The commissioners did not respond to a request that they write a letter of support on behalf of the citizens of their county to oppose the transfer of the National Wildlife Refuges to tribal trust. Here is today's email to the commissioners and Dr. Berry:
Dear Commissioners and Dr. Berry,
I’m following up on Commissioner Ozias’ statement that there are no studies showing harm reduction may encourage drug use. From what I’ve found, that’s not quite accurate—there is research exploring risk compensation and whether reduced consequences can influence behavior.
Are county harm reduction policies being evaluated with both the benefits and these potential risks in mind? And is there any additional information I can provide to help inform that discussion?
Below is a modeled good-governance response from a Commissioner
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for your thoughtful follow-up and for pressing for accuracy on an issue that deserves careful public discussion.
Speaking only for myself as an individual commissioner, I would not use an absolute statement that there are no studies exploring whether harm-reduction strategies may have unintended effects. A more careful and responsible answer is that the broader public health literature generally supports several harm-reduction interventions as reducing serious harms, while some studies and policy analyses have also examined possible unintended consequences or risk-compensation concerns. That is precisely why local government should avoid slogans and instead insist on clear evaluation, transparent reporting, and honest public discussion.
Clallam County’s own documents support that more measured approach. The County’s opioid surveillance materials explain that their purpose is to provide current, relevant data to inform practice decisions and interventions. The County’s January 2026 opioid gap report update also expressly states that it is a planning resource for future funding priorities and not a research study designed to prove or disprove the efficacy of any particular opioid-use-disorder intervention. In other words, these are important planning and surveillance tools, but they are not stand-alone proof that a specific policy is either working or not working (CCHHS, 2020; Clallam County Opioid Gap Report Project, 2026).
The 2022–2023 Clallam County Community Health Assessment confirms that these concerns remain significant locally. County materials describing that assessment report issue profiles on vaccine-preventable disease, injury-related mortality, and access to care, while later summaries of the 2022 community survey show that residents and stakeholders identified access to healthcare, mental health services, stable housing, substance use treatment, childcare, and affordable food as major concerns. Those same materials describe barriers such as transportation, cost, insurance, stigma, distrust, and lack of internet access. That tells me the County should continue treating substance use and access-related barriers as serious public concerns, while also being clear that a community health assessment is a needs-assessment and priority-setting document, not a causal evaluation of specific policies (Clallam County, 2024; Clallam County Board of Health, 2025).
The older 2017 Community Health Assessment materials also provide useful local context. They described the opioid epidemic as a serious threat tied to overdose deaths, trauma, and related community harms, while also noting increased openness to harm-reduction approaches and medication-assisted treatment. So, taken together, the County’s own materials show both continuity of concern and the need for disciplined evaluation rather than overly simple claims (Clallam County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee, 2017).
So, to answer your question directly: yes, I believe county-supported harm-reduction policies should be evaluated with both benefits and possible unintended consequences in mind. That means the County should be looking at measurable outcomes over time, including overdose deaths, nonfatal overdoses, hospitalization trends, treatment engagement, repeat overdose patterns, and broader community impacts. It also means public officials should be careful not to overstate what local planning documents do or do not prove.
Thank you again for raising the issue in a thoughtful and constructive way.
Sincerely,
Commissioner
Clallam County Board of Commissioners
References
Clallam County. (2024). Health & Human Services workplan / annual planning document
Clallam County Board of Health. (2025, July 8). Board of Health meeting minutes
Clallam County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee. (2017). The health of Clallam County: 2017 community health assessment.
Clallam County Health and Human Services. (2020). Current Clallam opioid surveillance report.
Clallam County Opioid Gap Report Project. (2026, January). Clallam County opioid gap report project updates.
Below is a modeled good-governance response from a public health officer
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for your thoughtful follow-up and for engaging seriously with the research on this issue.
You are right to ask for precision. I would not say there are no studies exploring whether some harm-reduction strategies may create unintended effects. A more accurate statement is that the broader public health literature generally supports several harm-reduction interventions as reducing important harms, while some studies and policy analyses have also examined possible risk compensation, implementation concerns, or other unintended consequences in certain contexts. For that reason, county policies should be evaluated with both the benefits and the potential risks in mind.
From a public health perspective, that means being careful about what local data can and cannot show. The County’s own opioid surveillance materials state that their purpose is to share current, relevant data to help inform practice decisions and interventions. The County’s January 2026 opioid gap report update likewise states that it is intended as a resource for future funding priorities and is not a research study designed to prove or disprove the efficacy of any specific opioid-use-disorder intervention. That distinction matters. Planning tools and surveillance data can help identify trends, burdens, and service gaps, but they should not be overstated as stand-alone proof that a particular strategy is either succeeding or failing (Clallam County Health and Human Services [CCHHS], 2020; Clallam County Opioid Gap Report Project, 2026).
The 2022–2023 Clallam County Community Health Assessment reinforces that substance use, access to care, and related social barriers remain important local concerns. County materials describing the final 2022–2023 assessment explain that it produced issue profiles focused on vaccine-preventable disease, injury-related mortality, and access to care, which were intended to guide the next Community Health Improvement Plan. Later county meeting materials summarizing the 2022 community survey further report that respondents identified lack of access to healthcare, mental health services, stable housing, substance use treatment, childcare, and healthy affordable food as major issues, with transportation, cost, insurance, stigma, distrust, and lack of internet access also identified as barriers to obtaining services. That is useful for priority-setting, but it is still different from proving the causal effect of any one policy intervention (Clallam County, 2024; Clallam County Board of Health, 2025).
The broader local context also matters. In the County’s 2017 Community Health Assessment process, community participants described the opioid epidemic as a major local threat associated with overdose deaths, trauma, and related community harms, while also noting greater openness among local partners to harm-reduction approaches and medication-assisted treatment. Taken together, the 2017 and 2022–2023 assessment materials show continuity in the County’s concern about substance use and its associated impacts, even though the newer assessment is framed more as a needs assessment and issue-prioritization tool than as a causal evaluation of interventions (Clallam County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee, 2017; Clallam County, 2024).
So, to answer your question directly: yes, I believe county-supported harm-reduction policies should be evaluated for both intended benefits and possible unintended effects. In practical terms, that means monitoring indicators such as overdose deaths, nonfatal overdoses, overdose-related hospitalizations, treatment engagement, repeat overdose patterns, infectious-disease concerns, and other community impacts over time. It also means avoiding overly absolute statements where the evidence is more complex than a single sentence suggests.
I would welcome additional information that could help inform that discussion, especially peer-reviewed studies, systematic reviews, or examples from other jurisdictions that evaluate both benefits and risks in a transparent and methodologically sound way. Constructive public input is most helpful when it strengthens local evaluation, accountability, and public understanding.
Thank you again for raising the question in a thoughtful and respectful manner.
Sincerely,
Public Health Officer
Clallam County Board of Health
References
Clallam County. (2024). Health & Human Services workplan / annual planning document
Clallam County Board of Health. (2025, July 8). Board of Health meeting minutes
Clallam County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee. (2017). The health of Clallam County: 2017 community health assessment.
Clallam County Health and Human Services. (2020). Current Clallam opioid surveillance report.
Clallam County Opioid Gap Report Project. (2026, January). Clallam County opioid gap report project updates.
Good governance does not create two classes of public voice; it uses one open process, one standard of notice, and one standard of accountability for all.
This proverb is not a direct quote from any one law or source. It is a governance synthesis drawn from Washington’s constitutional principle of popular sovereignty, the Open Public Meetings Act, the Public Records Act, and county governance guidance. Together, those authorities support a simple test: Was there one fair public process for everyone, or did some people effectively get a different class of access?
References
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2024). The Open Public Meetings Act: How it applies to Washington cities, counties, and special purpose districts.
*This is one of the clearest Washington sources supporting the proverb. It explains that public agencies exist to conduct the people’s business, that actions and deliberations should be open, and that the people do not surrender their sovereignty to government agencies. That directly supports the idea that government should not function with one level of access for insiders and another for everyone else.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
*This guide translates open-government principles into county practice. It explains that commissioners are expected to listen to residents, work through the board, keep meetings open, accept public comment where final action is taken, and provide meeting agendas and notices in advance. That is exactly what the proverb means by one open process and one standard of notice.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). Public Records Act: For Washington cities, counties, and special purpose districts.
*Open meetings are only half the picture. This source explains that Washington’s Public Records Act exists so the public can stay informed and retain control over government. It supports the proverb’s accountability piece by showing that the public must be able to inspect records, follow decision trails, and verify whether the same process was used for everyone.
Washington State Constitution, Article I, Section 1.
*This is the foundational principle underneath all the rest: political power is inherent in the people. If government is deriving its authority from the governed, then it should not create practical tiers of civic influence where some voices count more because they receive earlier notice, better access, or more responsive treatment.
Tozzer, J. (2026, March 23). Two classes, two truths, and who gets heard. Clallam County Watchdog.
*This article is not the legal authority, but it is the local fact pattern that makes the proverb resonate. Its central concern is that residents and even public officials were hearing about important matters after the fact, creating the perception that some voices were amplified while others were left outside the process. The proverb simply translates that concern into a Washington good-governance standard.
Dr. Sarah, I want to be very clear about the concern here. When a public narrative is built on misused citations and claims that collapse the moment you check the sources, that is not a “perspective” or a “fact pattern.” It is a falsehood. And when we respond to a falsehood by treating it as a legitimate starting point for a governance proverb, we unintentionally give it credibility it hasn’t earned.
That is the core issue.
Not tone.
Not process.
Not civility.
Credibility.
When someone misrepresents a medical article, a policy brief, and an economics paper, and then uses those misrepresentations to accuse others of gaslighting, the responsible response is to say so plainly. Anything short of that risks validating the narrative by implication.
As Judge Judy famously put it: “Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining.”
That is exactly what it feels like when a demonstrably false claim gets treated as a reasonable contribution to public discourse.
Good governance doesn’t elevate misinformation into a case study.
Good governance calls it what it is so the public isn’t misled.
@Powdermonkey, Hi, it is good to hear from you. It has been a few. I do not think good governance requires officials or citizens to pretend weak arguments are strong. But I also do not think “misinformation” should be established by assertion alone.
If a citation was misused, then the remedy is straightforward: identify the source, point to the exact language, explain the error, and correct the claim on the record. That is how credibility is earned. What I am resisting is the idea that process no longer matters once someone feels certain the other side is wrong.
In public life, process is not a distraction from credibility; it is how credibility is tested. The public deserves more than competing declarations. It deserves transparent sourcing, accurate quotation, fair characterization of the literature, and an open standard applied equally to all sides.
So no, I am not elevating misinformation into a case study. I am saying that when factual disputes arise, government and the public should respond the same way scholars do in a literature review: go back to the source, represent it fairly, distinguish stronger from weaker evidence, and let the record—not the rhetoric—carry the weight.
Process matters, but it doesn’t replace accuracy. When the sources themselves contradict the claim, the responsible response is to say so plainly. Anything else risks elevating a false narrative by treating it as a legitimate point of debate when it just is not.
Honestly monkey, you need to come at this in a different angle. You're in a mental loop all concentrated on Jeff. As my very southern sweet mother would say about you, "Honey, bless his heart, he's trying"
Monkey, you accuse Jeff of lies, misinformation etc. Please be specific. If you specifically tell Jeff that he has misquoted, lied or whatever, please put it in your replies. It would give us all the chance to investigate. So far, what I read, is you just don't agree with him (on anything) You claim some sort of pattern? IMO you have your own pattern and it sounds like a personal grudge.
You are well connected and have access to people who can provide accurate, verifiable information, especially regarding Jeff’s recent posts. Given that, it is difficult to accept that you’re unaware he is spreading misinformation and misrepresenting situations. Intent aside, the public record does not support the claims being made.
Yet you continue to lend your credibility, and the education you worked hard to earn, in ways that effectively validate those inaccuracies.
How does that serve this community?
Accuracy is not secondary to process. When the facts are wrong, the process is irrelevant.
I previously raised a specific, verifiable error directly with Jeff. It was ignored. If transparency and accountability are truly the standard, then that should include acknowledging mistakes, issuing corrections, and following up publicly. Anything less undermines the very principles being invoked.
@PraiseGaurd, welcome to the conversation. I do not think accuracy and process can be separated that way.
If facts are wrong, they should be corrected. Absolutely. But in public life, process is the mechanism for doing that credibly, consistently, and in a way the community can actually review.
I am not lending my credibility to every claim another person makes. I am lending it to a standard: show the record, identify the error specifically, correct it publicly, and apply that same expectation to everyone.
Dr Sarah, I'm with you, give me facts and clarity. Random thoughts and musings are fine with me, I do it many times on CCWD. But to make statements you feel are true and have people believe or respect them takes a bigger effort beyond thoughts or musings.
PS, I love the shout outs, they are release of emotions that are healing, whether we agree with them or not. Shout backs are just as healing. What is great about a substack is you have control of the disagreements. It's called disengage.
I'm sorry you caught something that I didn't correct. Please copy and paste that and anything else you catch and I'll be sure to correct it. Sometimes I get things wrong, so I appreciate it.
PraiseGuard, the easy way out is to paste sites. The hard part is to explain why you even posted them. What does your postings have to do with the price of peanuts? I cannot read your mind. Please explain your postings titled "Let's Start With This"
Welcome PraiseGaurd, there are many comments and facts that back specific and verifiable statements Jeff has published. If you have raised specific, verifiable errors you directed to Jeff, please show us. Be transparent and account for your accusations. CCWD readers aren't shy to admit errors nor apologize for them. I'm glad you are a subscriber! PS Beware: CCWD subscribers are hounds on research!
Commissioner Ozias hasn't heard of any studies that harm reduction policies encourage use because he likely asked the biased experts (JST MAT and Dr. Berry) he hangs with. One wonders if he might have taken the time to research the matter or asked the question of his smarty pants friends before shooting from the hip. Silly question, I know, but one would hope for more from an elected official.
Hey @MK, what I am pondering is the academic foundation that should come before any public official confidently labels something “evidence-based.” In any serious setting, that usually means some form of literature review first—not just checking with a few familiar experts and then speaking in absolutes.
If Clallam County is going to defend harm-reduction policy on evidentiary grounds, then the public should be able to ask: What research was reviewed? Were contrary findings considered? Were possible unintended effects examined alongside claimed benefits? And what local outcome measures are being used to test whether the policy is actually helping here?
That is not anti–harm reduction. It is pro-accountability. Evidence-based governance should rest on a fair reading of the literature, not on confidence alone.
Definitely that, but as an example the American Heart Association was heavily influenced by the P&G Crisco push and their infusion of cash for the beleaguered AHA claiming science when it was pushing profit and misinformation. I say this as an example because some claims of studies being "science based" tend to get a pass on any ethical conflicts of interest or other considerations whether they are actually science based. I'm dubious first when I hear the claim.
If he had bothered to open the book Eric graciously gave him he would find nine pages of doccumented sources and citations relevant to the discussion, but that would require absorbing information not attached to a campaign donation.
NOI, I'm not sure if it is stealing as much as I feel he is using his powers in Clallam County to gain favors on his way up the political pole to Olympia. He does definitely have those aspirations, we have become his stepping stone, he's a rolling stone.
Engineer ways to steal $1M from Clallam County buys respect from Olympia Democrats where that same method will allow them to steal $1B. The stealing and climbing political ladders are not mutually-exclusive. In fact, they go hand-in-hand.
All good segments today, Jeff! Wow, Judy lost by 37 votes. So close and that's why there was limited voting awareness. The CCD knew that with 1,032 signatures against the property tax/fee, Johnson would lose. Limited awareness, difficulty voting, mail-in only, and the LWV endorsing, promoting, and counting votes for its candidate was the only way Johnson could win. We're gaining on the favored candidates, so it's petal to the metal for us endorsing and promoting JAKE SEEGERS 2026!!
Clearly, our otherwise wonderful & beautiful community here is under a long planned vicious assault by nefarious underhanded Nere-do-wells who are attempting to twist and corrupt our system of government against the best interests and will of the vast majority of folks who call this community their home~! We are being "controlled" against our will by evil criminals who "work the system" to corrupt our community wherever there is something to be gained in their mentally ill minds. We are forced to pay outrageous ever-increasing taxes & fees, while these criminals who have wormed, deceived, and cheated their way into positions of control and power continue to rob us of our freedom, rights, and properties~! We have maximum taxation and minimal "fast disappearing" representation that is being marginalized more & more every day... We have absolute lunatics on street corners that range from dangerous homeless drug addicted people to small groups of nasty political dictators and thugs who protest against their own delusions of "kings" while they are COMPLETELY supportive of THEIR own evil oppressive life sucking "kings & queens" (dictators) right here in our community and beyond~! This insanity boggles the minds of those who have minds to boggle~!!! These scumbag thieves endanger ALL children, adults, animals, and our very own natural environment, without a care of the permanent damage and even deaths that they inflict upon others. The local posterchildren of dirty dealings, Mark Ozias, constantly gaslights the sheep with his own convenient self-serving "ignorance", lies and deceptions and Randy Johnson fakes "upset" as if he didn't know anything about the thieving backstabbing efforts to rob us of OUR public properties and lands to steal our rights and give them to a sovereign entity, the Jamestown Tribal government, that has LONG proven itself to be a viciously destructive enemy of the majority of folks in our community~! It is a crime to paint these evil deed doers as anything but criminals' intent upon engineering mass chaos and distraction, while they rob the community blind of money, human & American rights & freedoms, and our cherished natural resources that are the properties of current and future generations~! Are "we" (the good folks of Clallam County) to believe that these Individuals are dirty criminals or just grotesquely ignorant fools incapable of handling their basic management roles without creating Hell on earth for the entire community-??? Anyone who has studied any history at all should be capable of understanding just how these "social engineering shysters" really operate to rob the unsuspecting of their freedoms and rights, so God willing "we" will come together to remove these liars and thieves from our government and community without further hesitation~!
I don't think that Randy is "acting" at all because from what I have seen of his behavior he REALLY is stupid and not simply "acting stupid" at all~! Ha~! I guess that it could be said that he is a good "character actor" because as a stupid Individuals he is COMPLETELY believable~! The good folks of Clallam County just need to decide if they want stupid and/or evil criminals in the government. It really does not matter if they are truly stupid or actually evil criminals, because "we" must have a "zero tolerance" for both of those options without any silly debates... Not long ago Randy actually personally responded to one of my letters of concern because he was fishing around to attempt to figure out just how much trouble he and the other "stooges" in the Clallam County government were really in. I tried to give him a fair warning that I am well aware of what REALLY goes on behind their countless closed-door meetings and he STILL tried to Gaslight me by saying that the county commissioners "ONLY held closed door meetings when they were discussing the lawsuits that have been filed against them"~! HA~! In a pigs A$$~! The reason they are getting SO many lawsuits is BECAUSE of what these reptilians are REALLY doing in their underhanded closed-door meetings! You see, I have actually infiltrated MANY unconstitutional government, NGO, and corporate, closed-door meetings over the past several decades, and I know for a fact that he was lying through his crocodile grinning teeth~! I could explain just exactly how I know, but as there are ongoing criminal investigations, and many more to come, all I can say is that I have personal testimony that the county clown show did in the past very Intentionally altered a professional scientific study to come up with a COMPLETELY false conclusion that the scientific study NEVER supported in any way. The very scientist that conducted that honest study that these perverts criminally altered was actually told, in a closed-door meeting no less, that they had perverted his honest report to support their criminal unconstitutional bias in favor of the criminal operations known as "the local American Indian Tribal governments" in their ongoing land and power grabs~! Additionally, Mark Osias, in his "canned letter" response to many of us who recently wrote other letters of concern, stated very clearly that the commissioner clown show was considering the transfer of OUR public properties and lands to the corrupt "local Indian tribal governments" because there was some sort of "existing president" (AKA: "previous criminal acts of governments"), that they, in their criminally twisted logic, could/should/would use to steal OUR property rights, to transfer them to another entity... Of course, Ozias, as the local criminal poster child of fiscal mismanagement on an unbelievable scale, blamed the financial problems of the country (that HE and the other criminals Intentionally caused) as the reason that the county could no longer afford to do their most basic duties in their sworn roles as OUR public servants~! They make sure the problems are made worse, then they blame the problems that they made worse on "us" because we need to pay more and more money in never-ending taxes and fees! All, so they can keep betraying the community and America in their evil satanic ways~! HA~! This all may sound crazy to the average Individual, however it it is not the truth then why does it fit so perfectly and make such sense when "we" break it all down logically~???
Great article! It got me busy sending out info if the petition to friends and I think Rose will get her 50 signatures easily. So many concerns that most are eager to stop the transfer.
Mark Ozias is the main reason reason for the decline of our beloved county. We tried to stop the drug abuse problems up front only to have Mark fully on board with Ron Allen. Ron exclaimed " It's a done deal" was hard to swallow when we were just informed of the colusion between the city of Sequim, Mark, and the JST to build the MAT clinic. They had no ears for those giving statements of the destruction they left to come here.
Don't give French a pass. He was in office in PA long enough to see how the MAT industry in PA impacted the area and still caters to the homeless industrial complex like he did on city council. And Johnson surely knows better by now, he can stop pretending he doesn't any time now.
Excuse me. You seem to be under the impression that Jake Seegers is running for Randy Johnson's seat. This is wrong. Mike French is the Commissioner for District 3 (which includes the west end) and that is the seat your boy Jake is running for. Commissioner Johnson's term ends in 2028 which means the election for his seat will be held in 2027. So now you can turn your attention to ridiculing Commissioner French. You're welcome.
Tongue in cheek. Just trying to correct your wrong impression because I can hardly believe you didn't know what seat Jake is running for. The sentence about turning your attention to Commissioner French was purely facetious.
I said it would be a great show watching Democrats splain why only allowing citizens to vote is a bad thing and viola. "A coordinated effort to make voting harder". This is the folly Democrats have dreamed up to maintain voter fraud. We are finally reaching gender equality and now Democrats maintain females are too dumb to handle documenting their marriage. It is a tell of how desperate the Democrat Party is to garner those illegal votes. This State of Washington has two fossil female Senators that are famous for doing absolutely nothing. If no voter I.D. is not absurd enough, now we should give the Dungeness Spit to dead people.
It is a highly favorable Act among Democrat citizens. It's the representatives and senators that don't want to protect our - Rep, Dem, Lib, Ind, other - votes.
The League of Women Imbeciles had a couple of typos. Instead of reading "[This is] a coordinated effort to make illegal voting harder for ineligible foreigners", as it should be, The League of Women Bozos twisted it to imply that American citizens would have a difficult time voting. Why, then, do over 80% of Americans favor honest elections?
Maybe we should invite criminals from prison to pose as plumbers, without IDs, to come to these fools homes when their sink clogs.
NOI, Besides the typos and bias statements, the LWV's in this last voting process was wrong on so many levels. Some subscribers wrote in that they never received an acknowledgement in email that their request for a mail in vote was received, therefore assumed they would get a mail in vote, it never came, they could not vote. A few said they got 2 mail in votes. The general public never even knew about it. Either way this election went, it was horribly flawed and once again should be recalled. An accounting firm can be hired to take in the votes, keep them secure, and open them within public view.
Sorry NOI, I kinda wandered from your topic, but I cannot believe this kinda of voting is allowed. ; )
Loudon told The Epoch Times that the No Kings protests aim to ratchet up pressure on Trump by labeling him a “dictator” or “fascist,” as its leaders build an anti-fascist alliance ahead of the 2026 congressional elections.
Have you ever considered the abuses from the years during WWII could provide a learning opportunity? We are seeing a repeat of the National Socialist German Workers' Party and it is a scary repeat.
1. We have a rampant anti-Jewish movement.
2. We have Government censorship. Our supposed free media is corrupted with pro-socialist dogma.
3. We have a justice system that is challenging our Constitutional Rights.
4. Attacks are made against our Supreme Court.
5. We have members of Congress who endorse the terrorism of Hamas.
6. We are seeing our children being taught to hate those who are a different race.
7. We are seeing the attacks on Patriotism and Religion.
8. And, we are fed lies about everything. Maybe some lessons from history would be instructive.
Loudon said communists label all their opposition as fascist to justify using “any means necessary, including force, to take down a fascist.” No Kings!
This doesn’t mean that every No Kings participant is aware of the communist influence over the movement, he said.
There is a term floating around that I think appropriate. We have “Useful Idiots.”
The danger to our constitutional Republic, the real threat to our liberty, and the possible breakup of America, which all of our enemies are hoping for, is coming from the Marxist Left.
Yes, there are socialists and communists running for public office who want to “fundamentally transform America” into something it was never meant to be. But beyond that, there is a growing vanguard of violent leftists who want revolution and war in the streets.
As we interview this abundance of protesters we find they, in general, are not articulate enough to express what they seek as a replacement to our elected government. We hear, “Hate Donald Trump” but this protest cannot find any specifics that they could explain. IT is a message of discord and fear. Where is the note of logic and negotiation?
Within recent past we have seen: Forty-eight million adults in the U.S. read at or below the third-grade level, and many of them struggle in ways that are almost impossible for a fluent reader to imagine: They can’t order off a menu, check in for a tele-health appointment, or fill out a job application.
Repeated pleas for more education money., Build new buildings, and increased administration. Our educators tell us we are trying to fix the problems with more money. It is not working. Instead, by lowering standards we are creating a lost population and despair in our young. Education needs to test our abilities and strengthen our core not turn us into mush that can be easily fooled and controlled by global elites. There are too many excuses.
To summarize, who are these folks who want to change our country? What policies should replace the successes of President Trump in the areas of Middle East Peace, limits on illegal immigration, restrictions of drug smuggling, suppression of the Iranian Atomic weapons development, and the impressive support from minority voters?
The glow of Socialism is getting brighter. New York City, Minneapolis, Seattle, and probably others are losing the battle for survival. Anyone who reads history should know socialism is a failure wherever it has been tried. Those in authority benefit at the expense of the rest of the residents. Cost of Living is a main measure. It is rising, everywhere. Many workers are not seeing increased income. If you, all of you, vote into office people who know how to spend your money you will become poorer. I would like to think most of us want a return on investment for our tax dollar. Where are the people striving to attract new businesses, improve our children’s education, reduce our Cost of Living, and assist us all in becoming more prosperous. I want protections from my police and fire department. I want services recognized as government administration. Yes, I am willing to pay, but not for poor choices and personal gain.
I conclude with a request. Let us go back to an emphasis on merit. Make the command of the basics (reading, composition, math) a requirement for advancement. Keep political indoctrination out of our classrooms. Read about our history and include lessons from our mistakes as well as our accomplishments. Learn from our elders. Refocus on education as taught by our elders.
From obscure policy to investable deals The Center for Indian Country Development posted a report Wednesday showing Section 105(l) lease revenue has grown into a $613 million annual funding stream for tribes. It landed quietly — no rollout, no splash — but the data puts numbers behind a trend just beginning to come into view.
Section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act allows tribes to receive recurring federal lease payments for facilities they own and operate, converting federal program obligations into predictable revenue that tribes can leverage to finance projects under their own control.
A $132 million health workforce housing project in Northwest Alaska, developed by Tribal Development Partners, closed recently with an A- rating from Fitch, backed in part by Section 105(l) lease revenue. Other projects, including health facility expansions by tribes such as Oneida Nation and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, are using similar structures. Recent tribal financings under the 105(l) program, including a school and senior living facility cited by KeyBank’s Caitlin Caldwell, show lenders increasingly underwriting against federal reimbursement streams.
“There isn’t really a mechanism in Section 105(l) that says banks can lend against this,” Phil Gover of the Center for Indian Country Development told us. “But banks saw an opportunity and are now comfortable making these deals based on federal funding patterns. It’s a real vote of confidence.”
That shift — from obligation to financeable revenue — is turning federal commitments into bankable deals.
Section 105(l) leasing grows into $600M funding stream for tribes
Tribal governments are increasingly using a once-obscure federal provision known as Section 105(l) TO GENERATE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR HEALTH CARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, according to a new analysis from the Center for Indian Country Development.
Single-candidate super PACs focus almost exclusively on one candidate, either by advertising in support of that candidate or attacking his or her opponents. Like other super PACs, they can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money, so they provide a convenient way for wealthy supporters to contribute large sums to bolster their favored candidate. Though super PACs are supposed to operate independently and refrain from coordinating their strategy with someone running for office, these groups are often created and run by individuals with very close ties to the candidates they support.
Peninsula Neighbors PAC $15,000 Outside Group
Washington State Democratic Central Cmte $10,000 Political Party
Randall, Emily $9,900 Candidate (D-WA06)
Cantwell, Maria $9,600 Candidate (D-WAS1)
Peltola, Mary $7,850 Candidate (D-AK01)
DelBene, Suzan $7,100 Candidate (D-WA01)
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A POLITCAL STRATEGY BY Commissioner Randy Johnson. Every voting cycle he is for citizens rights. Then, if he wins, he fades away. Where was he in 2024 when the Tribe was grabbing more land?
JAMESTOWN TRIBE THRIVES WHILE CLALLAM STRUGGLES IN 2024-Jeff Tozzer
As Clallam County faced job losses, business closures, and budget cuts, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe reported $85.9 MILLION IN REVENUE last year. While the county scrambled for federal aid, the Tribe EXPANDED SERVICES, ACQUIRED LAND, and advanced MAJOR PROJECTS —backed by tax advantages, exclusive grants, and growing political influence. The contrast raises questions about equity, transparency, and WHO TRULY HOLDS THE POWER in Clallam’s future.
Every magician has a tell. In this case, it is the moment the Watchdog tries to pass off an economics paper, a policy brief, and a medical rebuttal as proof of the same thing.
The harm reduction section is the only place in the whole piece where the claims can be checked against actual sources. And the moment you check them, the whole operation stops looking like citizen vigilance and starts looking like someone waving around a stack of printouts hoping nobody reads past the title.
The Watchdog accuses commissioners of “gaslighting” the public for saying there are no studies showing harm reduction encourages drug use. Then he drops three citations like he is slamming down a royal flush.
Except none of the cards are from the same deck.
The first citation is an economics working paper, not medical, not scientific, not peer reviewed, and not measuring drug use. It uses Google searches and arrest data as proxies for human behavior. That is not a study of addiction. That is a spreadsheet with delusions of grandeur.
The second citation is a University of Chicago policy brief, literally summarizing the first one. No new data. No new findings. Same argument, different stationery.
The third citation is the plot twist: he cites an article from Annals of Emergency Medicine as if it backs him up. But the article is actually a rebuttal to the economics paper. The emergency physicians who wrote it explain, in small words for the economists, that more ER visits do not mean more drug use. They mean more people survived long enough to reach the ER. They explicitly warn against the exact misinterpretation the Watchdog is now serving up as gospel.
And here is the kicker: the medical article he cites is behind a paywall. Convenient, if you are counting on nobody reading it. Unfortunately for the narrative, the public library, yes, the same one he spent yesterday scolding for being bloated and unnecessary, lets you slip right past the paywall and see what the article actually says.
Spoiler: it does not say what he says it says.
So the only medical source he cites says the opposite of what he claims.
And after misrepresenting all three sources, he signs off by accusing everyone else of gaslighting. That is the moment the pattern lights up like a casino marquee: the one part of the article that can be fact checked is the part that falls apart on contact.
Which raises a reasonable question: how much of the rest is assembled the same way?
Answer: All of it.
Because once you see the move here, the selective sourcing, the confident misreadings, the suspicion as default, the lone truth teller routine, you start spotting it everywhere else in the piece. The topics change, but the method does not.
This is not about naloxone.
It is about credibility.
And once you see how the trick works, the magic stops working.
At the end of the day, nobody needs a PhD, a FOIA request, or a decoder ring to follow what is going on here. You just have to look at the one place where the Watchdog finally steps outside his own echo chamber and points to something verifiable. And the moment you tug on that thread, the one section with actual sources, the whole sweater unravels in your hands. After that, the rest of the article reads less like a public service and more like a traveling sideshow: lots of smoke, lots of mirrors, and a guy insisting the rabbit was in the hat the whole time. Once you have seen how the trick works, you do not fall for it again. You just nod, smile politely, and keep walking.
And before anyone asks: yes, I am comparing this to a magic act. Magicians are professional liars, that is the job description. I just want to make the subtext legible for anyone sitting in the cheap seats.
Thank you for continuing to try to shed light on the deliberate misinformation/disinformation campaign that is CCWD. It makes me a little nauseous each time I visit here so I try to keep it brief. Owning the Libs is the agenda. Manufacturing outrage is the means. Not sure to what end. Clicks and likes, I guess.
I found it interesting that 5 of the 15 Federal Highway tribal safety grants for 2025 for I assume the entire US , were for tribes in Washington state.
Thank you for sharing the proclamation, and for talking about my podcast on yesterday’s podcast; I’m glad you’re enjoying our conversations!
About the winery, the tribe didn’t buy it; it’s currently for sale for $225,000; the owners are retiring, and the barn and property it sits on is listed as ‘leased’. I don’t know if the business owners also owned all the land that was sold, or if that was a separate owner. Now that the land belongs to the tribe, I’m curious how that impacts a business operating on that land. Here is the listing for the winery: https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/established-destination-winery-on-olympic-peninsula-owners-retiring/2443206/
Oh wow. The Tribe is pushing WA state so that businesses that operate on tribal land (like Hurricane Coffee in downtown Sequim) would still collect sales tax, but it would go to the tribe, not the county and state. That's one way businesses leasing on tribal land could be treated differently.
I remember you wrote that in an article a while ago; that’s what made me wonder about the winery being for sale, how it will impact that business. I guess if the name changes to Salish Winery then it will be known who bought it.
The commissioners did not respond to a request that they write a letter of support on behalf of the citizens of their county to oppose the transfer of the National Wildlife Refuges to tribal trust. Here is today's email to the commissioners and Dr. Berry:
Dear Commissioners and Dr. Berry,
I’m following up on Commissioner Ozias’ statement that there are no studies showing harm reduction may encourage drug use. From what I’ve found, that’s not quite accurate—there is research exploring risk compensation and whether reduced consequences can influence behavior.
Are county harm reduction policies being evaluated with both the benefits and these potential risks in mind? And is there any additional information I can provide to help inform that discussion?
Below is a modeled good-governance response from a Commissioner
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for your thoughtful follow-up and for pressing for accuracy on an issue that deserves careful public discussion.
Speaking only for myself as an individual commissioner, I would not use an absolute statement that there are no studies exploring whether harm-reduction strategies may have unintended effects. A more careful and responsible answer is that the broader public health literature generally supports several harm-reduction interventions as reducing serious harms, while some studies and policy analyses have also examined possible unintended consequences or risk-compensation concerns. That is precisely why local government should avoid slogans and instead insist on clear evaluation, transparent reporting, and honest public discussion.
Clallam County’s own documents support that more measured approach. The County’s opioid surveillance materials explain that their purpose is to provide current, relevant data to inform practice decisions and interventions. The County’s January 2026 opioid gap report update also expressly states that it is a planning resource for future funding priorities and not a research study designed to prove or disprove the efficacy of any particular opioid-use-disorder intervention. In other words, these are important planning and surveillance tools, but they are not stand-alone proof that a specific policy is either working or not working (CCHHS, 2020; Clallam County Opioid Gap Report Project, 2026).
The 2022–2023 Clallam County Community Health Assessment confirms that these concerns remain significant locally. County materials describing that assessment report issue profiles on vaccine-preventable disease, injury-related mortality, and access to care, while later summaries of the 2022 community survey show that residents and stakeholders identified access to healthcare, mental health services, stable housing, substance use treatment, childcare, and affordable food as major concerns. Those same materials describe barriers such as transportation, cost, insurance, stigma, distrust, and lack of internet access. That tells me the County should continue treating substance use and access-related barriers as serious public concerns, while also being clear that a community health assessment is a needs-assessment and priority-setting document, not a causal evaluation of specific policies (Clallam County, 2024; Clallam County Board of Health, 2025).
The older 2017 Community Health Assessment materials also provide useful local context. They described the opioid epidemic as a serious threat tied to overdose deaths, trauma, and related community harms, while also noting increased openness to harm-reduction approaches and medication-assisted treatment. So, taken together, the County’s own materials show both continuity of concern and the need for disciplined evaluation rather than overly simple claims (Clallam County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee, 2017).
So, to answer your question directly: yes, I believe county-supported harm-reduction policies should be evaluated with both benefits and possible unintended consequences in mind. That means the County should be looking at measurable outcomes over time, including overdose deaths, nonfatal overdoses, hospitalization trends, treatment engagement, repeat overdose patterns, and broader community impacts. It also means public officials should be careful not to overstate what local planning documents do or do not prove.
Thank you again for raising the issue in a thoughtful and constructive way.
Sincerely,
Commissioner
Clallam County Board of Commissioners
References
Clallam County. (2024). Health & Human Services workplan / annual planning document
Clallam County Board of Health. (2025, July 8). Board of Health meeting minutes
Clallam County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee. (2017). The health of Clallam County: 2017 community health assessment.
Clallam County Health and Human Services. (2020). Current Clallam opioid surveillance report.
Clallam County Opioid Gap Report Project. (2026, January). Clallam County opioid gap report project updates.
Below is a modeled good-governance response from a public health officer
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for your thoughtful follow-up and for engaging seriously with the research on this issue.
You are right to ask for precision. I would not say there are no studies exploring whether some harm-reduction strategies may create unintended effects. A more accurate statement is that the broader public health literature generally supports several harm-reduction interventions as reducing important harms, while some studies and policy analyses have also examined possible risk compensation, implementation concerns, or other unintended consequences in certain contexts. For that reason, county policies should be evaluated with both the benefits and the potential risks in mind.
From a public health perspective, that means being careful about what local data can and cannot show. The County’s own opioid surveillance materials state that their purpose is to share current, relevant data to help inform practice decisions and interventions. The County’s January 2026 opioid gap report update likewise states that it is intended as a resource for future funding priorities and is not a research study designed to prove or disprove the efficacy of any specific opioid-use-disorder intervention. That distinction matters. Planning tools and surveillance data can help identify trends, burdens, and service gaps, but they should not be overstated as stand-alone proof that a particular strategy is either succeeding or failing (Clallam County Health and Human Services [CCHHS], 2020; Clallam County Opioid Gap Report Project, 2026).
The 2022–2023 Clallam County Community Health Assessment reinforces that substance use, access to care, and related social barriers remain important local concerns. County materials describing the final 2022–2023 assessment explain that it produced issue profiles focused on vaccine-preventable disease, injury-related mortality, and access to care, which were intended to guide the next Community Health Improvement Plan. Later county meeting materials summarizing the 2022 community survey further report that respondents identified lack of access to healthcare, mental health services, stable housing, substance use treatment, childcare, and healthy affordable food as major issues, with transportation, cost, insurance, stigma, distrust, and lack of internet access also identified as barriers to obtaining services. That is useful for priority-setting, but it is still different from proving the causal effect of any one policy intervention (Clallam County, 2024; Clallam County Board of Health, 2025).
The broader local context also matters. In the County’s 2017 Community Health Assessment process, community participants described the opioid epidemic as a major local threat associated with overdose deaths, trauma, and related community harms, while also noting greater openness among local partners to harm-reduction approaches and medication-assisted treatment. Taken together, the 2017 and 2022–2023 assessment materials show continuity in the County’s concern about substance use and its associated impacts, even though the newer assessment is framed more as a needs assessment and issue-prioritization tool than as a causal evaluation of interventions (Clallam County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee, 2017; Clallam County, 2024).
So, to answer your question directly: yes, I believe county-supported harm-reduction policies should be evaluated for both intended benefits and possible unintended effects. In practical terms, that means monitoring indicators such as overdose deaths, nonfatal overdoses, overdose-related hospitalizations, treatment engagement, repeat overdose patterns, infectious-disease concerns, and other community impacts over time. It also means avoiding overly absolute statements where the evidence is more complex than a single sentence suggests.
I would welcome additional information that could help inform that discussion, especially peer-reviewed studies, systematic reviews, or examples from other jurisdictions that evaluate both benefits and risks in a transparent and methodologically sound way. Constructive public input is most helpful when it strengthens local evaluation, accountability, and public understanding.
Thank you again for raising the question in a thoughtful and respectful manner.
Sincerely,
Public Health Officer
Clallam County Board of Health
References
Clallam County. (2024). Health & Human Services workplan / annual planning document
Clallam County Board of Health. (2025, July 8). Board of Health meeting minutes
Clallam County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee. (2017). The health of Clallam County: 2017 community health assessment.
Clallam County Health and Human Services. (2020). Current Clallam opioid surveillance report.
Clallam County Opioid Gap Report Project. (2026, January). Clallam County opioid gap report project updates.
Good Governance Daily Proverb:
Good governance does not create two classes of public voice; it uses one open process, one standard of notice, and one standard of accountability for all.
This proverb is not a direct quote from any one law or source. It is a governance synthesis drawn from Washington’s constitutional principle of popular sovereignty, the Open Public Meetings Act, the Public Records Act, and county governance guidance. Together, those authorities support a simple test: Was there one fair public process for everyone, or did some people effectively get a different class of access?
References
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2024). The Open Public Meetings Act: How it applies to Washington cities, counties, and special purpose districts.
*This is one of the clearest Washington sources supporting the proverb. It explains that public agencies exist to conduct the people’s business, that actions and deliberations should be open, and that the people do not surrender their sovereignty to government agencies. That directly supports the idea that government should not function with one level of access for insiders and another for everyone else.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
*This guide translates open-government principles into county practice. It explains that commissioners are expected to listen to residents, work through the board, keep meetings open, accept public comment where final action is taken, and provide meeting agendas and notices in advance. That is exactly what the proverb means by one open process and one standard of notice.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). Public Records Act: For Washington cities, counties, and special purpose districts.
*Open meetings are only half the picture. This source explains that Washington’s Public Records Act exists so the public can stay informed and retain control over government. It supports the proverb’s accountability piece by showing that the public must be able to inspect records, follow decision trails, and verify whether the same process was used for everyone.
Washington State Constitution, Article I, Section 1.
*This is the foundational principle underneath all the rest: political power is inherent in the people. If government is deriving its authority from the governed, then it should not create practical tiers of civic influence where some voices count more because they receive earlier notice, better access, or more responsive treatment.
Tozzer, J. (2026, March 23). Two classes, two truths, and who gets heard. Clallam County Watchdog.
*This article is not the legal authority, but it is the local fact pattern that makes the proverb resonate. Its central concern is that residents and even public officials were hearing about important matters after the fact, creating the perception that some voices were amplified while others were left outside the process. The proverb simply translates that concern into a Washington good-governance standard.
Dr. Sarah, I want to be very clear about the concern here. When a public narrative is built on misused citations and claims that collapse the moment you check the sources, that is not a “perspective” or a “fact pattern.” It is a falsehood. And when we respond to a falsehood by treating it as a legitimate starting point for a governance proverb, we unintentionally give it credibility it hasn’t earned.
That is the core issue.
Not tone.
Not process.
Not civility.
Credibility.
When someone misrepresents a medical article, a policy brief, and an economics paper, and then uses those misrepresentations to accuse others of gaslighting, the responsible response is to say so plainly. Anything short of that risks validating the narrative by implication.
As Judge Judy famously put it: “Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining.”
That is exactly what it feels like when a demonstrably false claim gets treated as a reasonable contribution to public discourse.
Good governance doesn’t elevate misinformation into a case study.
Good governance calls it what it is so the public isn’t misled.
That’s the standard you should be modeling here.
@Powdermonkey, Hi, it is good to hear from you. It has been a few. I do not think good governance requires officials or citizens to pretend weak arguments are strong. But I also do not think “misinformation” should be established by assertion alone.
If a citation was misused, then the remedy is straightforward: identify the source, point to the exact language, explain the error, and correct the claim on the record. That is how credibility is earned. What I am resisting is the idea that process no longer matters once someone feels certain the other side is wrong.
In public life, process is not a distraction from credibility; it is how credibility is tested. The public deserves more than competing declarations. It deserves transparent sourcing, accurate quotation, fair characterization of the literature, and an open standard applied equally to all sides.
So no, I am not elevating misinformation into a case study. I am saying that when factual disputes arise, government and the public should respond the same way scholars do in a literature review: go back to the source, represent it fairly, distinguish stronger from weaker evidence, and let the record—not the rhetoric—carry the weight.
Process matters, but it doesn’t replace accuracy. When the sources themselves contradict the claim, the responsible response is to say so plainly. Anything else risks elevating a false narrative by treating it as a legitimate point of debate when it just is not.
@Powdermonkey, credibility is earned by showing the record, not by dismissing people with conclusions.
If something is false, demonstrate it. If a source was misrepresented, correct it specifically.
Open process is not a distraction from truth. It is the safeguard against spin, favoritism, and unsupported claims.
The question is not who sounds most certain. The question is what the public record actually supports.
Honestly monkey, you need to come at this in a different angle. You're in a mental loop all concentrated on Jeff. As my very southern sweet mother would say about you, "Honey, bless his heart, he's trying"
The pattern stands whether anyone blesses my heart or not.
Monkey, you accuse Jeff of lies, misinformation etc. Please be specific. If you specifically tell Jeff that he has misquoted, lied or whatever, please put it in your replies. It would give us all the chance to investigate. So far, what I read, is you just don't agree with him (on anything) You claim some sort of pattern? IMO you have your own pattern and it sounds like a personal grudge.
Sarah,
You are well connected and have access to people who can provide accurate, verifiable information, especially regarding Jeff’s recent posts. Given that, it is difficult to accept that you’re unaware he is spreading misinformation and misrepresenting situations. Intent aside, the public record does not support the claims being made.
Yet you continue to lend your credibility, and the education you worked hard to earn, in ways that effectively validate those inaccuracies.
How does that serve this community?
Accuracy is not secondary to process. When the facts are wrong, the process is irrelevant.
I previously raised a specific, verifiable error directly with Jeff. It was ignored. If transparency and accountability are truly the standard, then that should include acknowledging mistakes, issuing corrections, and following up publicly. Anything less undermines the very principles being invoked.
@PraiseGaurd, welcome to the conversation. I do not think accuracy and process can be separated that way.
If facts are wrong, they should be corrected. Absolutely. But in public life, process is the mechanism for doing that credibly, consistently, and in a way the community can actually review.
I am not lending my credibility to every claim another person makes. I am lending it to a standard: show the record, identify the error specifically, correct it publicly, and apply that same expectation to everyone.
That is how this community is served.
Dr Sarah, I'm with you, give me facts and clarity. Random thoughts and musings are fine with me, I do it many times on CCWD. But to make statements you feel are true and have people believe or respect them takes a bigger effort beyond thoughts or musings.
PS, I love the shout outs, they are release of emotions that are healing, whether we agree with them or not. Shout backs are just as healing. What is great about a substack is you have control of the disagreements. It's called disengage.
I'm sorry you caught something that I didn't correct. Please copy and paste that and anything else you catch and I'll be sure to correct it. Sometimes I get things wrong, so I appreciate it.
Let’s start with this:
https://clallamcountywatchdog.substack.com/p/curious-things-were-asked-to-accept?utm_source=direct&r=7xfa1x&utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=228947020
PraiseGuard, the easy way out is to paste sites. The hard part is to explain why you even posted them. What does your postings have to do with the price of peanuts? I cannot read your mind. Please explain your postings titled "Let's Start With This"
There you go PraiseGuard. Fair is fair. ; )
Welcome PraiseGaurd, there are many comments and facts that back specific and verifiable statements Jeff has published. If you have raised specific, verifiable errors you directed to Jeff, please show us. Be transparent and account for your accusations. CCWD readers aren't shy to admit errors nor apologize for them. I'm glad you are a subscriber! PS Beware: CCWD subscribers are hounds on research!
It's a Monday morning double-barrel unload.
Commissioner Ozias hasn't heard of any studies that harm reduction policies encourage use because he likely asked the biased experts (JST MAT and Dr. Berry) he hangs with. One wonders if he might have taken the time to research the matter or asked the question of his smarty pants friends before shooting from the hip. Silly question, I know, but one would hope for more from an elected official.
Hey @MK, what I am pondering is the academic foundation that should come before any public official confidently labels something “evidence-based.” In any serious setting, that usually means some form of literature review first—not just checking with a few familiar experts and then speaking in absolutes.
If Clallam County is going to defend harm-reduction policy on evidentiary grounds, then the public should be able to ask: What research was reviewed? Were contrary findings considered? Were possible unintended effects examined alongside claimed benefits? And what local outcome measures are being used to test whether the policy is actually helping here?
That is not anti–harm reduction. It is pro-accountability. Evidence-based governance should rest on a fair reading of the literature, not on confidence alone.
Definitely that, but as an example the American Heart Association was heavily influenced by the P&G Crisco push and their infusion of cash for the beleaguered AHA claiming science when it was pushing profit and misinformation. I say this as an example because some claims of studies being "science based" tend to get a pass on any ethical conflicts of interest or other considerations whether they are actually science based. I'm dubious first when I hear the claim.
If he had bothered to open the book Eric graciously gave him he would find nine pages of doccumented sources and citations relevant to the discussion, but that would require absorbing information not attached to a campaign donation.
Interesting how obvious it is.
MK his statement was asinine and embarrassing knowing he is in office. A special needs Commissioner with A.D.D.
asinine
adjective
1. extremely stupid or foolish
Why would he care? The bigger the problem, the larger the pool of tax money from which he can steal....
NOI, I'm not sure if it is stealing as much as I feel he is using his powers in Clallam County to gain favors on his way up the political pole to Olympia. He does definitely have those aspirations, we have become his stepping stone, he's a rolling stone.
Engineer ways to steal $1M from Clallam County buys respect from Olympia Democrats where that same method will allow them to steal $1B. The stealing and climbing political ladders are not mutually-exclusive. In fact, they go hand-in-hand.
NOI, everytime the onion is peeled back is a discovery that makes our eyes water, and our resolve stronger to get out of this insane hidden politics.
Which is why we finally caved and GTFO to Idaho.
I know you are missed, but freedom from all this crap has to be worth something to your soul, or you wouldn't have done it. XXOO
Like two others Chapman and Theringer?
All good segments today, Jeff! Wow, Judy lost by 37 votes. So close and that's why there was limited voting awareness. The CCD knew that with 1,032 signatures against the property tax/fee, Johnson would lose. Limited awareness, difficulty voting, mail-in only, and the LWV endorsing, promoting, and counting votes for its candidate was the only way Johnson could win. We're gaining on the favored candidates, so it's petal to the metal for us endorsing and promoting JAKE SEEGERS 2026!!
A good SCOTUS ruling on mail-in ballots could seriously curb Washington's and Clallam's ability to mess with elections.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scotus-conservatives-signal-readiness-curb-late-arriving-mail-ballots
Petals are nice, but they are part of a flower. I believe you meant "pedal to the metal". Best only to use idioms you understand.
No, it's fine. Don't you understand the idiom?
Great job Jeff Tozzer~!
Clearly, our otherwise wonderful & beautiful community here is under a long planned vicious assault by nefarious underhanded Nere-do-wells who are attempting to twist and corrupt our system of government against the best interests and will of the vast majority of folks who call this community their home~! We are being "controlled" against our will by evil criminals who "work the system" to corrupt our community wherever there is something to be gained in their mentally ill minds. We are forced to pay outrageous ever-increasing taxes & fees, while these criminals who have wormed, deceived, and cheated their way into positions of control and power continue to rob us of our freedom, rights, and properties~! We have maximum taxation and minimal "fast disappearing" representation that is being marginalized more & more every day... We have absolute lunatics on street corners that range from dangerous homeless drug addicted people to small groups of nasty political dictators and thugs who protest against their own delusions of "kings" while they are COMPLETELY supportive of THEIR own evil oppressive life sucking "kings & queens" (dictators) right here in our community and beyond~! This insanity boggles the minds of those who have minds to boggle~!!! These scumbag thieves endanger ALL children, adults, animals, and our very own natural environment, without a care of the permanent damage and even deaths that they inflict upon others. The local posterchildren of dirty dealings, Mark Ozias, constantly gaslights the sheep with his own convenient self-serving "ignorance", lies and deceptions and Randy Johnson fakes "upset" as if he didn't know anything about the thieving backstabbing efforts to rob us of OUR public properties and lands to steal our rights and give them to a sovereign entity, the Jamestown Tribal government, that has LONG proven itself to be a viciously destructive enemy of the majority of folks in our community~! It is a crime to paint these evil deed doers as anything but criminals' intent upon engineering mass chaos and distraction, while they rob the community blind of money, human & American rights & freedoms, and our cherished natural resources that are the properties of current and future generations~! Are "we" (the good folks of Clallam County) to believe that these Individuals are dirty criminals or just grotesquely ignorant fools incapable of handling their basic management roles without creating Hell on earth for the entire community-??? Anyone who has studied any history at all should be capable of understanding just how these "social engineering shysters" really operate to rob the unsuspecting of their freedoms and rights, so God willing "we" will come together to remove these liars and thieves from our government and community without further hesitation~!
Sincerely, Mike
Randy is a horrible actor
Hello wonderful Patriot Sussan Blake~!
I don't think that Randy is "acting" at all because from what I have seen of his behavior he REALLY is stupid and not simply "acting stupid" at all~! Ha~! I guess that it could be said that he is a good "character actor" because as a stupid Individuals he is COMPLETELY believable~! The good folks of Clallam County just need to decide if they want stupid and/or evil criminals in the government. It really does not matter if they are truly stupid or actually evil criminals, because "we" must have a "zero tolerance" for both of those options without any silly debates... Not long ago Randy actually personally responded to one of my letters of concern because he was fishing around to attempt to figure out just how much trouble he and the other "stooges" in the Clallam County government were really in. I tried to give him a fair warning that I am well aware of what REALLY goes on behind their countless closed-door meetings and he STILL tried to Gaslight me by saying that the county commissioners "ONLY held closed door meetings when they were discussing the lawsuits that have been filed against them"~! HA~! In a pigs A$$~! The reason they are getting SO many lawsuits is BECAUSE of what these reptilians are REALLY doing in their underhanded closed-door meetings! You see, I have actually infiltrated MANY unconstitutional government, NGO, and corporate, closed-door meetings over the past several decades, and I know for a fact that he was lying through his crocodile grinning teeth~! I could explain just exactly how I know, but as there are ongoing criminal investigations, and many more to come, all I can say is that I have personal testimony that the county clown show did in the past very Intentionally altered a professional scientific study to come up with a COMPLETELY false conclusion that the scientific study NEVER supported in any way. The very scientist that conducted that honest study that these perverts criminally altered was actually told, in a closed-door meeting no less, that they had perverted his honest report to support their criminal unconstitutional bias in favor of the criminal operations known as "the local American Indian Tribal governments" in their ongoing land and power grabs~! Additionally, Mark Osias, in his "canned letter" response to many of us who recently wrote other letters of concern, stated very clearly that the commissioner clown show was considering the transfer of OUR public properties and lands to the corrupt "local Indian tribal governments" because there was some sort of "existing president" (AKA: "previous criminal acts of governments"), that they, in their criminally twisted logic, could/should/would use to steal OUR property rights, to transfer them to another entity... Of course, Ozias, as the local criminal poster child of fiscal mismanagement on an unbelievable scale, blamed the financial problems of the country (that HE and the other criminals Intentionally caused) as the reason that the county could no longer afford to do their most basic duties in their sworn roles as OUR public servants~! They make sure the problems are made worse, then they blame the problems that they made worse on "us" because we need to pay more and more money in never-ending taxes and fees! All, so they can keep betraying the community and America in their evil satanic ways~! HA~! This all may sound crazy to the average Individual, however it it is not the truth then why does it fit so perfectly and make such sense when "we" break it all down logically~???
Have a mellow day my friend~!
Sincerely, Mike
Good morning Jeff,
Great article! It got me busy sending out info if the petition to friends and I think Rose will get her 50 signatures easily. So many concerns that most are eager to stop the transfer.
Mark Ozias is the main reason reason for the decline of our beloved county. We tried to stop the drug abuse problems up front only to have Mark fully on board with Ron Allen. Ron exclaimed " It's a done deal" was hard to swallow when we were just informed of the colusion between the city of Sequim, Mark, and the JST to build the MAT clinic. They had no ears for those giving statements of the destruction they left to come here.
I hope Mark is held accountable some day!
Thank you and all Doggers, have a great day all
Don't give French a pass. He was in office in PA long enough to see how the MAT industry in PA impacted the area and still caters to the homeless industrial complex like he did on city council. And Johnson surely knows better by now, he can stop pretending he doesn't any time now.
Susie, Randy Andy will stop pretending after the election...when he loses. We will then have Jake Seegers!
Excuse me. You seem to be under the impression that Jake Seegers is running for Randy Johnson's seat. This is wrong. Mike French is the Commissioner for District 3 (which includes the west end) and that is the seat your boy Jake is running for. Commissioner Johnson's term ends in 2028 which means the election for his seat will be held in 2027. So now you can turn your attention to ridiculing Commissioner French. You're welcome.
Thank you GHW.
Tongue in cheek. Just trying to correct your wrong impression because I can hardly believe you didn't know what seat Jake is running for. The sentence about turning your attention to Commissioner French was purely facetious.
Senior Citizen moment of misplaced names. We will still have Jake Seegers
Going forward, the County will rely on RISE Rescue Alliance ---- Great decision!!!
this is a grand article Jeff.
water rights…
Land rights…
Educational Influencers…
No Kings Rally Posters in our schools…
Land grabs… (that’s what they are)
i am no longer chill.
I said it would be a great show watching Democrats splain why only allowing citizens to vote is a bad thing and viola. "A coordinated effort to make voting harder". This is the folly Democrats have dreamed up to maintain voter fraud. We are finally reaching gender equality and now Democrats maintain females are too dumb to handle documenting their marriage. It is a tell of how desperate the Democrat Party is to garner those illegal votes. This State of Washington has two fossil female Senators that are famous for doing absolutely nothing. If no voter I.D. is not absurd enough, now we should give the Dungeness Spit to dead people.
I believe the Voting Act is a Republican (or Trump gang) idea. Dems are not voting for it, if I can trust the news.
Please consider why Democrats are not voting for it; WHY ?
It is a highly favorable Act among Democrat citizens. It's the representatives and senators that don't want to protect our - Rep, Dem, Lib, Ind, other - votes.
The League of Women Imbeciles had a couple of typos. Instead of reading "[This is] a coordinated effort to make illegal voting harder for ineligible foreigners", as it should be, The League of Women Bozos twisted it to imply that American citizens would have a difficult time voting. Why, then, do over 80% of Americans favor honest elections?
Maybe we should invite criminals from prison to pose as plumbers, without IDs, to come to these fools homes when their sink clogs.
NOI, Besides the typos and bias statements, the LWV's in this last voting process was wrong on so many levels. Some subscribers wrote in that they never received an acknowledgement in email that their request for a mail in vote was received, therefore assumed they would get a mail in vote, it never came, they could not vote. A few said they got 2 mail in votes. The general public never even knew about it. Either way this election went, it was horribly flawed and once again should be recalled. An accounting firm can be hired to take in the votes, keep them secure, and open them within public view.
Sorry NOI, I kinda wandered from your topic, but I cannot believe this kinda of voting is allowed. ; )
No Kings, March 2026
Loudon told The Epoch Times that the No Kings protests aim to ratchet up pressure on Trump by labeling him a “dictator” or “fascist,” as its leaders build an anti-fascist alliance ahead of the 2026 congressional elections.
Have you ever considered the abuses from the years during WWII could provide a learning opportunity? We are seeing a repeat of the National Socialist German Workers' Party and it is a scary repeat.
1. We have a rampant anti-Jewish movement.
2. We have Government censorship. Our supposed free media is corrupted with pro-socialist dogma.
3. We have a justice system that is challenging our Constitutional Rights.
4. Attacks are made against our Supreme Court.
5. We have members of Congress who endorse the terrorism of Hamas.
6. We are seeing our children being taught to hate those who are a different race.
7. We are seeing the attacks on Patriotism and Religion.
8. And, we are fed lies about everything. Maybe some lessons from history would be instructive.
Loudon said communists label all their opposition as fascist to justify using “any means necessary, including force, to take down a fascist.” No Kings!
This doesn’t mean that every No Kings participant is aware of the communist influence over the movement, he said.
There is a term floating around that I think appropriate. We have “Useful Idiots.”
The danger to our constitutional Republic, the real threat to our liberty, and the possible breakup of America, which all of our enemies are hoping for, is coming from the Marxist Left.
Yes, there are socialists and communists running for public office who want to “fundamentally transform America” into something it was never meant to be. But beyond that, there is a growing vanguard of violent leftists who want revolution and war in the streets.
As we interview this abundance of protesters we find they, in general, are not articulate enough to express what they seek as a replacement to our elected government. We hear, “Hate Donald Trump” but this protest cannot find any specifics that they could explain. IT is a message of discord and fear. Where is the note of logic and negotiation?
Within recent past we have seen: Forty-eight million adults in the U.S. read at or below the third-grade level, and many of them struggle in ways that are almost impossible for a fluent reader to imagine: They can’t order off a menu, check in for a tele-health appointment, or fill out a job application.
Repeated pleas for more education money., Build new buildings, and increased administration. Our educators tell us we are trying to fix the problems with more money. It is not working. Instead, by lowering standards we are creating a lost population and despair in our young. Education needs to test our abilities and strengthen our core not turn us into mush that can be easily fooled and controlled by global elites. There are too many excuses.
To summarize, who are these folks who want to change our country? What policies should replace the successes of President Trump in the areas of Middle East Peace, limits on illegal immigration, restrictions of drug smuggling, suppression of the Iranian Atomic weapons development, and the impressive support from minority voters?
The glow of Socialism is getting brighter. New York City, Minneapolis, Seattle, and probably others are losing the battle for survival. Anyone who reads history should know socialism is a failure wherever it has been tried. Those in authority benefit at the expense of the rest of the residents. Cost of Living is a main measure. It is rising, everywhere. Many workers are not seeing increased income. If you, all of you, vote into office people who know how to spend your money you will become poorer. I would like to think most of us want a return on investment for our tax dollar. Where are the people striving to attract new businesses, improve our children’s education, reduce our Cost of Living, and assist us all in becoming more prosperous. I want protections from my police and fire department. I want services recognized as government administration. Yes, I am willing to pay, but not for poor choices and personal gain.
I conclude with a request. Let us go back to an emphasis on merit. Make the command of the basics (reading, composition, math) a requirement for advancement. Keep political indoctrination out of our classrooms. Read about our history and include lessons from our mistakes as well as our accomplishments. Learn from our elders. Refocus on education as taught by our elders.
FUNDING, FUNDING, THE POWER OF FUNDING
March 23, 2026 Tribal Business News
From obscure policy to investable deals The Center for Indian Country Development posted a report Wednesday showing Section 105(l) lease revenue has grown into a $613 million annual funding stream for tribes. It landed quietly — no rollout, no splash — but the data puts numbers behind a trend just beginning to come into view.
Section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act allows tribes to receive recurring federal lease payments for facilities they own and operate, converting federal program obligations into predictable revenue that tribes can leverage to finance projects under their own control.
A $132 million health workforce housing project in Northwest Alaska, developed by Tribal Development Partners, closed recently with an A- rating from Fitch, backed in part by Section 105(l) lease revenue. Other projects, including health facility expansions by tribes such as Oneida Nation and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, are using similar structures. Recent tribal financings under the 105(l) program, including a school and senior living facility cited by KeyBank’s Caitlin Caldwell, show lenders increasingly underwriting against federal reimbursement streams.
“There isn’t really a mechanism in Section 105(l) that says banks can lend against this,” Phil Gover of the Center for Indian Country Development told us. “But banks saw an opportunity and are now comfortable making these deals based on federal funding patterns. It’s a real vote of confidence.”
That shift — from obligation to financeable revenue — is turning federal commitments into bankable deals.
Section 105(l) leasing grows into $600M funding stream for tribes
Tribal governments are increasingly using a once-obscure federal provision known as Section 105(l) TO GENERATE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR HEALTH CARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, according to a new analysis from the Center for Indian Country Development.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/all-profiles
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Contributions
In 2024
$93,179
Lobbying
$0 in 2024
$0 in 2023
Single-candidate super PACs focus almost exclusively on one candidate, either by advertising in support of that candidate or attacking his or her opponents. Like other super PACs, they can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money, so they provide a convenient way for wealthy supporters to contribute large sums to bolster their favored candidate. Though super PACs are supposed to operate independently and refrain from coordinating their strategy with someone running for office, these groups are often created and run by individuals with very close ties to the candidates they support.
Peninsula Neighbors PAC $15,000 Outside Group
Washington State Democratic Central Cmte $10,000 Political Party
Randall, Emily $9,900 Candidate (D-WA06)
Cantwell, Maria $9,600 Candidate (D-WAS1)
Peltola, Mary $7,850 Candidate (D-AK01)
DelBene, Suzan $7,100 Candidate (D-WA01)
Schrier, Kim $6,850 Candidate (D-WA08)
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $5,000 Political Party
Simpson, Mike $4,800 Candidate (R-ID02)
Kilmer, Derek $4,550 Candidate (D-WA06)
A POLITCAL STRATEGY BY Commissioner Randy Johnson. Every voting cycle he is for citizens rights. Then, if he wins, he fades away. Where was he in 2024 when the Tribe was grabbing more land?
https://www.ccwatchdog.com/p/two-economies-one-county
JAMESTOWN TRIBE THRIVES WHILE CLALLAM STRUGGLES IN 2024-Jeff Tozzer
As Clallam County faced job losses, business closures, and budget cuts, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe reported $85.9 MILLION IN REVENUE last year. While the county scrambled for federal aid, the Tribe EXPANDED SERVICES, ACQUIRED LAND, and advanced MAJOR PROJECTS —backed by tax advantages, exclusive grants, and growing political influence. The contrast raises questions about equity, transparency, and WHO TRULY HOLDS THE POWER in Clallam’s future.
If making voters request a ballot—before they even know an election exists—doesn’t qualify as making voting harder, what does? ---- Rigged!
They did not send ballots out to all who requested. I never got mine.
Every magician has a tell. In this case, it is the moment the Watchdog tries to pass off an economics paper, a policy brief, and a medical rebuttal as proof of the same thing.
The harm reduction section is the only place in the whole piece where the claims can be checked against actual sources. And the moment you check them, the whole operation stops looking like citizen vigilance and starts looking like someone waving around a stack of printouts hoping nobody reads past the title.
The Watchdog accuses commissioners of “gaslighting” the public for saying there are no studies showing harm reduction encourages drug use. Then he drops three citations like he is slamming down a royal flush.
Except none of the cards are from the same deck.
The first citation is an economics working paper, not medical, not scientific, not peer reviewed, and not measuring drug use. It uses Google searches and arrest data as proxies for human behavior. That is not a study of addiction. That is a spreadsheet with delusions of grandeur.
The second citation is a University of Chicago policy brief, literally summarizing the first one. No new data. No new findings. Same argument, different stationery.
The third citation is the plot twist: he cites an article from Annals of Emergency Medicine as if it backs him up. But the article is actually a rebuttal to the economics paper. The emergency physicians who wrote it explain, in small words for the economists, that more ER visits do not mean more drug use. They mean more people survived long enough to reach the ER. They explicitly warn against the exact misinterpretation the Watchdog is now serving up as gospel.
And here is the kicker: the medical article he cites is behind a paywall. Convenient, if you are counting on nobody reading it. Unfortunately for the narrative, the public library, yes, the same one he spent yesterday scolding for being bloated and unnecessary, lets you slip right past the paywall and see what the article actually says.
Spoiler: it does not say what he says it says.
So the only medical source he cites says the opposite of what he claims.
And after misrepresenting all three sources, he signs off by accusing everyone else of gaslighting. That is the moment the pattern lights up like a casino marquee: the one part of the article that can be fact checked is the part that falls apart on contact.
Which raises a reasonable question: how much of the rest is assembled the same way?
Answer: All of it.
Because once you see the move here, the selective sourcing, the confident misreadings, the suspicion as default, the lone truth teller routine, you start spotting it everywhere else in the piece. The topics change, but the method does not.
This is not about naloxone.
It is about credibility.
And once you see how the trick works, the magic stops working.
At the end of the day, nobody needs a PhD, a FOIA request, or a decoder ring to follow what is going on here. You just have to look at the one place where the Watchdog finally steps outside his own echo chamber and points to something verifiable. And the moment you tug on that thread, the one section with actual sources, the whole sweater unravels in your hands. After that, the rest of the article reads less like a public service and more like a traveling sideshow: lots of smoke, lots of mirrors, and a guy insisting the rabbit was in the hat the whole time. Once you have seen how the trick works, you do not fall for it again. You just nod, smile politely, and keep walking.
And before anyone asks: yes, I am comparing this to a magic act. Magicians are professional liars, that is the job description. I just want to make the subtext legible for anyone sitting in the cheap seats.
Thank you for continuing to try to shed light on the deliberate misinformation/disinformation campaign that is CCWD. It makes me a little nauseous each time I visit here so I try to keep it brief. Owning the Libs is the agenda. Manufacturing outrage is the means. Not sure to what end. Clicks and likes, I guess.
I found it interesting that 5 of the 15 Federal Highway tribal safety grants for 2025 for I assume the entire US , were for tribes in Washington state.
Here is the link ot the entire document. I only took a screenshot of the pertinent page.
https://highways.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/2025%20TTPSF%20Awards%20List.pdf
Thank you for sharing the proclamation, and for talking about my podcast on yesterday’s podcast; I’m glad you’re enjoying our conversations!
About the winery, the tribe didn’t buy it; it’s currently for sale for $225,000; the owners are retiring, and the barn and property it sits on is listed as ‘leased’. I don’t know if the business owners also owned all the land that was sold, or if that was a separate owner. Now that the land belongs to the tribe, I’m curious how that impacts a business operating on that land. Here is the listing for the winery: https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/established-destination-winery-on-olympic-peninsula-owners-retiring/2443206/
Oh wow. The Tribe is pushing WA state so that businesses that operate on tribal land (like Hurricane Coffee in downtown Sequim) would still collect sales tax, but it would go to the tribe, not the county and state. That's one way businesses leasing on tribal land could be treated differently.
I remember you wrote that in an article a while ago; that’s what made me wonder about the winery being for sale, how it will impact that business. I guess if the name changes to Salish Winery then it will be known who bought it.
The deed to the Property was 10/22/25 to the Jamestown tribe and based on the assessor documents for parcel 14-0025, purchase price looks like double the assessed value. The business for sale is just the equipment, brand, inventory etc, no real estate. https://websrv22.clallam.net/propertyaccess/Property.aspx?cid=0&year=2025&prop_id=50948