Record Searchlight, 05 Oct 2010 – I unfolded the paper Wednesday morning expecting an article somewhere on the front page about the gubernatorial debate between Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown the previous evening. But there was nothing. Wally Herger and the wisdom of the Record Searchlight did what neither Whitman or Brown could do. Somehow Herger was able to make the front page with a free political ad. Not just the front page mind you, but about half the print space on the front page with an "action" picture depicting two park rangers in fatigues descending a hill on a hot day and two, bold, eye catching headlines. Herger was able to establish that he was a law and order dude, against marijuana and marijuana growing on public lands, he was tough on those dastardly illegals and the Mexican drug cartels, and he was deeply concerned for the "severe threat to the public and the severe damage to our forest lands." Herger is so committed he "dangled below a helicopter" and was flown into a pot garden to view first hand what "the boots on the ground are dealing with." This was such riveting news that I found myself humming the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" louder and louder as I neared the conclusion of the article.