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It has been another good week for the campaign.  The best call that I received was from a man who said he appreciated putting up campaign signs along Highway 72 leading into Gravett.  He said every time one of my signs went up, the Inmate Work Crew would walk by the next day picking up trash.  He suggested a few more sign location to see if that would get trash picked up there also!!!!!   

A big vote of thanks to Mike from Wizard Works! He was able to put the debate together for us. Please consider his business if you need something printed. He has done a great job for us.

After the Gravett debate, a person approached me and said they finally figured out that the current Sheriff waits to see what the Lee Camp is doing in the field of law enforcement and then follows suit. They did remember we brought out the need for the 287 g program and a gang suppression unit and the Sheriff had no use for it at the time. Please incorporate this in your talking points with friends. I need to stop talking about it and just push forward.

Many thanks to Phyllis Edwards!  Phyllis got our campaign in front of a large group of business men and women.  I enjoy these kinds of settings.  A room full of business leaders (25-30) who are not going to have any wool pulled over their eyes.  The group was neither my supporters nor others.  They were self thinking individuals who can make up their mind without the influence of anyone but how the candidate presents him/herself. I spoke for about twenty minutes and the feed back was good.

The issue about holding Federal Prisoners really struck interest.  There is no doubt our campaign is on target with this issue.  I predict that the incumbent will back off from wanting to enlarge the jail to hold more Federal Prisoners and will also come on board for the need of the Juvenile Detention Center…..more about JDC below.

If any of you are challenged on our knowledge about the jail and how we know it is not full; respectfully remind them we built the jail from the ground up.  We developed all the operating and procedures manuals. Unlike the current administration, I was in the jail almost on a daily basis’s and I can assure you the number of jail beds do not need to be expanded!

Note; Our campaign has the incumbent on record stating he wants to expand his Federal Prisoner program to include the Eastern District of Arkansas.  Well, will Mississippi be next?  If anyone needs to see the minutes we will be glad to furnish them.

I was cheered when I said we would not enforce the “Zero Tolerance” policy on the lake as we did before.  If you have not visited the web site and read up on the change on “Zero Tolerance” I encourage you to do so.  I must admit my mistakes and I learned a good deal from this one.

It appeared that everyone was in favor of the Juvenile Detention Center. Smart money would go to building a new full service Juvenile Detention Center. Studies show in the year 2015, this country will experience the largest number of juveniles at the age of 15 on our streets.  Many of these juveniles will be raised in a single parent family environment.  I was one of those juveniles myself and if it weren’t for the mentoring of former Benton County Judge Sherman Kenyon, I might have taken a different path. We need to help our Juveniles in this county and turn them into productive adults. We need to get after it now.   Crime prevention is the key to crime reduction.  Everything begins and ends with our children….. Can you tell I am passionate about this issue!

Sign locations are pouring in.  Keep it up.  As you noticed locations in Rogers are coming in well.  Thanks to all for that help.

Ps…..we have a SURPRISE endorsement….big name, on Fox News a lot…… 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It has been a good week!

The sign locations are coming along.  James Walls and I worked Siloam Springs and coverage there is good.  There are still a couple of high traffic locations that came in this week.  I will make sure they get a sign.  Gravette, Hiwassee, and other rural areas have all been tagged with signs.

Jeff Smith, a bondsman and farmer, has been a great help.  Thanks Jeff!  Jeff has his sights set on Gentry.  If anyone knows of any high traffic location there, please let me know.  We hope to get signs up in Gentry by the end of the week.

Please keep checking on sign locations.  I would like two signs next to every one of our opponent’s signs.

Linda K. has out done herself along with her 98 year old companion, Ruth.  They both worked the Rogers area and secured some great sign locations.  Ruth was at the coffee that Linda hosted and she is now on our team!  Thank-you Ruth!

Another big THANKS goes out to David Ibarra.  David took me around to the Latino businesses in the area and introduced me to the owners and employees.

I will be meeting with a lady who came to the coffee only because she had heard many bad rumors about me.  During the coffee, I gave the group the “check facts, challenge rumors” talk.

One of the rumors, I had some fun with, is the one where I allegedly told deputies to throw the body of a drowning victim back into Beaver Lake.  Why would I do that?  As the rumor goes, I wanted to arrive on the crime scene and have my picture taken while pulling the body out of the lake.  I LOVE THAT RUMOR!…

So, I challenged the rumor in front of the group.  These are the questions I asked.

1. Did the deputies, after receiving the radio call from me, pick the body up off the boat deck, raise it above their heads, and heave it back into the lake?
2. If the deputies did not pick the body up over their heads, did they just roll it back into the water?
3. As Sheriff, when I arrived at the scene, did I ask the press to destroy all the pictures they had of the deputies recovering the body and only print the pictures of me?
4. Did any of the “witnesses” to the event, see me “walk on water” to get out to the rescue boat?

Keep in mind that everyone who tells this rumor says that the person who told them was either there or a good friend was there.  I have never heard this story from anyone who was actually there!

OK.  Enough of that.  Have fun with the rumors.

Don’t forget, coffees are a great tool to promote the campaign.  I encourage everyone to host one.

Thanks to everyone for your support.  This campaign really feels good. 

We are winning and we will continue to win!

Andy

Good Monday Morning!

Just a quick update.

We started putting up highway signs this past week and will continue until all the highway signs are out.  Lena Lewis and Betty Cole are the chiefs of sign locations!

A BIG thanks to James Wall for all the west side help.  The response when asking for permission has been well received.

Most of the campaign this past week has been in Siloam Springs.  I will be in Siloam Springs several days again this week.  If you live in the Siloam Springs area or know of a location that might host a sign, please email me with the address and name of the property owner.  We did put up a few signs north of Bella Vista that generated calls for two additional highway sign locations.

Speaking engagements are coming in.  Last week Sgt. Kelly Cradduck and I were guest speakers at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Bella Vista.  There were around 50 men and one lady, Holly, present.  If you know anyone from St. Bernard’s, give them a “thank-you” for inviting Kelly and I to speak.

Next week I will be speaking to the Kansas Sunflower Club.  The Club will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m., February 18, in the Metfield Clubhouse, Bella Vista.  Following lunch, I will speak to the group in the Robin Hood Room.  All those interested in attending, here are the numbers to make a reservation: 855-9652 or 855-3466.  Hope to see you there!

Thanks for all your support,

Andy