When government stops enforcing the laws, the lawful pay the price. During the mid-to-late 1800s, large portions of the American West were ruled by lawlessness. In many frontier towns, there was no functioning government, no reliable courts, and no effective policing.

Why Clallam County’s housing crisis reveals the limits of regulation — and the power of voluntary local action. At the state, county, and city levels, officials increasingly assume that expanding government programs is the primary way to address community challenges.

How a manufactured budget crisis drove taxes, cuts, and a levy the County didn’t need. Despite repeated public calls to examine the budget line-by-line, commissioners chose another path: Raise property taxes.

How Clallam County built a homelessness industrial complex that fails its own residents. Citizens are taxed. NGOs call the shots. Government promises fail. Local leaders continue to miss the obvious solutions.

The fight for transparency and property rights in Clallam County.

Soaring harm reduction investments, rising drug activity, and an environmental crisis they're pretending not to see.

The county commissioners are funding the narrative while ignoring the facts.

Jake Seegers introduces Chelsea Jones, whose story of love, accountability, and recovery exposes what Clallam County’s leaders refuse to see.

Local business professional and father of three launches campaign with a call to “Dream Something New, Build Something Better.”

When leaders enforce costly mandates but ignore their own violations, that’s not order — it’s hypocrisy

County leaders are asking you to make cuts while they take raises

From aerial surveillance to AI software, the Assessor’s Office is armed with tools that maximize tax revenue — but your privacy may be the price.

Preserving paradise while pricing out locals

From parcel fees to levy lifts, the commissioners keep finding new ways to reach into taxpayers’ pockets—while spending soars faster than inflation

I didn’t. You did. Envelopes flooded the mailbox - each page and stamp a testament to your efforts.

CCD's $2 Million Grift

How County Commissioners are backing a “funding crisis” built on bad math, misleading claims, and special interest spin

The $5 hustle: How Clallam Conservation District wants taxpayers to foot the bill

Why Port Angeles must choose local innovation over outsourcing

How local leaders convince us to vote for higher taxes—and feel good about it