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TJ - Travis Johnson DDS's avatar

What I get out of this latest article…. Jeff Tozzer is way more mature and thoughtful than anyone associated with OTA.

Sue Lindahl's avatar

I agree...I am so sorry they are attacking you Jeff! I am learning that shining a light in dark places exposes corruption so you are on the right path. 👍

Billy T Wilson's avatar

Imagine for 1 min how this group of fuglies would react if Jeff treated THEM with the complete lack of human respect that they show to him? You disgusting ugly nasty mean spirited people. And these are the supporters of French of Ozias. Tell you anything?

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TJ - Travis Johnson DDS's avatar

Your reply is unserious and ignorant. Plays and live acing have been used for thousands of years to convey messages to groups of people. Almost always biased. Nobody is denying that. Shakespeare’s plays were witty emotional stabs at current politics and events. This production at OTA is neither witty nor emotional. It is 6th grade boy humor written by emotionally immature acolytes of an unserious and ignorant political bent. It’s actually quite embarrassing that people in Sequim would believe this is funny and appropriate. You and they look foolish.

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TJ - Travis Johnson DDS's avatar

You are completely wrong. Modern plays, art, museums, movies, books, social media are all propaganda trying to manipulate you into thinking a certain way. That is the point of art, always has been. Honestly to think otherwise is naive and shows a major lack of critical thinking.

Gayle's avatar

Becky, Becky, Becky: You must live in a constant state of denial if you believe that any one of those people who put on this play are actually thespians. And if it's a waste of your time, why are you responding?

jedjennings50's avatar

Horst you are a babbling idiot. You need to go blog someplace else. This attack on Jeff is cruel. You have no compassion only a leftist view that promotes hate.

Steve O.'s avatar

Jedjennings50 I admire the courage of Rebecca Horst to defend her opinion upon the site of an enemy. I heard the Jeff new about "Becky" when he was in high school. I hope that my suspicions are incorrect.

jedjennings50's avatar

Horst has nothing but hate towards Jeff and has no positive responses on CCWD. It is always an opposing view that has no facts at times and a

Very condescending replies to most of us. I respect your opinion but I think that she should not read CCWD if it bothers her so much. Why be miserable?

Gayle's avatar

Horst has been hating on people for years. It's her thing.

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jedjennings50's avatar

Nobody makes you comment on this blog. Do yourself a favor and move on. If you feel you are being picked on do not pick on other people personally I feel you enjoy the interaction with others that you play games with verbally or you wouldn’t be reading Jeff’s brilliant info and articles.😎

Gayle's avatar

Here we go...poor abused Becky.

Sarah Kincaid's avatar

You put yourself in this position, you are your own victim.

Carmen Obrien's avatar

Jeff we are shocked and saddened that our community has deteriorated to the point that they feel empowered to trash a person who has brought to lite so many items that affect us all. Information is a source of enlightenment that can help us find our way in a terrible world and enable us to move towards a workable solution. I appreciate your bringing forth many of the decisions that are made without the newspaper or radio even addressing is amazing and appreciated. I don’t need to agree or disagree with each item but I do need to be informed. Mud slinging is older than our country, but selecting one person who brings the news and assassinate one man , and not the information is awful. I am ashamed of those who feel so threatened by the information that you post that they strike out instead of evaluating it and coming to their own conclusions. I do not always agree with you, but I respect what you are doing.

Teresa's avatar

Good grief-

Remember the “Twilight Zone”movie? 1983

Remember when the old greys are deteriorating in an old folks home?

Then, they play “Kick the can”.

They became young again…

They act like a fifth grader… this is their mind spand.

IE:

Brian Grad and his clothing choices…

Absolute “community theatre”.

Jeff, i love it!

You must feel special and honored to have had a play written about your self.

Watchdog.

Keep keepin’ on Jeffrey!

I am your hearts armor.💥

An honest man doing the right thing for humanity.

Others wish to destroy our beautiful town…

Keep your nose above the troubled waters…

you got street cred now.

😂😉💃🏻💁🏻‍♀️

Jeff Tozzer's avatar

If I play kick the can, will my hair grow back?

Teresa's avatar

yes 😁

Gayle's avatar

Maybe in places you don't want it to.

Steve O.'s avatar

“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” Oscar Wilde

Someone Someone's avatar

I think the kick the can story was in Amazing Stories.

Teresa's avatar

I stand corrected:

“Twilight Zone” 1983 movie starring Dan Akroid and many others.

😉

Eve So's avatar

I 100% want to echo what you have articulated so well.

Elizabeth Harvey's avatar

keep up the good work Jeff! Truth always wins! They call it gossip but never prove otherwise! They should be ashamed of themselves, and you should be proud you hit a nerve

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jedjennings50's avatar

You can’t be real. I would have a play about u only no person would come.

Steve O.'s avatar

Jedjennings50 do you also know her from high school?

jedjennings50's avatar

I have no clue where she went to HS. I do not see the reverence to her HS. I am only commenting on her comments on CCWD. Her past is not my concern it is the continued negative retorts on CCWD. She has a very convoluted comments constantly. Did theHS she went to teach her that?

I am 73 and don’t need her to keep bashing Jeff no matter who knew her in her youth. Thanh you Steve O

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Gayle's avatar

Do you not realize how hypocritical you sound? Pissed off at someone for allegedly doing something that you routinely do?

jedjennings50's avatar

Why would you open your self to this humiliation by even getting on the CCWD? You bring yourself into the conversation by commenting. Stay off the comment line and everyone will forget about you. You are a non issue to CCWD unless you continue your abuse of Jeff and other bloggers. The choice is yours or you will get no sympathy from anyone here. I think that you overestimate your value to this blog. Go away and have a nice day. Not being mean I just don’t understand you even wanting to bring attention to yourself.

Steve O.'s avatar

Becky I hate to debate semantics but truth depends upon data. If the collection of data is not sufficient because of an improper sample size how can truth prevail under that circumstance? BTW how many citizens desire "truth"? I think that you and Jeff have a history deeper than any political ideology.

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Teresa's avatar

Oh hi Rebecca.

Jeff… you must have poked the bear, & there must be an itch.

😁

Jeff Tozzer's avatar

We've poked a monkey, a pig, a marmot... And now a horst!

jedjennings50's avatar

I don’t blame him.

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jedjennings50's avatar

Stop the pity wagon and move on. You are past childhood and sympathy is not a future idea only an excuse.

MK's avatar
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The easy way is to sling back what has been done to you.

The high road you've taken...not once, not twice, repeatedly.

Much respect for you Jeff.

Robert's avatar

In this season of our discontent, one can choose to travel one of two paths - look at the facts and the truth, and offer reasonable debate about their consequences, or one can choose to ignore the facts and try to bully their way into maintaining their power. Thank you, Jeff, for choosing truth and class over baseless mud slinging, and for putting yourself and your reputation on the line trying to make your community a better place to live.

John Worthington's avatar

Move over Trump Derangement Syndrome. TDS.

INTRODUCING..... AT A THEATRE NEAR YOU...

Tozzer Derangement Syndrome TDS!

They haven't even done a Tim Eyman or Glen Morgan play...

Jeff's in first place...

Steve O.'s avatar

John many years ago I belonged to the Nextdoor site and read all of the vitriol directed at a man named Jeff Tozer and the subject was "Towne Road" I think. That was many years ago but the disgust about Tozer stimulated my interest.

jedjennings50's avatar

Wow Jeff you are famous having a play about u. I don’t understand the people who feel threatened by u. They don’t have to read or react to your articles as I don’t their media propaganda. They have been exposed by u so many times that they are worried that the truth be told. Educational articles on CCWD are enlightening and make them nervous. Sorry for the play and you are a better person than them.

Billy T Wilson's avatar

Truth hurts when you can’t evolve

John Worthington's avatar

Resorting to theatre is like Napoleon resorting to carts . Its a signal they are finished...Patton told us so.

Steve O.'s avatar

Patton wished to finish WWII with a proper end but was not allowed.

Susan C Bonallo's avatar

Imitation and flattery, you know what they say? I hope someone writes a play about our three commissioners. The Ozias character could just walk across the stage with an “OUT OF OFFICE “ sign. The French character would chew through the entire play and end with stumps where hands once were. The “Other Guy”commissioner, must not be worth much, I never hear about him. Oh Well! Frankly, you were stoic and responded as the better person. It all left me rather sad. If they had a history of plays that fed local, active people to the wolves, well it would be in normal limits to see the play you described.

But you must be pushing all the right buttons to be the “center stage” attraction in live theatre. Truthfully, it hit a deep in my heart button. Something unresolved from the past? Or maybe I’m just tired of Sequim in general.

Gayle's avatar

I know why they are going after Jeff. Because for years this quaint little town (county) has hummed along - run by the Tribe, coffers raided by the elected and no one questioned. Jeff questioned and woke us up to the truth. God bless you, Jeff Tozzer.

David Zelenka's avatar

Be proud! (Not sure if I would have thick enough skin to endure the heartache.)

This is a micro-example of what all totalitarian regimes have done: weaponized theater and the arts to promote visceral experiences to expand their ideology: Soviets, Nazis, Maoists, etc. all had their versions. Even US propaganda, of course.

But it's not art and the deeper human instincts see right through it. Character assassination-based political humor has essentially zero longevity. And it demonstrates desperation.

Lawrence Martin's avatar

Elon buys Twitter. The left goes crazy. They no longer have control of the Narrative.

Jeff starts CCWD. The local left goes crazy. They no longer have control of the local narrative. These old Hippie Boomers are an embarrassment with their “Bumper Sticker” slogans.

First it was the WTO riots 20 years ago.

Then “Occupy”.

Then BLM

On an on.

Let’s vote French out.

Ozias next. The left rarely rewards losers. He’ll have to get a job.

Steve O.'s avatar

That was a very descriptive narrative Lawrence. The slave masks during the Covid Crisis drove me berserk. I wonder though is Mike French a problem of a symptom?

MK's avatar

And here I recall the WTO riots in Seattle around 1990 I believe. The CC clown car was smaller back then.

Timothy Weller's avatar

Lorna Wood, Howard Wood, and Chuck Southern would be deeply disappointed, as am I, to see the local theater (F/K/A The Howard Wood Memorial Theatre) devolved into a political tool. I worked for Southwood's and Town and Country in Sequim during the late1970s becoming well-acquainted with the Woods and Chuck, et. al, who were wonderful, benevolent, and inclusive people, truly. It is disgusting to see what is touted as "progressive", coupled with vile people foisting their politics and division on peace-loving locals (generations-deep), under the guise of entertainment.

Jeff Tozzer's avatar

I'm so glad you remember them fondly. What an excellent trio.

John Worthington's avatar

THE TOZZER REPORT : Guy in the Third Row

Date: July 22, 2026

Location: Clallam County, Washington

Subject: The Grid of Goodwill vs. The Public Ledger

SECTION I: THE ANATOMY OF AN ESTABLISHMENT REACTION

When an insular political class and its dependent non-profit allies resort to staging theatrical hit-pieces in a journalist's own hometown, it reveals critical systemic truths:

Factual Bankruptcy: When institutions run out of data, public records, and logical arguments to defend their fiscal maneuvers, they attack the messenger. The parody proves the reporting has hit a nerve.

Weaponized Intimacy: In a close-knit community, satire is weaponized as a tool of social isolation. By mocking historical lineage and local roots, the establishment seeks to raise the social cost of dissent so high that transparency becomes unbearable to pursue.

The Warning Shot: The public pillorying of a local reporter is designed to manufacture compliance. It signals to every everyday resident that if they dare question a public grant, ask for receipts, or speak up at a city council meeting, they too will face public humiliation by the cultural gatekeepers.

blocking the very timber sales and resource revenues that fund their existence, the bureaucratic class is actively sawing off the plank they are standing on—destined to drop into a fiscal sea of their own making.

We could make so many good play scenes with progressives.

Goodwill: You wouldn't think I was Lawyer Goodman now, would you? I'm going to get rid of those pigs and you can't help them either! You bunch of softies! Yeah, you in the third row! You big softie!

Goodwill: And as soon as I can get Porky and Petunia up here, I'll do away with all of you, like this! (imitates a slit throat) See? And if that guy in the third row comes up, I'll fix him too! You big cream puff!

Porky: G-g-gee, Petunia. I s-s-saw the most t-t-t-t... a-awful l-l-looking man! All b-b-big, and b-b-black, and b-b-big teeth, and g-g-great big, l-l-long b-b-black nose, a-a-and...

Porky and his siblings: Who did that?

Guy in the third row: Me!

Goodwill: Who are you?

Guy in the third row: I'm the guy in the third row, ya big sourpuss!

https://looneytuneswiki.com/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Stuttering_Pig

Denise Lapio's avatar

The Warning Shot. Perfect. This group of tax-beyond-death activists do not like to be exposed and countered. Dave Herbelin with Comms. French and Ozias tried to pull a fast one on us taxpayers. And when caught, all Dave could do when knowing his time on earth was limited, was to seek revenge.

Billy T Wilson's avatar

Yes factual bankruptcy

Michael Heath's avatar

You have a LOT of Class, Patriot Jeff Tozzer~!

Thank you for your most gracious words and rising above the pitifully sad infantile low-level efforts of the few in the community who can't stand the light of truth and open discourse that ALL true Americans should honor and welcome as what makes America a truly gifted country! Unlike the devious and deceptive Olympic Theatre Arts manager Deanna Eickhoff, who cowardly hides the Intent of HER production's motives behind a dead man who can't speak for himself, you have risen above the low Draconian mentality that always does more harm than good. I believe that you are correct that "we" (most Americans) want the same things in life, however those who deploy solutions to problems through deceptive and fraudulent behavior, with the criminal mindset that "the ends justifies the means", are the greatest threat to America and humanity~! When good folks, like you and the Individuals who rightfully put a high value on The Clallam County Watchdog, come together to honorably and honestly engage in conversations about our community, there is a "magical positive energy" that is palpable. When these underhanded schemers gather to conspire against the good folks of the community, to deny us our freedom and rights, as they conduct their hidden agendas through lies and deceit, the "negative energy" is ALWAYS present like a turd in a punchbowl. When good folks realize that they are being lied to and deceived, EVERYONE is harmed, and this is something that the local subversive clown show never understands or obviously remotely cares about. When people have no care how they achieve their goals, especially when they know that most people in the community are not supportive of their goals, the end results are NEVER positive because they were gained through ruthlessly and often illegal dishonest means~! I am sure like many; I am disgusted with the people who would stoop to actually producing such a disrespectfully sad "hit piece" on you and by extension ALL of the good folks in our community who have valid concerns about the way our community is being mismanaged & harmed. I will never support the Olympic Theater Arts program or its people in any way, and instead I will support any other honorable efforts to honestly with good Intentions bring the community together in good faith~! Life is indeed WAY too short to "feed these unwanted beasts" who care not what harm they do and who gets hurt... We here do NOT reward and encourage the coyotes to kill our chickens. I do not believe that there is any hope for these ignorant infantile agenda driven fools, because by their very nature they know no shame and rarely if ever learn anything of value, but I do believe that your adult example can help to lead the good folks of this community to achieve its true potential. I hope and pray that you do see this silly response of the hateful and ignorant mentally weak as the greatest of compliments for your excellent efforts, and the additional blessing of the gift to be able to reach out to MANY more good folks with the message of freedom and common-sense~!

Sincerely, Mike

Denise Lapio's avatar

Jeff, you have a forgiving heart and a generous spirit. The grace that you have given Dave Herbelin is unmatched. He wrote a play to deliberately humiliate you and your heritage, but instead of disparaging him, you wrote an article recognizing his talents and his commitment to his passion. Class act. In his last moments of his life, Dave chose not humor, not love, not compassion, but revenge. Very sad. God bless his soul. We, in CC, know how fortunate we are to have you in our lives. Your pioneer roots are strong, and it shows everyday in you and your actions. Thank you, Mr. Tozzer, 6th generation Sequimite, for your deep love and commitment to yourself, your family, and your community of friends and neighbors. God's blessings and grace upon you for a long and beautiful life.

John Worthington's avatar

The amount of power DSA has attained here is impressive. All the way from the X on the floor to the arts and a theatre near you..

But what happens to that power when the rank and file of Bureaucratic credentialism figures out Wheeler cut the ribbon to eliminate the bureaucratic trough and not to save the beneficial microbes...DSA is under a heat lamp right now. More than just from CCWD and Jeff Tozzer.

Keep up the good work Jeff.

They are going to need one helluva lot more than a play.

Sarcastia's avatar

Yo, Dog.

I have some livestock. Ergo I have some guardian dogs. Big dogs.

These dogs are nice, but they are fierce. They can kill coyotes. Cougars fear them. They brazenly and relentlessly chase bears.

But the most important and consistently effective thing they do? They bark.

Do I occasionally lose a little sleep in the middle of the night because of it? Yes. But it's OK, because there's one thing I know for sure: an ounce of bark averts a pound of blood and guts.

So you keep barkin,' Big Dog.

Good Dog.

Sweet Dog.

Loyal Dog.

Smarrrrt Dog.

WOOF!

Michael J Williams's avatar

It's so very sad that the truth creates such hostility when it comes to truth....very nice article Jeff..