Beshear In Owensboro

GAMBLING IS A HOT TOPIC IN KENTUCKYS GOVERNORS RACE, BUT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE STEVE BESHEAR DIDNT DISCUSS THIS ISSUE DURING HIS SPEECH AT THE ROOSTER BOOSTER BREAKFAST TODAY IN OWENSBORO. THE EVENT IS HOSTED EACH MONTH BY THE OWENSBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. BESHEAR:" 413 Good news phone, we won?..." THATS THE NEWS KENTUCKY GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE STEVE BESHEAR IS HOPING TO GET COME NOVEMBER. AND TO DO THATS HES BEEN HOT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. BESHEAR, AT THE OWENSBORO EXECUTIVE INN TOLD A ROOM FULL ABOUT HIS PLANS SHOULD HE GET ELECTED. BESHEAR: "We need to put education of our children first again." THE FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL AND STATE LEGISLATOR SAID THAT WHILE TEST SCORES AMONG PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE IMPROVING, THERES A PROBLEM IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS WITH HIGH DROP-OUT RATES. HE ALSO ADDRESSED ISSUES FACING COLLEGE STUDENTS LIKE TUITION HIKES AND PROPOSES A PLAN CALLED KENTUCKY FIRST SCHOLARSHIP, FORGIVABLE LOANS TO STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE COLLEGE AND STAY IN KENTUCKY. ALSO ON THE AGENDA OF TOPICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH CARE. BUT WHAT BESHEAR DIDNT DISCUSS DURING HIS SPEECH, WAS THE ISSUE GETTING THE MOST ATTENTION ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH, GAMBLING. ITS AN ISSUE, HE SAYS SHOULD BE ON THE BALLOT. SOMETHING HE IS VERBAL ABOUT HOWEVER IS MAKING SURE WESTERN KENTUCKYS VOICE IS HEARD IN FRANKFORT. BESHEAR: "As the first Western Kentucky Governor in the last 28 years, Im gonna make sure Western Kentucky finally does get that kind of attention. " BUT TO DO THAT, HELL HAVE TO GET GOOD NEWS COME NOVEMBER 6TH. KELLI CARLISLE, FOX 7 NEWS. BESHEAR DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF OTHER ISSUES, AS WELL SUCH AS BUILDING ALTERNATIVE FUEL FACILITIES, AND UTILIZING THE OHIO RIVER. HE ALSO SAID HE WANTED TO SEE AN END TO RANK PARTISANSHIP IN FRANKFORT AND BOTH PARTIES TO COME TOGETHER AS KENTUCKIANS. THE DEMOCRATS OPPONENT, GOVERNOR ERNIE FLETCHER, WAS THE SPECIAL GUEST AT SEPTEMBERS BREAKFAST.