50:25 GMT
    Quality management led the Trinity High football team to a national title this year and has led the Kentucky, Louisville, Indiana and Murray State basketball teams to a collective 43-1 record so far this year. Mismanagement at the Metropolitan Sewer District led to a hugely critical state audit last week citing numerous instances where public money was spent on much more than delivering vital services to the city of Louisville.

  • Thursday, December 15 2011 5:16 PM EST2011-12-15 22:16:41 GMT
    Louisville Mayor Greg Fisher envisions a city known nationally as a compassionate city. It appears we are more than well on our way, not just in Louisville, but throughout the entire region.

  • Tuesday, December 13 2011 6:10 PM EST2011-12-13 23:10:26 GMT
    We thought it was fixed the last time for the last time, but apparently not. Kentucky's death penalty machinery is still too broken to use according to a group of distinguished Kentucky experts.

  • Tuesday, December 6 2011 5:14 PM EST2011-12-06 22:14:51 GMT
    Our "Child Welfare" and "Child Abuse" editorials received some pointed feedback.

  • Tuesday, November 29 2011 5:50 PM EST2011-11-29 22:50:55 GMT
    As Kentucky lawmakers prepare for their legislative session, a focus on job growth must be their top priority. Cutting an unemployment rate that is a point higher than Indiana's and more than the national average is job one.

  • Tuesday, November 22 2011 5:11 PM EST2011-11-22 22:11:49 GMT
    The litany of horrors shakes you to your core.

  • Thursday, November 10 2011 5:53 PM EST2011-11-10 22:53:11 GMT
    Governor Steve Beshear has his work cut out for him as he starts a second term. His landslide win with a disappointing voter turnout of under 30% shows voter faith that he can continue to manage through the very challenging economic climate experienced through much of his first term.

  • Tuesday, November 1 2011 4:14 PM EDT2011-11-01 20:14:56 GMT
    Our editorial last week advocating congressional term limits elicited much response.

  • Friday, October 28 2011 12:52 AM EDT2011-10-28 04:52:21 GMT
    The University of Kentucky did perform better than national champion Connecticut in college basketball last season – if you measured graduation rates for its basketball players.

  • Tuesday, October 25 2011 5:50 PM EDT2011-10-25 21:50:52 GMT
    Requiring members of Congress to participate in the same health system and Social Security system as the rest of us and purchasing their own retirement plan rather than collecting a pension when they leave office could go a long way to getting them in closer touch with the reality of our lives. 

  • Thursday, October 20 2011 5:51 PM EDT2011-10-20 21:51:08 GMT
    You took exception to our editorial this week concerning the Ogle Animal Shelter with one viewer saying we were buying into a politically based smear campaign and another saying he visits the animal shelter many times a week and it is running just fine. 

  • Tuesday, October 18 2011 5:37 PM EDT2011-10-18 21:37:12 GMT
    The Ogle Animal Shelter in Jeffersonville, Indiana has suffered from some of the same issues that have plagued Louisville's Metro Animal Services. The difference is Louisville's Metro Animal Services is meeting with local animal rescue groups and instituting new regulations to help prevent the spread of disease and better care for adoptable animals. The Ogle Center is not.

  • Thursday, October 13 2011 5:51 PM EDT2011-10-13 21:51:44 GMT
    Hello. I'm Joe Tolan, president and CEO of your Metro United Way and this year we're asking you to get your give on!  

  • Tuesday, October 11 2011 5:50 PM EDT2011-10-11 21:50:32 GMT
    In 2004, Metro Council passed an ordinance requiring a simple three line report of the cost of new laws or contracts to you the taxpayer. Although this law has been used repeatedly over the past seven years, 14 members of Metro Council are looking to turn back the clock and move the results of government union negotiations behind closed doors.

  • Thursday, October 6 2011 6:40 PM EDT2011-10-06 22:40:49 GMT
    Across the board, Louisville and the state of Kentucky have cancer incidence and death rates that far exceed national averages. Each year, some 24,000 Kentuckians are diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 10,000 people die from this deadly disease.

  • Tuesday, October 4 2011 4:55 PM EDT2011-10-04 20:55:03 GMT
    Louisville area businesses outdo each other when it comes to volunteer service and community outreach. They care. They serve. They lead. Cheers to Republic Bank for envisioning and executing the We CARE Awards and a salute to the 39 finalists this year and seven companies selected as winners.

  • Thursday, September 29 2011 5:55 PM EDT2011-09-29 21:55:41 GMT
    Kentucky is apparently leaving many children behind - more than one of every two - when it comes to meeting academic goals required by No Child Left Behind goal mandates.

  • Tuesday, September 27 2011 5:50 PM EDT2011-09-27 21:50:28 GMT
    The University of Louisville Cardinals won 40 titles in their first six years in the Big East, more than Cincinnati, Marquette and South Florida – the three teams that joined with them – combined. 

  • Tuesday, September 13 2011 4:54 PM EDT2011-09-13 20:54:55 GMT
    Traffic congestion kills jobs. The long lines precipitated by the forced closing of the Sherman Minton Bridge due to structural problems exacerbated the traffic congestion ills in our region.

  • Thursday, September 8 2011 5:50 PM EDT2011-09-08 21:50:50 GMT
    Our editorial "Downtown Retail" spawned plenty of feedback.

  • Tuesday, September 6 2011 5:50 PM EDT2011-09-06 21:50:57 GMT
    Take a moment at 1 p.m. Sunday to stop and remember not only the horrific events of 9/11 ten years ago, but the ensuing weeks.

  • Thursday, September 1 2011 5:15 PM EDT2011-09-01 21:15:47 GMT
    Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."

  • Aug 30, 2011 05:51 PM EDT2011-08-30 23:35:07 GMT
    One out of every four Kentucky children lives in poverty and one out of every five Indiana children lives in poverty. 

  • Thursday, August 25 2011 5:50 PM EDT2011-08-25 21:50:53 GMT
    The heart makes our bodies run and the heart of a city is downtown. Without that strong pulse, a city won't reach full potential.

  • Tuesday, August 23 2011 6:36 PM EDT2011-08-23 22:36:34 GMT
    Making Kentucky the best place in the country to raise a child should be a key issue focus in the Kentucky governor's race. The candidate we choose to lead the Commonwealth for the next four years should make it a focal point in making decisions, setting priorities and tackling critical issues. 

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