I have a secret, it's none of your business, but I'll share it anyway. WE THE PEOPLE, the ones who hired (elected) you and you have sworn to engage with and implement our interpreted desires, are asking questions and deserve answers. Commissioner Ozias seems to actually resent anyone questioning his actions. I suggest Mr. Ozias write a letter of apology to the citizens of Clallam County and have it read at the next Clallam County Commissioners meeting, and that it be read into the record immediately prior to his resignation letter.
" It's just not any of your business"......what an ignorant statement!!! Mr. Ozias, here is a quote for you from the second paragraph of the OPMA: "The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know"
Where to they get all the money to hire the consultants? What if they would spend the time and money they waste going after grants and looking for ways to stick their hands in our pockets on looking for ways to make do?
Every time I see his face, I bristle and feel nauseous. He is, almost single-handedly, ruining this county with his corruption and bias. If there is more than one way to solve a problem, rest assured that he will take the wrong approach.
County claims they are low on $$$ but seem to have plenty of $$$ to hire consultants to give simple minded people ways of collecting more $$$ for ignorants to squander.Some of these county elected must be so happy they do not have to put on their thinking caps because they can just hire consultants that will do their thinking for them and save their caps for a rainy day.
If they keep hiring consultants, then why aren’t we reducing the workforce in the county departments, what good are they when other people (consultants) are doing their job
I have noticed similarities since lying biden got elected,ignorant liberals that cannot make competent decisions,mass amounts of corruption,mass lying by liberal parties,supporters,mass perverted agendas,mass new taxes because ignorant taxaholics do not want to dissolve the problems they created.Radical liberals want to create bigger pools of people to give themselves support.
I have never got an answer about how are they going to address the fact that the off channel reservoir is planned to be built under the high powered electric lines?
Kommissars out of touch, and can only hope, out of time. Ozias, you do not represent the hard working people of CC. Throwing you out would be the best thing that ever happened to our CC.
You can stay home when your just a "clearinghouse" for the real decision maker.
Take a real good look at the "clearinghouse" model, just sitting at home waiting for the Jamestown Tribe, George Soros and the world economy to tell them what to do.
I would like to think a very lucrative paying position at $108,000.plus per year salary that many would be interested.These commissioner positions just require common sense and a honest oath to the public 'no highly educated diplomas-certificates-past experience- ect ect ect seem to be helping current ignorant commissioners who seem to be influenced by big govt radical libtards that are putting this state into decay.
Jeff you would be terrific, I’ll help back you also ! Just say the word and everyone on here would be behind you, hopefully we find someone to get French OUT!!
I'm in Ozias' district AND have too many skeletons in my closet. French is "West End" which starts on the west side of PA and goes out to the coast. Johnson is (roughly) Carlsborg to the first 2/3 of PA.
" But when I asked Commissioner Ozias a simple question—why he was attending the weekly Clallam County Commission meeting remotely for the second week in a row—his answer was:"
My answer is that it is said that 90% of all communication is non-verbal (body language). With the exception of facial ques, it is almost impossible to read his body language from a video feed. Jeff, I think you make him very uncomfortable, and he has to hide his body language. Mr. Ozias, the Eagles said it best, "you can't hide your lyin' eyes"!!!
To claim "It's just not any of your business" one cannot be working for the public. There are many private employment opportunities out there. If Ozias wants his where-abouts unknown, he should find one of those private positions. Using discrimination to end discrimination is the same as going to war to end war. Minority status is ubiquitous; it can never not exist. We are all biologically unique, making each of us a minority of one. This insane focus on minority status is an exercise in futility. Trans sexuality was a virtual unknown perhaps ten years back. Of all minority statuses, why does it now get so much band width ? I'm starting a Go Fund Me, as well as a political action committee for six toed people. People with six toes deserve our support in the form of a well staffed office to insure they are never discriminated against.
Excellent work Jeff Tozzer~! I am sure that you would prefer spending all your time on more personally enjoyable things than having to deal with these shady low-level criminals in government and our community~! So, we deeply appreciate your efforts to hold the local governments accountable. Having been in the business world for many decades I am well known for saying that "The only stupid question is the one that you didn't ask"~! In this sick country it has become increasingly clear that these criminals in government ALWAYS seek to keep folks from asking questions, especially questions that are intended to get to the truth~! We local folks have every right to know what these Individuals in government are doing as our well overpaid employees, and the fact is that when an Individual willingly enters the life as our public servant they automatically do lose a significant level of their expectation of privacy in their lives. That necessarily goes with the Individuals choice to enter the public light as our servant, so to claim otherwise is EXTREAMLY suspicions in and of itself~! These same kinds of criminals of humanity sure don't have any problem ruthlessly attacking others, often falsely and in bad faith, even the President of the United States, when it suits their agenda, so complaining about their conveniently self-serving, invented & selective "right to privacy" likely means that "we" are making their hidden agenda/s more difficult to pull off and that is absolutely critical these days... We must keep pulling their "curtain" of lies, deceptions, and evil social engineering plots back~! Enjoy the wonderful Spring weather~! Sincerely, Mike
I have noticed in the last 18 months of attending meetings that the Commissioners are looking down on us county taxpayers. Someone else is persuading them that they are superior because they belong to an elite group. Vanity. As long as the Comms believe they are above us, nothing will change. Until that someone has no more use for them and casts them aside, making them one of us again, can we make progress in the right direction.
Horrid commissioners. Clearly not representing us. But who are they representing? Shades of San Francisco and how it was destroyed. Arrogant "leaders" who are only interested in self promotion for reasons they only know...most likely self promotion. Time for serious investigations.
It certainly could. I have yet to see any openess from the commissioners...that's what it would take to show me that there was any interest from them to take care of the citizens of the County rather than special interests like the Tribe. Let's start with what NGOs they are involved with and how much money fo the get from them...if any.
If a group could chase Mayor Armacost out of Sequim City Council because of a comment about Qanon certainly we have many to pick from to get rid of Ozias…starting a list and checking it twice because it will be a no brainer and will be very handy real soon.
They have already signaled loud and clear they aren't interested in 'taking care' of the citizens. They're 'taking care' of us alright!
They are trained Marxist/Commies...that's why they do what they do.
Destruction is always necessary before 'building back better'!
It'a all planned!😱 They are organized...we are not! They are focused...we are trying! They are trained...we are winging it! That's why they are so cocky and dismissive! Bring them down!😊
I've never run into the last name of Ozias as a last name before. It's a (largely) Hebrew (and Greek) first name for boys. It means 'salvation' and "my strength is the lord". (Origins are thought to include Uzziah, from the Old Testament, meaning "my power is Yahweh".) I've only met Orthodox Jewish men where Ozias is a first name.
It CAN be a surname with Jewish, Haitian and French origins, although quite rare. (Usually the Jewish surname is a variant, something more like Eleazar, or Elzear). Seems that the rare last name of Ozias, the ones who are settled on this continent, are traced back to a common French Huguenot ancestor named "Antoine Ozias" (fled to Savoy in 1685, settled in Germany, then a grandchild moved to this country).
I don't know if you remember your history (or ever learned it) regarding Huguenots. Their history is really quite upsetting to read. (I just have never understood the friction between religions) -- but the word to remember is: nicodemite -- a person suspected publicly of misrepresenting their faith to conceal their true beliefs. (Of course, this was a big insult in the 16th century). The term Huguenot was a term of derision. The group was persecuted, greatly.
In this country we have elected many with Huguenot roots -- (Washington, Adams, Roosevelt, Truman, Johnson and Obama) and many more were the founders. (It's where the entire diatribe in the Bill of Rights about "religious freedom" came from.) But history is ripe with various leaders who felt "betrayed" by the ethnic group. (History is always open to interpretation.)
Not saying that any of this matters -- but it always interesting to understand the history (and genetics) can provide a different view.
Good research Mimi! Yes, it is hard to prove any meanings behind our names but they are symbols as are alphabetical symbols and they do have meaning and power in 'the world'.
Someone who has as much disdain for humanity as 'Nozias' got that from somewhere.
Could be ancestral memories/teachings, could be societal conditioning, could be university training or all of the above.
By their fruits we shall know them! He is a radical usurper and I believe a sociopath.
Not the best public servant type. 2 more years of this insanity may be irreversible.
Displacing and dismantling corrupt systems has never been an easy experience for any being...humans are pretty easy to corrupt and reluctant to repent...(meaning to change one's mind and perspective and behaviors)...but it's worth the trying, to correct errant beings, because just accepting the corrupt status quo is not tolerable for many of us.
Thank you for your valuable insights and input. TRUTH, JUSTICE, LIBERTY AND TOUGH LOVE!😊
I couldn't help myself again. Just a day after I predicted and thanked you for the choreography and a day later you're back to curating. Now we have arrived at the gaslighter's slight of hand: "It's just interesting, isn't"? - as if the damage was not encoded
Is it Ozias's actions or policies that are the issue? What does genealogical or etymological relfection on "Ozias" as name add to the conversation around transparency if not to shift focus to hidden alegiances? A nicodemite? A Hugenot? A diatribe? - which is not the meaning you think it is. Or was that more trademarking of alternative meanings using quotes? - It subtly equates the commissioner with someone potentially concealing motives, loyalties, or cultural identity. The impact is accusatory without explicit accusation.
"Not saying that any of this matters" frankly matters. What has changed after a day since a CCW blog post entitled "Why does it matter" caused the question to no longer matter? That's the entire point. You're too clever to not know that. This was not a comment, but weaponized curiosity disguised as a historian's detachment serving as quiet chracter assassination, as soft suscpicion. You are echoing something much older, and much more dangerous: you are suggesting that identity is a clue, and that Ozias holding office has secretly been serving some other allegiance be it religous, ethnic, or otherwise. Again: Is you qualm with the process or the networks of people involved?
This a passive-agressive reframing of a public officials legitimacy through hertitage, faith and and most importantly through subtext of which the author scultps the shape and the readers color the rest in. You seeded doubt then admired your garden.
You're not asking for transparency. You are playing the curator as I predicted the day before. This blog is not a place for conversation. Here, you choose, as a curator of the cave, which shadows to illuminate, those to let flicker, and which reader that gets the bunny ears. The ultimate irony is that you are married to a man whose own brand means the rejection of hidden motives yet, you own dialogue is laced with coded historical allusions, subtle accusation and indentity theatre.
In summary it is accusatory without accusation; Rhetorically tidy, and ethically vacant. And for what is worth I don think this blog is written by one person. It takes more than one voice to maintain an echo chamber. In the words of Mr. Lahey, this is a shitabyss.
"Just interesting," you say. That’s what they said about the Makah Barge, about the fiber-optic roots under the Strait, about the Sequim Good Governance League’s bylaws suddenly referencing the term "ancestral spirit journey" in footnote 11."
The ride’s moving.
You just don’t see the track -- unless you are... "In the Conductor's Compartment Watching....".
Do i have to say it louder ?? It is time to recall Ozias. He is a crook who is not doing his job. He only represents the tribe and his wallet.
I have a secret, it's none of your business, but I'll share it anyway. WE THE PEOPLE, the ones who hired (elected) you and you have sworn to engage with and implement our interpreted desires, are asking questions and deserve answers. Commissioner Ozias seems to actually resent anyone questioning his actions. I suggest Mr. Ozias write a letter of apology to the citizens of Clallam County and have it read at the next Clallam County Commissioners meeting, and that it be read into the record immediately prior to his resignation letter.
" It's just not any of your business"......what an ignorant statement!!! Mr. Ozias, here is a quote for you from the second paragraph of the OPMA: "The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know"
Where to they get all the money to hire the consultants? What if they would spend the time and money they waste going after grants and looking for ways to stick their hands in our pockets on looking for ways to make do?
Why are we paying them if they need to hire consultants?
Every time I see his face, I bristle and feel nauseous. He is, almost single-handedly, ruining this county with his corruption and bias. If there is more than one way to solve a problem, rest assured that he will take the wrong approach.
Sounds like we need our own version of DOGE for the state and county.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2076&Year=2025&Initiative=false
See "We The Governed" on YT. Glenn is offering DOGE classes.
County claims they are low on $$$ but seem to have plenty of $$$ to hire consultants to give simple minded people ways of collecting more $$$ for ignorants to squander.Some of these county elected must be so happy they do not have to put on their thinking caps because they can just hire consultants that will do their thinking for them and save their caps for a rainy day.
If they keep hiring consultants, then why aren’t we reducing the workforce in the county departments, what good are they when other people (consultants) are doing their job
I have noticed similarities since lying biden got elected,ignorant liberals that cannot make competent decisions,mass amounts of corruption,mass lying by liberal parties,supporters,mass perverted agendas,mass new taxes because ignorant taxaholics do not want to dissolve the problems they created.Radical liberals want to create bigger pools of people to give themselves support.
I have never got an answer about how are they going to address the fact that the off channel reservoir is planned to be built under the high powered electric lines?
Kommissars out of touch, and can only hope, out of time. Ozias, you do not represent the hard working people of CC. Throwing you out would be the best thing that ever happened to our CC.
You can stay home when your just a "clearinghouse" for the real decision maker.
Take a real good look at the "clearinghouse" model, just sitting at home waiting for the Jamestown Tribe, George Soros and the world economy to tell them what to do.
Is anyone weighing in on a potential run against him next year?
Next year is Mike French, then 2027 is Mark Ozias. I haven't heard about anyone interested in either seat.
I would like to think a very lucrative paying position at $108,000.plus per year salary that many would be interested.These commissioner positions just require common sense and a honest oath to the public 'no highly educated diplomas-certificates-past experience- ect ect ect seem to be helping current ignorant commissioners who seem to be influenced by big govt radical libtards that are putting this state into decay.
Jeff....
I would definitely back his run!
Billy T Wilson has a $1,000 bill to start the race! It takes money.
I'm with you! So are many people!
Me too .
Jeff you would be terrific, I’ll help back you also ! Just say the word and everyone on here would be behind you, hopefully we find someone to get French OUT!!
I'm in Ozias' district AND have too many skeletons in my closet. French is "West End" which starts on the west side of PA and goes out to the coast. Johnson is (roughly) Carlsborg to the first 2/3 of PA.
skeletons never stopped any one else from running in Clallam County.
I'm not kidding. There is actual photographic evidence of me wearing white after Labor day. I'm talking about real shame here.
Absolutely, I'd love to see French Fry!
But doesn’t Jeff live in Ozias’ district? Or is French an at large? Sry I don’t know that much
You're right. I live in Ozias' district. French is out west, Johnson is in the middle.
Robin, sorry, I can't answer that for you. Maybe someone else on this site can : )
" But when I asked Commissioner Ozias a simple question—why he was attending the weekly Clallam County Commission meeting remotely for the second week in a row—his answer was:"
My answer is that it is said that 90% of all communication is non-verbal (body language). With the exception of facial ques, it is almost impossible to read his body language from a video feed. Jeff, I think you make him very uncomfortable, and he has to hide his body language. Mr. Ozias, the Eagles said it best, "you can't hide your lyin' eyes"!!!
Or Fleetwood Mac: "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies."
I thought that was about "pillow talk"
To claim "It's just not any of your business" one cannot be working for the public. There are many private employment opportunities out there. If Ozias wants his where-abouts unknown, he should find one of those private positions. Using discrimination to end discrimination is the same as going to war to end war. Minority status is ubiquitous; it can never not exist. We are all biologically unique, making each of us a minority of one. This insane focus on minority status is an exercise in futility. Trans sexuality was a virtual unknown perhaps ten years back. Of all minority statuses, why does it now get so much band width ? I'm starting a Go Fund Me, as well as a political action committee for six toed people. People with six toes deserve our support in the form of a well staffed office to insure they are never discriminated against.
I want to apply for grant writer position.
Eric, you'll also need consultants
Oh yeah I forgot. My budget keeps growing and I don’t have any job yet
Excellent work Jeff Tozzer~! I am sure that you would prefer spending all your time on more personally enjoyable things than having to deal with these shady low-level criminals in government and our community~! So, we deeply appreciate your efforts to hold the local governments accountable. Having been in the business world for many decades I am well known for saying that "The only stupid question is the one that you didn't ask"~! In this sick country it has become increasingly clear that these criminals in government ALWAYS seek to keep folks from asking questions, especially questions that are intended to get to the truth~! We local folks have every right to know what these Individuals in government are doing as our well overpaid employees, and the fact is that when an Individual willingly enters the life as our public servant they automatically do lose a significant level of their expectation of privacy in their lives. That necessarily goes with the Individuals choice to enter the public light as our servant, so to claim otherwise is EXTREAMLY suspicions in and of itself~! These same kinds of criminals of humanity sure don't have any problem ruthlessly attacking others, often falsely and in bad faith, even the President of the United States, when it suits their agenda, so complaining about their conveniently self-serving, invented & selective "right to privacy" likely means that "we" are making their hidden agenda/s more difficult to pull off and that is absolutely critical these days... We must keep pulling their "curtain" of lies, deceptions, and evil social engineering plots back~! Enjoy the wonderful Spring weather~! Sincerely, Mike
You're always welcome, Mike :)
I have noticed in the last 18 months of attending meetings that the Commissioners are looking down on us county taxpayers. Someone else is persuading them that they are superior because they belong to an elite group. Vanity. As long as the Comms believe they are above us, nothing will change. Until that someone has no more use for them and casts them aside, making them one of us again, can we make progress in the right direction.
Horrid commissioners. Clearly not representing us. But who are they representing? Shades of San Francisco and how it was destroyed. Arrogant "leaders" who are only interested in self promotion for reasons they only know...most likely self promotion. Time for serious investigations.
Do you think a serious investigation would somehow change your mind to the information Jeff has shared in his posts?
It certainly could. I have yet to see any openess from the commissioners...that's what it would take to show me that there was any interest from them to take care of the citizens of the County rather than special interests like the Tribe. Let's start with what NGOs they are involved with and how much money fo the get from them...if any.
If a group could chase Mayor Armacost out of Sequim City Council because of a comment about Qanon certainly we have many to pick from to get rid of Ozias…starting a list and checking it twice because it will be a no brainer and will be very handy real soon.
They have already signaled loud and clear they aren't interested in 'taking care' of the citizens. They're 'taking care' of us alright!
They are trained Marxist/Commies...that's why they do what they do.
Destruction is always necessary before 'building back better'!
It'a all planned!😱 They are organized...we are not! They are focused...we are trying! They are trained...we are winging it! That's why they are so cocky and dismissive! Bring them down!😊
I beg to differ...they aren't any more "trained" than a cocker spaniel puppy. It's all about greed and vanity.
I've never run into the last name of Ozias as a last name before. It's a (largely) Hebrew (and Greek) first name for boys. It means 'salvation' and "my strength is the lord". (Origins are thought to include Uzziah, from the Old Testament, meaning "my power is Yahweh".) I've only met Orthodox Jewish men where Ozias is a first name.
It CAN be a surname with Jewish, Haitian and French origins, although quite rare. (Usually the Jewish surname is a variant, something more like Eleazar, or Elzear). Seems that the rare last name of Ozias, the ones who are settled on this continent, are traced back to a common French Huguenot ancestor named "Antoine Ozias" (fled to Savoy in 1685, settled in Germany, then a grandchild moved to this country).
I don't know if you remember your history (or ever learned it) regarding Huguenots. Their history is really quite upsetting to read. (I just have never understood the friction between religions) -- but the word to remember is: nicodemite -- a person suspected publicly of misrepresenting their faith to conceal their true beliefs. (Of course, this was a big insult in the 16th century). The term Huguenot was a term of derision. The group was persecuted, greatly.
In this country we have elected many with Huguenot roots -- (Washington, Adams, Roosevelt, Truman, Johnson and Obama) and many more were the founders. (It's where the entire diatribe in the Bill of Rights about "religious freedom" came from.) But history is ripe with various leaders who felt "betrayed" by the ethnic group. (History is always open to interpretation.)
Not saying that any of this matters -- but it always interesting to understand the history (and genetics) can provide a different view.
Good research Mimi! Yes, it is hard to prove any meanings behind our names but they are symbols as are alphabetical symbols and they do have meaning and power in 'the world'.
Someone who has as much disdain for humanity as 'Nozias' got that from somewhere.
Could be ancestral memories/teachings, could be societal conditioning, could be university training or all of the above.
By their fruits we shall know them! He is a radical usurper and I believe a sociopath.
Not the best public servant type. 2 more years of this insanity may be irreversible.
Displacing and dismantling corrupt systems has never been an easy experience for any being...humans are pretty easy to corrupt and reluctant to repent...(meaning to change one's mind and perspective and behaviors)...but it's worth the trying, to correct errant beings, because just accepting the corrupt status quo is not tolerable for many of us.
Thank you for your valuable insights and input. TRUTH, JUSTICE, LIBERTY AND TOUGH LOVE!😊
I couldn't help myself again. Just a day after I predicted and thanked you for the choreography and a day later you're back to curating. Now we have arrived at the gaslighter's slight of hand: "It's just interesting, isn't"? - as if the damage was not encoded
Is it Ozias's actions or policies that are the issue? What does genealogical or etymological relfection on "Ozias" as name add to the conversation around transparency if not to shift focus to hidden alegiances? A nicodemite? A Hugenot? A diatribe? - which is not the meaning you think it is. Or was that more trademarking of alternative meanings using quotes? - It subtly equates the commissioner with someone potentially concealing motives, loyalties, or cultural identity. The impact is accusatory without explicit accusation.
"Not saying that any of this matters" frankly matters. What has changed after a day since a CCW blog post entitled "Why does it matter" caused the question to no longer matter? That's the entire point. You're too clever to not know that. This was not a comment, but weaponized curiosity disguised as a historian's detachment serving as quiet chracter assassination, as soft suscpicion. You are echoing something much older, and much more dangerous: you are suggesting that identity is a clue, and that Ozias holding office has secretly been serving some other allegiance be it religous, ethnic, or otherwise. Again: Is you qualm with the process or the networks of people involved?
If anyone cares you can see that day to day change by checking out the precious blog post and seeing the hypocrisy here (and a lovely adaption of Plat's cave) here : https://www.ccwatchdog.com/p/cut-out-of-the-process/comment/111246266?utm_source=activity_item#comment-111285349?utm_source=activity_item
This a passive-agressive reframing of a public officials legitimacy through hertitage, faith and and most importantly through subtext of which the author scultps the shape and the readers color the rest in. You seeded doubt then admired your garden.
You're not asking for transparency. You are playing the curator as I predicted the day before. This blog is not a place for conversation. Here, you choose, as a curator of the cave, which shadows to illuminate, those to let flicker, and which reader that gets the bunny ears. The ultimate irony is that you are married to a man whose own brand means the rejection of hidden motives yet, you own dialogue is laced with coded historical allusions, subtle accusation and indentity theatre.
In summary it is accusatory without accusation; Rhetorically tidy, and ethically vacant. And for what is worth I don think this blog is written by one person. It takes more than one voice to maintain an echo chamber. In the words of Mr. Lahey, this is a shitabyss.
Its interesting, that's all. Geez, Kev, you have to relax, and just enjoy the ride.
Very Pynchonian wouldn't you say?
"Just interesting," you say. That’s what they said about the Makah Barge, about the fiber-optic roots under the Strait, about the Sequim Good Governance League’s bylaws suddenly referencing the term "ancestral spirit journey" in footnote 11."
The ride’s moving.
You just don’t see the track -- unless you are... "In the Conductor's Compartment Watching....".
the better story is about the fiber optic that was hijacked by CPI in PA
Gosh, I am not a fan of Thomas Pynchon.
But now I get it. Much of your writing is very "pynchonesque".
I don't follow Sequim politics of too-do's much. I have always had my hands full with Port Angeles' shenanigans.
Flavor and footwork... so interesting.
not all that fond of the flavor of feet...
that's a whole lot of ambitious noise....