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Democrats debate Economy, education biggest issues for candidates By GINA KINSLOWGlasgow Daily Times Rogers, a Glasgow attorney, also focused on the economy.
“Folks, we’re suffering in this district,” he said. “Green County, Edmonson County, Barren County, job loss after job loss. Our factories are closing. We can’t take it any more. We can’t stand it any more, but how do we address it?” Rogers said that more than 80 percent of the jobs in the district are small business jobs. He recently visited the Beckton community in Barren County where he spoke with a small grocery store owner who wanted to expand the business but said he couldn’t find any help, Rogers said. “Those are the people that we’ve got to help. If you do that all across this district, you can create thousands of jobs,” he said. Rogers said education is a key issue and that it can be improved if the priorities in Frankfort were changed. “They are building air conditioned arenas for horse shows and arenas for basketball in Louisville and Lexington and bridges. How many bridges does it take to cross the Ohio River folks? That money needs to be going into our schools for textbooks,” he said. “We have to do the right thing and that does not equate to building horse show arenas. Those things are needed, but private development can do that.” Johnson said the key to economic development in small communities is to improve infrastructure. More on the candidates The Democratic candidates for the state’s 9th District Senate seat were asked on what committees they would like to serve. Both Newberry and Rogers responded it would be sensible for the 9th District Senator to be on the agriculture and natural resources committee. Rogers and Johnson were both interested in the education committee and Johnson said he would also like to serve on the judiciary committee Also, Newberry expressed an interest in serving on the appropriations and revenue committee. The candidates will face each other in the primary election on May 20. 
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