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Ron Judd
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(360) 922-3090 ext. 102
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THE HAMMER
Don't look now, the Earth may be swallowing us whole
Bonus clickbait: Fond S2S memories!
By
RON JUDD
| June 2, 2023
RON JUDD
CDN's election coverage will be reader-powered again
'Citizens Agenda' will shape 2023 election news, endorsements
By
RON JUDD
| May 31, 2023
THE HAMMER
Same tool, different box
Wrapping up the week's news with a single swing
By
RON JUDD
| May 26, 2023
RON JUDD
The definitely not-last-word on letters
A big ask for beloved letter-heads to scooch over a little
By
RON JUDD
| May 24, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LXV
The Sisters anxiously await your kind donation
By
RON JUDD
| May 18, 2023
RON JUDD
Questioning the future of local news
Some of us remain bullish
By
RON JUDD
| May 17, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LXIV
'Zero energy?' You've come to the right place
By
RON JUDD
| May 11, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LXIII
Watching the river of campaign finance money change course
By
RON JUDD
| May 4, 2023
RON JUDD
Please elect my AI-created avatar as mayor of Bellingham
'An accessory accessory dwelling unit on every block!'
By
RON JUDD
| May 3, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LXII
The only thing to fear is the fear of fear itself
By
RON JUDD
| April 27, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LXI
Earth Day, and the livin' ain't easy
By
RON JUDD
| April 20, 2023
RON JUDD
The weather blows, and we're done with it
Casting blame where blame is due: on forecaster/enablers
By
RON JUDD
| April 19, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LX
Happy libertine thoughts from inner Hippie Gulch
By
RON JUDD
| April 13, 2023
RON JUDD
Some minor dulling of the Skagit tulipgloss
Springtime ritual: Let spirits soar, lawsuits bloom!
By
RON JUDD
| April 12, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LIX
A BLT, with a side 'o shame
By
RON JUDD
| April 6, 2023
RON JUDD
Let's lend a hand to keep food on local tables
Local government must step up to food bank funding crisis
By
RON JUDD
| April 5, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LVIII
Hooray for planned Sportsplex fix, but let's dream bigger
By
RON JUDD
| March 30, 2023
RON JUDD
The dark truth about that sun-shiny exuberance
Really, trust us: No sane person would live here
By
RON JUDD
| March 29, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LVII
Raccoon dogs and Bearcats — Oh my!
By
RON JUDD
| March 23, 2023
RON JUDD
Sorry, local doom-spreaders: The newbies are (mostly) gleeful
Little buyer's remorse in a sampling of Bellingham immigrants
By
RON JUDD
| March 22, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LVI
More, more, more big news on Lottie Street
By
RON JUDD
| March 16, 2023
RON JUDD
Digging below the surface on civic issues
CDN focuses a beam on societal stress cracks
By
RON JUDD
| March 15, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LV
Attending to that meeting attendance thing
By
RON JUDD
| March 9, 2023
RON JUDD
Introducing the CDN Reader Mailbag
'What's the deal with your color scheme?'
By
RON JUDD
| March 8, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LIV
A smokin' hot idea, that steam pipe
By
RON JUDD
| March 2, 2023
RON JUDD
Grateful, and hopeful, after a full year in print
Private ownership and civic obligation fuel CDN's future
By
RON JUDD
| March 1, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LIII
Spanning the globe to find a nameless bridge
By
RON JUDD
| February 23, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LII
Dome on the Range, plus bonus blubber material
By
RON JUDD
| February 16, 2023
RON JUDD
(Almost) never too late to embrace your sweet Valentine
In Northwest Washington, it's the acerbic thought that counts
By
RON JUDD
| February 15, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LI
Peak Astoria, Lit'l Smokies and that blasted spy balloon
By
RON JUDD
| February 9, 2023
RON JUDD
An ode to a deserved legend — Boeing's 747
Built by Puget Sound hands, the retiring bird changed the world
By
RON JUDD
| February 8, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. L
Preparations well underway for Burrito Season!
By
RON JUDD
| February 2, 2023
RON JUDD
State police pursuit debate is life-or-death policymaking
Skagit County case is alarming backdrop
By
RON JUDD
| February 1, 2023
RON JUDD
Blowing out a candle for year one
Looking back — and forward — after 12 months of CDN online
By
RON JUDD
| January 25, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Special One-Year Anniversary Edition
Earth's core misbehaving; nothing to see here!
By
RON JUDD
| January 25, 2023
RON JUDD
Breathing the thin air of Peak Bellingham
Let's move onward, upward — and out of the woods
By
RON JUDD
| January 18, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. XLIX
Mailing it in, on your behalf
By
RON JUDD
| January 18, 2023
RON JUDD
Memo to WWU: It's past time to correct the record on Charles Fisher
A call for university trustees to right a grievous historical wrong
By
RON JUDD
| January 11, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. XLVIII
Keep your eye on the swinging counterbalance, and be not afraid
By
RON JUDD
| January 11, 2023
THE HAMMER
The Hammer Vol. XLVII
Backslipping, already, on resolution not to resolve
By
RON JUDD
| January 4, 2023
RON JUDD
Your hometown news team is growing
More pages, CDN staff will bring you more news in 2023
By
RON JUDD
| December 21, 2022
THE HAMMER, SPECIAL EDITION
Behold the Red Hammer Dubious Achievement Awards
The acid-free envelopes, please!
By
RON JUDD
| December 21, 2022
RON JUDD
Service clubs aren't dead yet — but the prognosis isn't good
Are last rites in order for old-school rites?
By
RON JUDD
| December 14, 2022
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. XLV
High schools protesting, traffic crawling, air legends passing
By
RON JUDD
| December 14, 2022
RON JUDD
Finally, some leadership in Sehome football hazing
Sehome principal delivers taste of what district has failed to muster
By
RON JUDD
| December 7, 2022
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. XLIV
No Carnal knowledge, just wishful thinking, of restaurant expansion
By
RON JUDD
| December 7, 2022
RON JUDD
Educating yourself about my need to educate myself
Agreeing disagreeably as a lost art
By
RON JUDD
| November 30, 2022
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. XLIII
Plowin' through the news as usual
By
RON JUDD
| November 30, 2022
RON JUDD
Be-tweet a rock and a hard place
Musk's Twitter takeover sends shockwaves from one Washington to another
By
RON JUDD
| November 23, 2022
THE HAMMER
The Hammer, Vol. LXIV
Campaign cashin' and ranch romancin'
By
RON JUDD
| November 23, 2022
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