The "non-partisan" League of Women Voters of Clallam County, which oversaw the most recent Clallam Conservation District election, did not respond to an email asking if they thought that election was conducted fairly and in accordance with adopted election procedures. Here is today's email to the county commissioners:
Dear Commissioners,
A recent investigation reported that federal agents located a missing teenage girl from Arizona living in Olympia's "Jungle" homeless encampment. The story has renewed concerns about crime, violence, and human trafficking associated with large, unmanaged encampments.
Clallam County has similar encampments along areas such as Tumwater and Peabody Creeks. While no one can say with certainty what is or is not occurring in every encampment, it would seem unwise to assume trafficking is not happening here simply because it has not been publicly identified.
Beyond placing signs in county restrooms encouraging trafficking victims to call 911, have the commissioners considered the possibility that illegal encampments permitted to remain on public land could be locations where vulnerable adults or children are being trafficked, exploited, or concealed from family or law enforcement? If so, what specific actions have the commissioners taken to reduce that risk?
The July 15, 2024 Daniel Edgar incident at OMC you've shared in the long list of repeat offenders reminds me of my own experience at the emergency room. It may not have been Edgar that made my experience memorable, but it was a drug addict who necessitated a huge response from staff. The out of control druggie was flailing, shouting and carrying on in the common area of the ER at 4:00 am and it took about 20 hospital personnel to encircle him to prevent him from escaping or hurting anyone.
Meanwhile, the patients and medical staff treating others in the ER had to shelter in place within the individual cubicles until the druggie could be somewhat subdued. Treatment for patients who were in in dire need was delayed while the addict with self-induced psychosis got an inordinate amount of attention and staff time. He yelled that he was refusing treatment and would not allow them to administer Ativan.
As I writhed in pain in the cubicle with the attending ER physician and nurse sheltering alongside me, the surgeon, anesthesiologist and operating room staff awaiting my arrival in surgery were also delayed.
I suppose his care got written off as indigent care by the hospital, bleeding more money out of the coffers of a very strained community hospital budget. The professionalism and care I received was outstanding under very trying circumstances. Why should so many innocent patients and hospital staff be subjected to the out-of-control behavior of one individual?
Does anyone know how often these drug-induced occurrences inordinately strain our struggling ER?
WOW! What a fiasco! I ran into a friend at QFC last week. Recently, his wife died in the ER waiting room. Yes, the staff is already strained. It's really sad.
However, regarding the drug addicts that come into the ER with overdoses and "episodes" like the one here described, are the sources of their drugs ever traced? Did they come directly from any of the harm reduction centers? If so, wouldn't that center be accountable for their health crisis or overdose? Why aren't they pressing to monitor every person receiving drugs from these clinics, just as a doctor who prescribes drugs to a patient? These can be monitored and traced in case of a reaction and the doctor can work with the patient for future treatment.
If you need but one reason to vote to remove the current county commissioners during election season, it is the fact that they are supporting giving public lands owned in trust by all Americans to a tribal entity that can, at their pleasure, then do whatever they wish with the land, including reducing and/or eliminating public access and/or restricting usage. Oh, and by the way, at present the tribe depends on hundreds of thousands of dollars to our tax money to operate their portion of the shared management agreement. If/when they obtain ownership, does the taxpayer have to continue paying? What is the benefit to anyone except the tribe for such a land transfer?
There’s plenty of benefit, and it’s all tied to keeping that one party in office. A sacrifice for the votes…forget the American people, because there is a mutual power play: land for votes. The tribal leaders have one goal in mind for their tribes: “vote Blue”.
The Clallam County Commissioners have NOT supported transfer of ownership of the Dungeness and Protection Island refuges to the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. Instead, the Commissioners drafted a letter expressing their concerns about loss of tax revenue, environmental protection, etc.
At last week's meeting, Comm. Ozias stated the Commissioners have not drafted a letter stating they do not support the transfer. Ozias said that it would be pre-emptive since no legal action has been enacted. That was his response when asked by a commenter for them to do so. The Commissioners drafted a letter to the BIA in response to two separate parcels being transferred to JKT in trust. You can reference the letter in last week's BoCC Regular Meeting Agenda packet.
I stand corrected. The Commissioners have not formally responded to the Dungeness/Protection Island transfer proposal. Their letter, as Ms Lapio notes, was about the transfer of two other parcels.
Our Tribal neighbors are requesting several land transfers. Please site your information on the Commissioners don't support the Dungeness Wildlife Refuge and Protection Island Refuge transfers? Ozias offered the Tribe the Dungeness Wildlife County Park but for now, Ron Allen declined. Ron Allen stated at the last Jefferson County Commissioners meeting he wants all property east of Ennis Creek. Have you heard of the Federal property buy back program?
Wow, I go fishing for a day and see things changed so much!
Not one person will ever forget all the support you've given to Jake.
Above and beyond!
I hope you both will thrive and glad to hear you'll still be his treasurer.
I can't wait for things to change for the better for our county. That will start with Jake Seegers. Get the crook Mark Ozias out next and let's see what we can achieve together!
We can clean up this corner of heaven on earth...
Thank you for all you've done for Jake and Clallam County!
Strait from our hearts to yours!
Have a Great 250th anniversary of this amazing country all!!!🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
"With the closure of Mora Road and Rialto Beach access starting July 8, ferrying from La Push to Rialto is strictly prohibited. There will be no trespassing on the Quileute Reservation side of Rialto (jetty) until further notice." Once the feel good activists wanting to give The Dungeness Spit and Protection Island to dead people have succeeded, the public may well be denied access to the spit and surrounds. Sequim Bay will become a privately owned giant shellfish farm. Maybe floating casinos. Giving our public land to private ownership makes no/none/"0" sense. In light of the recent earthquake devastation in Venezuela, perhaps we should give that land to them. In fact, my kids might like to own it.
Jeff, you are a national treasure! Thank you for all you do to keep CC thriving in the 1st Amendment! Congratulations, Mary! You are loved and I am very happy that you can celebrate the 4th of July sober. I'm sending you a giant hug!
See you at the PA parade!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! YOU ARE FABULOUS AT 250! LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC!
I have a VERY serious and potentially lethal "disability" that I was born with~!
I identify my horrific disability as the "Unconstitutional Corporate Government" and specifically the socialist/communist "deep state" (AKA; "The Swamp") that has all but destroyed America, slaughtered many millions of Americans, and has in fact harmed and destroyed countless American lives over the past 100+++ years~! The great news is that today, July 4th, is the beginning of the very cure for my deadly disability that I have been waiting all of my life for~! Enjoy this day~!
Happy July 4th and the 250th year of Americas Declaration of Independence~!!!
Gay Pride? Disability Pride? When is Heterosexual Pride? When is American Pride? When is it Human Pride? This is just one of MANY ways to divide us, a Marxist technique ushered in by Obama, to make us forget our unity. These are the UNITED State of America. Not Gay States, Disabled States, Transgendered State, African-American states... This is AMERICA. We are Americans. When you start hyphenating with Asian-American, or Whatever-American, it is DIVIDING us, not unifying us. This is how you destroy a country. Unification, treating ALL citizens (including Tribes) as Americans and treating them the same brings unity, cohesion, comradery, and reminds us of our special country. United we stand. Divided we fall. Get rid of all the hyphens and identity politics. Make America Great again, not divided, not pitting one group against the other, but as one nation. Democrats and Republicans should strive to MAGA, though they may have different ideas of achieving it, but all must be reminded that the goal is to MAGA. And anyone who does NOT want to MAGA, should GTFO! Happy Birthday AMERICA. No hyphens!
The latest edition of the Watchdog reads like a classic hustle. You can spot the trick instantly: the fine art of manufacturing a crisis out of thin air to keep the rubes angry and the donation buttons clicking.
Take the breathless exposé about the child sex offender back in custody. The Watchdog frames a court mandated retrial as a structural collapse of Western civilization, lamenting the “horrific cost” as if the prosecutor’s office just enjoys burning money for sport. James Madison would likely point out the obvious reality: the U.S. Constitution has this pesky little feature called due process, which applies even to the absolute dregs of humanity. It takes a special brand of fiscal conservatism to argue that we should streamline child rape trials by tossing out the Bill of Rights to save a few bucks on court reporters. But the Watchdog plows ahead anyway, wrapping a demand for lawlessness in the flag of taxpayer equity. But nothing says “happy 250th” like lighting the Bill of Rights on fire for the fireworks display.
Then comes the tragedy of Habitat for Humanity hosting a golf fundraiser. The crime, according to our local hall monitor, is that the housing charity partnered with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe instead of a “tax paying” venue. This level of petty vindictiveness is impressive. It’s an ideological purity test so dense it ignores that the Tribe recently handed Habitat a cool fifty thousand dollar check for affordable housing. Punishing a charity for accepting support from a neighbor and maximizing its fundraising efficiency is the kind of small minded malice that usually requires a crooked land deal, a developer’s payoff and someone with a handlebar mustache stepping out of the shadows like he’s about to deliver the final twist in a rain soaked tragedy. Here, it’s just free content for the weekend newsletter.
The comedy deepens when the Watchdog turns to the environment. The hiring of a Tribal Affairs Director at the Conservation Commission is framed as race based favoritism, complete with a solemn question about whether laws should apply uniformly. You cannot manage a watershed, an oyster bed, or a salmon run by pretending nature has borders and your neighbor doesn’t exist. Tribes are sovereign nations with federal treaty rights; co stewardship isn’t a perk, it’s the legal framework that prevents twenty years of gridlock in federal court.
We see the same legal blindness in the Mora Road and Rialto Beach closure. The Watchdog screams about a hostile “No Trespassing” border dispute, painting a picture of tribal overreach cutting off the public from the sand. The mundane truth: Olympic National Park is replacing two broken, fish blocking culverts with a bridge. The road is closed to everyone because heavy machinery tends to crush tourists, and the Tribe closed the jetty so the trucks have somewhere to park. Stripping out the reality of a routine infrastructure project to invent an armed territorial standoff is a beautiful piece of fiction… and a lousy piece of reporting.
No culture war is complete without a grievance about a flag. The Watchdog casts Disability Pride Month as a cynical campaign season gimmick designed to exploit minorities for political gain-- and it’s only day four. But the culture war IS the gimmick. By turning a standard anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act into a terrifying, identity-politics invasion, the Watchdog is the one staging a seasonal performance to keep the outrage machine well-greased for the upcoming elections.
The true ethical low water mark, though, is the rehashing of the campaign weaponization of early recovery. Putting a woman exactly fifty three days clean into a partisan spotlight is a grotesque lapse in human decency, ignoring that the first ninety days of sobriety are a volatile neurological roller coaster. The Watchdog treats her rehab floor gossip about people “moving to Port Angeles” as hard data, conveniently omitting that Clallam County routinely sends its own residents out of town for treatment because local beds are full. They aren’t an invading force; they’re locals coming home. But a homecoming doesn’t feed the panic machine.
Then there’s the pool controversy, where the Watchdog cites events previously “reported” that are unrelated to the actual voucher program as the obvious evidence of its failure, while David Rogers steps in to insist that families deserve safe spaces. It’s a slick sleight of hand that relies entirely on misrepresenting the facility’s purpose. It was built for the entire community… including those who occasionally need a shower. It was not built as an exclusive enclave for kids and families. But hey why let the charter of a public utility get in the way of a perfectly good country club narrative.
To keep the pages turning, the piece pads itself with the usual filler: complaining about a thirty dollar political dinner for a Congresswoman and dumping a raw, unverified list of police scanner logs to convince readers that masked criminals are currently scaling their back fences.
Just as an aside, because it is relevant, the absolute peak comedy of the week was Jeff calling out another local blog for "slander." For an outlet that regularly uses lies of omission (Mora Road), financial distortions (the trust land math), and vulnerable recovery testimonials (Mary) to attack the character of public servants, complaining about unfair coverage is pure gold. It proves the ultimate law of the hyper-local hustle: when you're convinced you're fighting on the side of the angels, moral integrity is just an optional luxury you can't afford.
You are out of your mind and don't read well. First, the child molesters' due process is repeated over and over and over again, expecting different results. How many times does this catch and release need to occur before serious prison time is meted?
About the closure of Rialto road-- first, why are the Tribe's fish so stupid that they cannot swim through 100 feet of culvert??? And, I guess you missed the part of ferrying people around the closure is forbidden, for some reason.
About the pool and showers-- you can't have known child molesters taking photos of others' children like that. Would YOU want some whacko masturbating over a photo of YOUR child? People like that need to be chaperoned or kept from such venues, NOT allowed to photograph children. And certainly transgendered should not be allowed in women's locker rooms. And so on.
So, pick and choose what parts of Jeff's reporting you object to, omit the parts you don't like, and then blame Jeff for something YOU created in your own mind. Keep the feces out of your nostrils.
PM you have again wasted your efforts to thwart CCWD. Why don’t you volunteer to be a taxi driver for the perverts and druggies. That would be a better task for you than harassing the blogs on this comment section. Cry all you want but your Frenchie is on his way out. DONT you have better things to do than whine like a baby without a mouthpiece? Maybe you should try 53 days of not commenting your usual potstirring.
The Bill of Rights does not cover court reporters. Per Google AI:
“Under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, the right to due process does not mandate the use of a live court reporter. Due process primarily requires notice, an opportunity to be heard, and an impartial tribunal.
While verbatim records are critical for the appellate process, the Constitution approaches documentation in the following ways:
Modern Statutory Requirements: The presence of a court reporter in federal courts is governed by a specific statute (28 U.S.C. § 753), rather than the Constitution itself. State courts have similar rules dictating when a record must be kept.
Alternative Recording: The Supreme Court has never held that a stenographer or digital recording is the only constitutional way to provide a fair trial. In many jurisdictions, alternative means like audio recordings, narrative statements, or agreed-upon summaries of the trial are permitted if a stenographer is unavailable.
Historical Context: When the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were adopted in 1791, official court reporters did not exist. Judges and attorneys relied on personal notes. It wasn't until well into the 19th century that court reporters became standard.”
As well, here is how Clallam County handles the record. Per Google AI:
“Clallam County Superior Court does not permanently employ full-time official court reporters on its staff.
The court relies entirely on digital audio recordings managed by court clerks for its official records. Instead of on-staff reporters, the county maintains an official list of Approved Court Reporters and Certified Transcriptionists. These individuals and private agencies (such as Hands Down Reporting or Vernon Court Reporters) operate as independent contractors. They are hired and paid directly by attorneys or private litigants when a live stenographer is desired for a specific hearing or trial.”
I missed the point in his 10 paragraph response? LOL. He made many points and I chose to focus on one — that he doesn’t know how the local court system works when it comes to court reporters. He obviously didn’t research what he wrote.
Not only does his statement not apply to the local courts, it doesn’t apply to how the Bill of Rights works since it doesn’t cover court reporters. If he doesn’t know how all of that works, maybe he doesn’t know how other things work. So, I got the point. LOL.
The mention of court reporters was an analog for the entire court process, in reference to Jeff’s question “Why are taxpayers funding multiple trials in the most serious cases?” The answer is: because we must. Justice requires it.
Jeff’s next question “And why do court errors in child rape convictions lead to full retrials?” The answer is due process and the pursuit of justice.
PM did not suggest that court reporters were required by the constitution or the bill of rights.
Yeah, I’m allow to interpret it the way I interpret it. Duh.
PM stated: It takes a special brand of fiscal conservatism to argue that we should streamline child rape trials by tossing out the Bill of Rights to save a few bucks on court reporters.
So, if he didn’t want to make it about court reporters, he could have left it out. You see your point, and I’ll make mine…which is better than your point. LOL.
The monkey's response stands as a definitive masterclass in institutional gaslighting, utilizing a smug veneer of performative compassion to shield an elite managerial class from the agonizing discomfort of local accountability.
Please keep it live here as a glaring example of doublethink and the ethical pretzel logic it requires.
This pathology is most glaringly evident when the critic pathologizes a recovering woman’s sovereign testimony as a mere "volatile neurological roller coaster” producing nothing but “rehab floor gossip,” committing a profound existential violation by stripping an adult of her agency the exact moment her truth becomes politically inconvenient.
The hypocrisy here is staggering: this is the precise ideological faction that insists a fully grown, autonomous woman is too fragile to navigate a media spotlight at 53 days clean, yet simultaneously ushers small, impressionable children into the hyper-sexualized environments of adult drag readings and pride marches. By treating a sovereign adult as an incompetent toddler while treating actual toddlers as mature, consenting participants in adult social theater, they expose a profound moral inversion that exposes their "protection of the vulnerable" as a partisan weapon.
With equal rhetorical dishonesty, the monkey pivots to shield glaring administrative incompetence behind the sacred text of the Constitution, absurdly framing a legitimate public demand for prosecutorial precision as a desire to “streamline child rape trials by tossing out the Bill of Rights to save a few bucks.” By constructing this false choice, the critic deceptively transforms a costly, traumatic procedural blunder that re-traumatizes a child victim into a noble, high-minded defense of due process.
This systematic inversion of universal standards deepens as the critic treats civic equity as a transactional commodity, implying that a "cool fifty thousand dollar check” functions as a moral indulgence that should instantly insulate an institution from local scrutiny or fairness metrics.
This eager balkanization of the civic square is further rationalized through environmental platitudes, claiming that because “nature has no borders,” local governance and appointments must be divided along identity lines rather than universal citizenship.
The final casualty of this worldview is the deliberate dissolution of functional community boundaries, where expecting a public facility to maintain basic behavioral and hygiene safety standards is sneered at as a “country club narrative.”
By reducing a public pool asset built for families to a default facility for “those who occasionally need a shower," the critic reveals the true intent of the managerial elite: to dismantle the universal, predictable boundaries that sustain public trust, forcing ordinary families to endure the resulting chaos while pathologizing their completely rational demand for transparency.
I have heard for a couple months that they have been transporting the homeless to CC to clean up Seattle for the World Cup. I think they have a travel brochure with us as a resort for their perverted behavior and drug abuse. This is tourism that our leadership has promoted by their own actions and is unacceptable! It is draining our coffers and safety. Welcome to CC Commissioners!😫
As it has clearly been illustrated throughout political history, there is power and money to be had when one combines racism, and resultant division, while appearing publicly to abhor both, blaming opposition; a/ka, deflection. Clandestined dinners, meetings and agendas, all behind closed doors, pricing out any opposing views or honest assessments, in "sovereign" facilities, and in-your-face, often financed via laundered tax dollars; the Neo Civil War. Silence is golden, when neither admits, nor denies wrong-doing; out-of-context to the reality that the burden of proof lying with the person making the accusation or assertion. Reverse psychology, honed to laser precision.
We comment and debate our opinions, but often cite incorrect information. My belief is we argue for the sake of argument and seldom change other's minds. I may not always be right, but I am always sure.
Education.
We, as a community, are no longer educating our young to become self sufficient and responsible. We have replaced meritocracy with averages and it has become destabilizing. (To cause something, (such as a government) to be incapable of functioning or surviving). Continuing our present course threatens our survival.
Apparently we have not done too well with our public education. Approximately 21% of U.S. adults—roughly 43 to 45 million people—are considered functionally illiterate or possess low English literacy skills, operating at or below a fifth-grade level. These individuals may struggle to read bank statements, fill out forms, or comprehend simple texts. Additionally, over 50% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level.
The "non-partisan" League of Women Voters of Clallam County, which oversaw the most recent Clallam Conservation District election, did not respond to an email asking if they thought that election was conducted fairly and in accordance with adopted election procedures. Here is today's email to the county commissioners:
Dear Commissioners,
A recent investigation reported that federal agents located a missing teenage girl from Arizona living in Olympia's "Jungle" homeless encampment. The story has renewed concerns about crime, violence, and human trafficking associated with large, unmanaged encampments.
Clallam County has similar encampments along areas such as Tumwater and Peabody Creeks. While no one can say with certainty what is or is not occurring in every encampment, it would seem unwise to assume trafficking is not happening here simply because it has not been publicly identified.
Beyond placing signs in county restrooms encouraging trafficking victims to call 911, have the commissioners considered the possibility that illegal encampments permitted to remain on public land could be locations where vulnerable adults or children are being trafficked, exploited, or concealed from family or law enforcement? If so, what specific actions have the commissioners taken to reduce that risk?
I appreciate any information you can provide.
The July 15, 2024 Daniel Edgar incident at OMC you've shared in the long list of repeat offenders reminds me of my own experience at the emergency room. It may not have been Edgar that made my experience memorable, but it was a drug addict who necessitated a huge response from staff. The out of control druggie was flailing, shouting and carrying on in the common area of the ER at 4:00 am and it took about 20 hospital personnel to encircle him to prevent him from escaping or hurting anyone.
Meanwhile, the patients and medical staff treating others in the ER had to shelter in place within the individual cubicles until the druggie could be somewhat subdued. Treatment for patients who were in in dire need was delayed while the addict with self-induced psychosis got an inordinate amount of attention and staff time. He yelled that he was refusing treatment and would not allow them to administer Ativan.
As I writhed in pain in the cubicle with the attending ER physician and nurse sheltering alongside me, the surgeon, anesthesiologist and operating room staff awaiting my arrival in surgery were also delayed.
I suppose his care got written off as indigent care by the hospital, bleeding more money out of the coffers of a very strained community hospital budget. The professionalism and care I received was outstanding under very trying circumstances. Why should so many innocent patients and hospital staff be subjected to the out-of-control behavior of one individual?
Does anyone know how often these drug-induced occurrences inordinately strain our struggling ER?
WOW! What a fiasco! I ran into a friend at QFC last week. Recently, his wife died in the ER waiting room. Yes, the staff is already strained. It's really sad.
However, regarding the drug addicts that come into the ER with overdoses and "episodes" like the one here described, are the sources of their drugs ever traced? Did they come directly from any of the harm reduction centers? If so, wouldn't that center be accountable for their health crisis or overdose? Why aren't they pressing to monitor every person receiving drugs from these clinics, just as a doctor who prescribes drugs to a patient? These can be monitored and traced in case of a reaction and the doctor can work with the patient for future treatment.
This shouldn't be allowed to continue like this.
I'm glad all went well for you, Rita, but it could have been so much worse. What you described is horroring and need never happen.
If you need but one reason to vote to remove the current county commissioners during election season, it is the fact that they are supporting giving public lands owned in trust by all Americans to a tribal entity that can, at their pleasure, then do whatever they wish with the land, including reducing and/or eliminating public access and/or restricting usage. Oh, and by the way, at present the tribe depends on hundreds of thousands of dollars to our tax money to operate their portion of the shared management agreement. If/when they obtain ownership, does the taxpayer have to continue paying? What is the benefit to anyone except the tribe for such a land transfer?
Safe spaces for families? Not on French’s watch.
There’s plenty of benefit, and it’s all tied to keeping that one party in office. A sacrifice for the votes…forget the American people, because there is a mutual power play: land for votes. The tribal leaders have one goal in mind for their tribes: “vote Blue”.
The Clallam County Commissioners have NOT supported transfer of ownership of the Dungeness and Protection Island refuges to the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. Instead, the Commissioners drafted a letter expressing their concerns about loss of tax revenue, environmental protection, etc.
At last week's meeting, Comm. Ozias stated the Commissioners have not drafted a letter stating they do not support the transfer. Ozias said that it would be pre-emptive since no legal action has been enacted. That was his response when asked by a commenter for them to do so. The Commissioners drafted a letter to the BIA in response to two separate parcels being transferred to JKT in trust. You can reference the letter in last week's BoCC Regular Meeting Agenda packet.
I stand corrected. The Commissioners have not formally responded to the Dungeness/Protection Island transfer proposal. Their letter, as Ms Lapio notes, was about the transfer of two other parcels.
Our Tribal neighbors are requesting several land transfers. Please site your information on the Commissioners don't support the Dungeness Wildlife Refuge and Protection Island Refuge transfers? Ozias offered the Tribe the Dungeness Wildlife County Park but for now, Ron Allen declined. Ron Allen stated at the last Jefferson County Commissioners meeting he wants all property east of Ennis Creek. Have you heard of the Federal property buy back program?
Good morning Jeff and Doggers,
Wow, I go fishing for a day and see things changed so much!
Not one person will ever forget all the support you've given to Jake.
Above and beyond!
I hope you both will thrive and glad to hear you'll still be his treasurer.
I can't wait for things to change for the better for our county. That will start with Jake Seegers. Get the crook Mark Ozias out next and let's see what we can achieve together!
We can clean up this corner of heaven on earth...
Thank you for all you've done for Jake and Clallam County!
Strait from our hearts to yours!
Have a Great 250th anniversary of this amazing country all!!!🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I hope you had a good day fishing!
"With the closure of Mora Road and Rialto Beach access starting July 8, ferrying from La Push to Rialto is strictly prohibited. There will be no trespassing on the Quileute Reservation side of Rialto (jetty) until further notice." Once the feel good activists wanting to give The Dungeness Spit and Protection Island to dead people have succeeded, the public may well be denied access to the spit and surrounds. Sequim Bay will become a privately owned giant shellfish farm. Maybe floating casinos. Giving our public land to private ownership makes no/none/"0" sense. In light of the recent earthquake devastation in Venezuela, perhaps we should give that land to them. In fact, my kids might like to own it.
The casino will possibly be moved to Protection Island, just like Catalina Island in CA.
Great observation, and theory. Much like the "barge casinos", off-shore in days of yore.
Or in the Gulf of America, off the Mississippi coast, centered around Biloxi where floating casinos exist today.
Jeff, you are a national treasure! Thank you for all you do to keep CC thriving in the 1st Amendment! Congratulations, Mary! You are loved and I am very happy that you can celebrate the 4th of July sober. I'm sending you a giant hug!
See you at the PA parade!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! YOU ARE FABULOUS AT 250! LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC!
I get it now. They can't do anything...... except show up at the scene and collect overtime...
I have a VERY serious and potentially lethal "disability" that I was born with~!
I identify my horrific disability as the "Unconstitutional Corporate Government" and specifically the socialist/communist "deep state" (AKA; "The Swamp") that has all but destroyed America, slaughtered many millions of Americans, and has in fact harmed and destroyed countless American lives over the past 100+++ years~! The great news is that today, July 4th, is the beginning of the very cure for my deadly disability that I have been waiting all of my life for~! Enjoy this day~!
Happy July 4th and the 250th year of Americas Declaration of Independence~!!!
Sincerely, Mike
Gay Pride? Disability Pride? When is Heterosexual Pride? When is American Pride? When is it Human Pride? This is just one of MANY ways to divide us, a Marxist technique ushered in by Obama, to make us forget our unity. These are the UNITED State of America. Not Gay States, Disabled States, Transgendered State, African-American states... This is AMERICA. We are Americans. When you start hyphenating with Asian-American, or Whatever-American, it is DIVIDING us, not unifying us. This is how you destroy a country. Unification, treating ALL citizens (including Tribes) as Americans and treating them the same brings unity, cohesion, comradery, and reminds us of our special country. United we stand. Divided we fall. Get rid of all the hyphens and identity politics. Make America Great again, not divided, not pitting one group against the other, but as one nation. Democrats and Republicans should strive to MAGA, though they may have different ideas of achieving it, but all must be reminded that the goal is to MAGA. And anyone who does NOT want to MAGA, should GTFO! Happy Birthday AMERICA. No hyphens!
United States. We can enjoy our heritages and remain one as citizens of our country. Division is not desired. 250 years. Quite an achievement.
Mary has now achieved over 100 days clean without relying on harm reduction. -- BIG CONGRATS!
Amen! That's an achievement!
January 2023......from KSQM newly elected commissioner French, plus Randy Johnson and Mark Ozias.............presented for entertainment value
https://youtu.be/N6oyfih5pS8?si=KEkUxGsCk_416D3h
Wow, fascinating to watch. Thanks for finding and posting!
The latest edition of the Watchdog reads like a classic hustle. You can spot the trick instantly: the fine art of manufacturing a crisis out of thin air to keep the rubes angry and the donation buttons clicking.
Take the breathless exposé about the child sex offender back in custody. The Watchdog frames a court mandated retrial as a structural collapse of Western civilization, lamenting the “horrific cost” as if the prosecutor’s office just enjoys burning money for sport. James Madison would likely point out the obvious reality: the U.S. Constitution has this pesky little feature called due process, which applies even to the absolute dregs of humanity. It takes a special brand of fiscal conservatism to argue that we should streamline child rape trials by tossing out the Bill of Rights to save a few bucks on court reporters. But the Watchdog plows ahead anyway, wrapping a demand for lawlessness in the flag of taxpayer equity. But nothing says “happy 250th” like lighting the Bill of Rights on fire for the fireworks display.
Then comes the tragedy of Habitat for Humanity hosting a golf fundraiser. The crime, according to our local hall monitor, is that the housing charity partnered with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe instead of a “tax paying” venue. This level of petty vindictiveness is impressive. It’s an ideological purity test so dense it ignores that the Tribe recently handed Habitat a cool fifty thousand dollar check for affordable housing. Punishing a charity for accepting support from a neighbor and maximizing its fundraising efficiency is the kind of small minded malice that usually requires a crooked land deal, a developer’s payoff and someone with a handlebar mustache stepping out of the shadows like he’s about to deliver the final twist in a rain soaked tragedy. Here, it’s just free content for the weekend newsletter.
The comedy deepens when the Watchdog turns to the environment. The hiring of a Tribal Affairs Director at the Conservation Commission is framed as race based favoritism, complete with a solemn question about whether laws should apply uniformly. You cannot manage a watershed, an oyster bed, or a salmon run by pretending nature has borders and your neighbor doesn’t exist. Tribes are sovereign nations with federal treaty rights; co stewardship isn’t a perk, it’s the legal framework that prevents twenty years of gridlock in federal court.
We see the same legal blindness in the Mora Road and Rialto Beach closure. The Watchdog screams about a hostile “No Trespassing” border dispute, painting a picture of tribal overreach cutting off the public from the sand. The mundane truth: Olympic National Park is replacing two broken, fish blocking culverts with a bridge. The road is closed to everyone because heavy machinery tends to crush tourists, and the Tribe closed the jetty so the trucks have somewhere to park. Stripping out the reality of a routine infrastructure project to invent an armed territorial standoff is a beautiful piece of fiction… and a lousy piece of reporting.
No culture war is complete without a grievance about a flag. The Watchdog casts Disability Pride Month as a cynical campaign season gimmick designed to exploit minorities for political gain-- and it’s only day four. But the culture war IS the gimmick. By turning a standard anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act into a terrifying, identity-politics invasion, the Watchdog is the one staging a seasonal performance to keep the outrage machine well-greased for the upcoming elections.
The true ethical low water mark, though, is the rehashing of the campaign weaponization of early recovery. Putting a woman exactly fifty three days clean into a partisan spotlight is a grotesque lapse in human decency, ignoring that the first ninety days of sobriety are a volatile neurological roller coaster. The Watchdog treats her rehab floor gossip about people “moving to Port Angeles” as hard data, conveniently omitting that Clallam County routinely sends its own residents out of town for treatment because local beds are full. They aren’t an invading force; they’re locals coming home. But a homecoming doesn’t feed the panic machine.
Then there’s the pool controversy, where the Watchdog cites events previously “reported” that are unrelated to the actual voucher program as the obvious evidence of its failure, while David Rogers steps in to insist that families deserve safe spaces. It’s a slick sleight of hand that relies entirely on misrepresenting the facility’s purpose. It was built for the entire community… including those who occasionally need a shower. It was not built as an exclusive enclave for kids and families. But hey why let the charter of a public utility get in the way of a perfectly good country club narrative.
To keep the pages turning, the piece pads itself with the usual filler: complaining about a thirty dollar political dinner for a Congresswoman and dumping a raw, unverified list of police scanner logs to convince readers that masked criminals are currently scaling their back fences.
Just as an aside, because it is relevant, the absolute peak comedy of the week was Jeff calling out another local blog for "slander." For an outlet that regularly uses lies of omission (Mora Road), financial distortions (the trust land math), and vulnerable recovery testimonials (Mary) to attack the character of public servants, complaining about unfair coverage is pure gold. It proves the ultimate law of the hyper-local hustle: when you're convinced you're fighting on the side of the angels, moral integrity is just an optional luxury you can't afford.
You are out of your mind and don't read well. First, the child molesters' due process is repeated over and over and over again, expecting different results. How many times does this catch and release need to occur before serious prison time is meted?
About the closure of Rialto road-- first, why are the Tribe's fish so stupid that they cannot swim through 100 feet of culvert??? And, I guess you missed the part of ferrying people around the closure is forbidden, for some reason.
About the pool and showers-- you can't have known child molesters taking photos of others' children like that. Would YOU want some whacko masturbating over a photo of YOUR child? People like that need to be chaperoned or kept from such venues, NOT allowed to photograph children. And certainly transgendered should not be allowed in women's locker rooms. And so on.
So, pick and choose what parts of Jeff's reporting you object to, omit the parts you don't like, and then blame Jeff for something YOU created in your own mind. Keep the feces out of your nostrils.
Well said NOI
Powdermonkey, how do you know if YOU aren’t the rube?
PM you have again wasted your efforts to thwart CCWD. Why don’t you volunteer to be a taxi driver for the perverts and druggies. That would be a better task for you than harassing the blogs on this comment section. Cry all you want but your Frenchie is on his way out. DONT you have better things to do than whine like a baby without a mouthpiece? Maybe you should try 53 days of not commenting your usual potstirring.
The guy has a reading/comprehension disability.
The Bill of Rights does not cover court reporters. Per Google AI:
“Under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, the right to due process does not mandate the use of a live court reporter. Due process primarily requires notice, an opportunity to be heard, and an impartial tribunal.
While verbatim records are critical for the appellate process, the Constitution approaches documentation in the following ways:
Modern Statutory Requirements: The presence of a court reporter in federal courts is governed by a specific statute (28 U.S.C. § 753), rather than the Constitution itself. State courts have similar rules dictating when a record must be kept.
Alternative Recording: The Supreme Court has never held that a stenographer or digital recording is the only constitutional way to provide a fair trial. In many jurisdictions, alternative means like audio recordings, narrative statements, or agreed-upon summaries of the trial are permitted if a stenographer is unavailable.
Historical Context: When the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were adopted in 1791, official court reporters did not exist. Judges and attorneys relied on personal notes. It wasn't until well into the 19th century that court reporters became standard.”
As well, here is how Clallam County handles the record. Per Google AI:
“Clallam County Superior Court does not permanently employ full-time official court reporters on its staff.
The court relies entirely on digital audio recordings managed by court clerks for its official records. Instead of on-staff reporters, the county maintains an official list of Approved Court Reporters and Certified Transcriptionists. These individuals and private agencies (such as Hands Down Reporting or Vernon Court Reporters) operate as independent contractors. They are hired and paid directly by attorneys or private litigants when a live stenographer is desired for a specific hearing or trial.”
That's how the radicals hamstring the system, make up stuff.
CJ, You missed the point.
I missed the point in his 10 paragraph response? LOL. He made many points and I chose to focus on one — that he doesn’t know how the local court system works when it comes to court reporters. He obviously didn’t research what he wrote.
Not only does his statement not apply to the local courts, it doesn’t apply to how the Bill of Rights works since it doesn’t cover court reporters. If he doesn’t know how all of that works, maybe he doesn’t know how other things work. So, I got the point. LOL.
The mention of court reporters was an analog for the entire court process, in reference to Jeff’s question “Why are taxpayers funding multiple trials in the most serious cases?” The answer is: because we must. Justice requires it.
Jeff’s next question “And why do court errors in child rape convictions lead to full retrials?” The answer is due process and the pursuit of justice.
PM did not suggest that court reporters were required by the constitution or the bill of rights.
But that’s what you saw.
Yeah, I’m allow to interpret it the way I interpret it. Duh.
PM stated: It takes a special brand of fiscal conservatism to argue that we should streamline child rape trials by tossing out the Bill of Rights to save a few bucks on court reporters.
So, if he didn’t want to make it about court reporters, he could have left it out. You see your point, and I’ll make mine…which is better than your point. LOL.
I concede that it does come down to interpretation. If you want to interpret it the wrong way, that’s your prerogative, lol. 😉
The monkey's response stands as a definitive masterclass in institutional gaslighting, utilizing a smug veneer of performative compassion to shield an elite managerial class from the agonizing discomfort of local accountability.
Please keep it live here as a glaring example of doublethink and the ethical pretzel logic it requires.
This pathology is most glaringly evident when the critic pathologizes a recovering woman’s sovereign testimony as a mere "volatile neurological roller coaster” producing nothing but “rehab floor gossip,” committing a profound existential violation by stripping an adult of her agency the exact moment her truth becomes politically inconvenient.
The hypocrisy here is staggering: this is the precise ideological faction that insists a fully grown, autonomous woman is too fragile to navigate a media spotlight at 53 days clean, yet simultaneously ushers small, impressionable children into the hyper-sexualized environments of adult drag readings and pride marches. By treating a sovereign adult as an incompetent toddler while treating actual toddlers as mature, consenting participants in adult social theater, they expose a profound moral inversion that exposes their "protection of the vulnerable" as a partisan weapon.
With equal rhetorical dishonesty, the monkey pivots to shield glaring administrative incompetence behind the sacred text of the Constitution, absurdly framing a legitimate public demand for prosecutorial precision as a desire to “streamline child rape trials by tossing out the Bill of Rights to save a few bucks.” By constructing this false choice, the critic deceptively transforms a costly, traumatic procedural blunder that re-traumatizes a child victim into a noble, high-minded defense of due process.
This systematic inversion of universal standards deepens as the critic treats civic equity as a transactional commodity, implying that a "cool fifty thousand dollar check” functions as a moral indulgence that should instantly insulate an institution from local scrutiny or fairness metrics.
This eager balkanization of the civic square is further rationalized through environmental platitudes, claiming that because “nature has no borders,” local governance and appointments must be divided along identity lines rather than universal citizenship.
The final casualty of this worldview is the deliberate dissolution of functional community boundaries, where expecting a public facility to maintain basic behavioral and hygiene safety standards is sneered at as a “country club narrative.”
By reducing a public pool asset built for families to a default facility for “those who occasionally need a shower," the critic reveals the true intent of the managerial elite: to dismantle the universal, predictable boundaries that sustain public trust, forcing ordinary families to endure the resulting chaos while pathologizing their completely rational demand for transparency.
Celebrating sobriety is a carrot which I'm totally in favor of. Congratulations Mary.
I have heard for a couple months that they have been transporting the homeless to CC to clean up Seattle for the World Cup. I think they have a travel brochure with us as a resort for their perverted behavior and drug abuse. This is tourism that our leadership has promoted by their own actions and is unacceptable! It is draining our coffers and safety. Welcome to CC Commissioners!😫
As it has clearly been illustrated throughout political history, there is power and money to be had when one combines racism, and resultant division, while appearing publicly to abhor both, blaming opposition; a/ka, deflection. Clandestined dinners, meetings and agendas, all behind closed doors, pricing out any opposing views or honest assessments, in "sovereign" facilities, and in-your-face, often financed via laundered tax dollars; the Neo Civil War. Silence is golden, when neither admits, nor denies wrong-doing; out-of-context to the reality that the burden of proof lying with the person making the accusation or assertion. Reverse psychology, honed to laser precision.
We comment and debate our opinions, but often cite incorrect information. My belief is we argue for the sake of argument and seldom change other's minds. I may not always be right, but I am always sure.
Education.
We, as a community, are no longer educating our young to become self sufficient and responsible. We have replaced meritocracy with averages and it has become destabilizing. (To cause something, (such as a government) to be incapable of functioning or surviving). Continuing our present course threatens our survival.
Apparently we have not done too well with our public education. Approximately 21% of U.S. adults—roughly 43 to 45 million people—are considered functionally illiterate or possess low English literacy skills, operating at or below a fifth-grade level. These individuals may struggle to read bank statements, fill out forms, or comprehend simple texts. Additionally, over 50% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level.
Teach discipline, accountability, and merit.