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Overflowing Sewers, a Party That Platforms Socialism, and the County’s Naked Emperors
The League did not lose two forums. It shut them down.
The Board Wrote Futurewise’s Lawsuit for Them
Boycotts, Ballots, Fees, and the Harm Capsule
Feelings, Convenings, and $9.8 Million
Face to Face on a Divided Peninsula
Rallies, Encampments, and the Groups That Run the Room
When “Nonpartisan” Becomes a Loyalty Test
Jamestown Gets the Award and Hosts the Dinner. Alaska Has the Backstory.
The Skunk Brigade, the Grant Machine, and Another Week in Clallam County
Clallam County’s Two Camps: Recovery, or Managed Decline
Shall, Not Should: MRC Letter Turns the Comp Plan Into a 20-Year Land-Use Weapon
A Tale of Two Waterfront Towns
When “Complex” Means Don’t Look Too Hard
District 3 Didn’t Choose Him. The East End Did.
French’s “Easy Answer” Leaves Out the Invoice
Church Rules for Thee, Campaign Rules for Me
Nine Years of Mike French: The Promises That Never Arrived
French’s ORCAA Vote: More Process, Higher Fees, and the Same Unfunded Mandate
From Treehouse to Family Enterprise
Former School Board Member Compares Jake Seegers to KKK
Two New Government Jobs. One Trainee.
Don’t Fear the Family Home. Fear the Record.
When “Critical Areas” Swallow a Working City
When Disrespect Is Policy, a Meme Becomes a Police Matter
Code Enforcement’s New Appetite
The New Public-Safety Suspect: White Men
Clallam’s Most Powerful Civic Brand Is Not What It Claims
Recompete Was Sold as Jobs. The Fine Print Is About Who Gets the Money.
Tents First, Taxpayers Last: Who Are the Sidewalks For?
OMC Already Got the Big Tax Increase. Now It Wants the Next One.
The Fair, the Hat, and a County Afraid to Talk
Jake Seegers Offers Practical Change as Incumbent Mike French Defends More of the Same
An Open Letter to the League of Women Voters
French’s Jobs Program Buys Jamestown a Hydroseeder
Clallam County’s Homelessness Industrial Complex on Full Display
From Campaign Promise to Code: French’s Wildfire Plan Hits Private Property
Science Removed the Elwha Dams, Port Angeles Is Rationing Water
Sandwich, Water, and a Quiet Place? Why Harm Reduction Is Failing Clallam County
The Stark Difference Between Two County Commissioner Campaigns
French Wants Higher Property Taxes — and a Registry That Opens the Door to Costly STR Regulation
Port Angeles Crime Is Down—Or Is It Just That People Stopped Calling?
When City Council Rules Bend for Politics: Carr, French, and the Attack on Jake Seegers
Harm Reduction Double-Down and Other Local Absurdities
The Stories Local News Won’t Tell
County Comp Plan Opens Door to Shoreline Retreat
Safe Parking Funds, Fugitives, Trust Lands, and the Drug Crisis
French’s Campaign Claims Collapse Under Scrutiny
Common Sense, Open Drug Use, and the Fight for Real Freedom in Clallam County
Social Media Saturday: Clallam County Pulse
Selective Stories, Missing Details, and Whose Voices Count
When Timber Stops, Property Taxes Rise
From Debate to Threats: A County Race Crosses the Line
When Politicians Run the Charity: The Olympic View Community Foundation Conflict
Dr. Berry Fights "Misinformation" by Blocking the Data That Challenges It
We Can’t Control Who Moves Here
What Legacy Media Highlighted in Clallam County This Week
Mike French’s Lecture On Civility
Repeat Sex Offenders, Career Criminals, and the Revolving Door — When Will It Stop?
Sequim Taxpayers Asked to Fund Jamestown's Environmental Festival for Local Schoolchildren
Luxury Housing for the Homeless: The $350K+ “Affordable” Solution for Clallam County
Jake Seegers Tracks Down Prowler While French Tells Victim to Join Facebook Group
Clallam County Chaos: Protests, Hypocrisy, and Election Shenanigans
When Your Hometown Theater Turns You Into a Villain
Washington Spends $19K Per Student — Where's the Results?
New Revelations Deepen Election Integrity Concerns Over DSA Agenda
Jake Seegers Faces Rumors Head-On
French Secures Socialist Recommendaion
Activists at the Table, Taxpayers on the Sidelines
Mental Healthcare or Medicaid Goldmine?
Slashed Signs, Shot-Out Windows, and Fleeting Civil Discourse
Gas Discounts, Closed Archives, and a Tribe That Tells Its Story On Its Own Terms
The County’s New Wildfire Plan: Voluntary Today, Costly Regulations Tomorrow?
"I've Cheated Death So Many Times"
Drought or Déjà Vu? What the Dungeness River Data Actually Show
Rearrests, Retrials, Resources, and Realities
Tozzer Resigns as Campaign Manager
Conservation District 2026 Election Complaint Stalled at the State Level
When “No Incidents” Isn’t the Whole Story
The $118,000 Parking Lot: How County Officials and NGOs Lock the Public Out of Taxpayer Spending
Cleanups, Courtrooms, Controversies, and Questions
Everything Is About Race—Until It Isn't
Building a Better Safety Net—or a Better Magnet?
Thrown Away, Found: Anniemarie Hogenboom's Journey from Trafficking to Hope
Drug Busts, Departures, Debates, and Divisions
French Earns Wheeler's Endorsement
Severing the Gordian Knot - Part III
Dr. Berry's Response Challenges Recovery Advocate's Information Sources
On the Eve of the Debate, Clallam Democrats Call Jake Seegers “Fake Jake”
How Close Clallam County Came to Testing Illegal Drugs for Users
Selective County Safety and Profane Protest Signs
Public Meeting or Private Gathering?
Severing the Gordian Knot - Part II
OMC Lost More Than 180 Employees After Commissioners Backed Property Tax Hike
Pool Board Says There Were No Incidents. Police Reports Tell a Different Story.
New Complaint Pushes Potential Penalties Against Seegers Campaign Toward $80,000
53 Days Clean: Mary Bickar's Comeback Story
Pool Controversies, Pride Politics, Public Spaces, and More
Rubber Stamp Government? Emails Show NGO Wrote Commissioners' Support Letter
Severing the Gordian Knot - Part I
A $37 Million Bridge, Tribal Branding, and Unanswered Questions
Ann Soule Wants Someone to Blame for High Gas Prices. She Forgot to Mention Washington State.
Johanna Bartee Turns the Tables on Jake Seegers
A Brick to the Head, Needles at the Pool, and a Community Asking How Much More?
The NGO Revolving Door: The Commissioners Keep Writing Checks While Taxpayers Get Locked Out
How a Double Murder Fugitive Lived Here for Over a Decade
When County Commissioners Fund the NGOs They Sit On
One Day of Honor, 364 Days of Neglect
Growing Frustration Across Clallam County
“People Who Use Drugs Deserve To Get AIDS and Die?”
Taxes for Thee, Exemptions for Me?
Showered With Good Intentions, Drenched in Bad Oversight
Caught on Camera? Sign Theft, Political Tensions, and a County Growing More Divided
Sticker Shock: The Clues Behind Port Angeles’ Anti-Seegers Mystery
Fish Wars, Court Wars, and the Myth of the “Perfect Steward”
Can You Identify Who Is Behind the Downtown Sticker Campaign?
GreenLink or Land Grab? The Push to Daylight Valley Creek Raises Big Questions
The Watchdog, the Mole, and Jim Stoffer: A Pattern Decades in the Making
Free Speech Absolutist — Terms and Conditions Apply
From Addiction to Community Builder
Censorship, Smears, and Socialist Gardening Clubs
“MAGA in a Patagonia Jacket?” Reddit, Jake Seegers, and the Politics of Labels
What Jamestown’s Newsletter Reveals About Power, Property, and Influence
"I Don't Want This Coming Out Before the Levy"
From Hoboken to Clallam: How Did We Get Here?
Canceled Meetings & Maui: Who Is Clallam County Working For?
Reopening the Elwha: A Community-Led Path Forward
Stickers, Vouchers, and Double Standards
A Photo You Can’t Ignore—and a Policy You Can’t Measure
Sequim Council Backs Tribal Takeover of Wildlife Refuges
The OlyCAP Illusion: Public Money, Private Boards, and the Expanding Homelessness Industry
UNDER OATH: Jim Stoffer’s Own Words Raise Serious Questions
Social Media Saturday: Cuts, Contradictions, and Consequences
A Culture of Silence: How the Sequim School District Learned to Protect Itself
Clallam County Doesn’t Need Parties. It Needs Independent Thinkers.
Shine a Light, Become a Target
OMC’s Patient Scores Tell a Story Leadership Won’t
Packed House, Unfiltered Answers: A Night That Defined the Divide on Public Safety
History, “Tranq,” and the Questions No One Wants to Answer
Tonight: The Stories They Can’t Ignore — Public Safety Town Hall
Hodgson’s First Big Push: 24-Hour Bathrooms—Or a Glimpse of What’s Coming Next?
Before You Vote on the Library Levy, Here’s What You Should Know
How the Jamestown Corporation Positioned Itself to Take Control of Our National Wildlife Refuges
“I’d Rather Be in a Tent”: A Candid Conversation from the Edge of Recovery
Policy Meets Reality on Tumwater Creek
When Adults Use Kids as Shields
Behind the Curtain: What Jamestown Doesn’t Want You to See
Ozias Blames the Feds — But Clallam County Is Living the Results
Ignored, Then Obedient: How Clallam County Responds to the Jamestown Corporation
Thirty Minutes on the Laurel Street Stairs
Two Recommendations. One Test of Leadership.
County Opens First-Ever Burden Reduction Center
Whose Homeland? What Clallam County Isn’t Being Told
Stickers, Standards, and a Pattern of Disrespect
A Moment No Parent Should Have to Explain
Missing Dogs, Missing Accountability, and a Shooting at Lee Plaza
No Kings? Look Closer — Clallam County Already Has Them
What Your $3 Million Library Tax Hike Is Really Funding
Sequim’s “Letter of Support” Wasn’t Written by Sequim
Caught on Camera, Confessed in Public — And Still No Charges
Two Classes, Two Truths, and Who Gets Heard
The $3 Million Question: Library Priorities on the Ballot
Citizens Step Up, Government Steps Back
The Dungeness Spit: From Co-Management to Ownership
Land Acknowledgements Arrive in Clallam County Government
When Activism, Money, and Accountability Collide
Taxpayers Tighten Their Belts While Olympia Funds Sovereign Nations
Curious Things We’re Asked to Accept
Sirens, Standoffs, and Street-Level Reality
When a Communist Shows Up at the Podium
When Citizens Speak Up, Government Blinks
Courthouse Names, Taxpayer Games, and Community Voices
From Rock Bottom to Redemption
A Week on the Scanner in Clallam County
Selective Tributes Raise Questions
Harm Reduction Claims are "Berry" Misleading
Downtown Decline, Digital Dogpiles, and the Week That Was Online
League of Women Voters at the Center of CCD Election Controversy
435 Acres Gone? Sequim Bay Trust Land Transfer Raises Big Questions
Harm Reduction, Hypocrisy, and Who Really Pays in Clallam County
NGOs: Where Transparency Goes to Die
Restore Balance at the Clallam Conservation District — Vote Judy Larson
The League of Women Voters and the Politics of Fear
A Victory Lap Too Soon? French Celebrates While Projects Stall
Septic Sandra, Sovereign Exemptions & Selective Urgency
Compassion or Collapse? What’s Happening to Clallam County
Indecent Exposure Is a Crime. Indecent Leadership Is a Choice.
Residency Questions Surround Mark Hodgson’s Path to Port Angeles
After a Voided Election, CCD Faces a Test of Trust
When Voters Lose Their Voice, Bureaucrats Gain Power
Filibusters, Fences, and the Cost of Silence
Paula Allen: "White people are a problem"
The Hidden Freight Surcharge and Who Benefits
How the League of Women Voters Lost Its Way
Renaming the Courthouse, Ignoring the Public
"Hold Onto the Base So You Don't Lose It!"
Not All Participants Deserve Medals
Proclamations and Encampments Grow at Steady Rate
The Paper Trail That Keeps Power Honest
Nobody’s Minding the Store — But You’re Still Paying the Bill
DCD Director Calls Public Commenters "Rabid"
Moderation, Missing Minutes, and Paying it Forward
The Cost of Looking the Other Way
Clallam County: The "Wild West"
Power Without Accountability at the Conservation District
Good Samaritan Breaks His Silence
When “No County Funds” Still Means Taxpayer Money
A Missed First Impression — And a Council at a Crossroads
Two Months In: What Jake Seegers Is Seeing
Awards, Excuses, and Accountability
Ron Allen Calls Concerned Citizens "Whiners" and "Complainers"
Jamestown Interested in Quietly Taking Over County Park
A Case That Never Should Have Returned