Port Townsend wrestles with its increasingly complex identity and dizzying change VIEW
As a historically seafaring town that’s also way ahead of its time, picturesque Port Townsend hopes to grow respectfully, responsibly and authentically offbeat.
Ron Judd
Ron Judd is a staff reporter for Pacific NW magazine. Ron, one of the Times’ great storytellers, will report and write stories that reflect how our region is changing, and how those changes are affecting who we are and who we will become.
The Backstory: Tag along to Port Townsend — if you haven’t already moved there
As in many smaller Northwest towns, things are changing rapidly here.
It’s not necessarily nosy if you just happen to eavesdrop on this Nextdoor ‘conversation’
Ron Judd re-creates a ‘typical’ exchange, where the case of a missing monkey quickly devolves into less-than-neighborly snark.
The Backstory: Our fictional Nextdoor thread *probably* isn’t about you
How citizen ‘reporters’ and marauding coyotes took over the neighborhood ‘news cycle.
The Backstory: It’s all hands on deck at ‘Cape D’ — and we’re in very good hands
When the lifeboats aren’t rolling, destructive otters and an unusual hard hat are ‘things you’ve just got to roll with,’ says commanding officer Lt. Jessica...
Lt. Jessica Shafer keeps her mind on the bar as the 1st female commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment VIEW
She emphasizes teamwork and exudes humility, but Jessica Shafer leads with uncommon courage, dedication and skill.
The Backstory: The dark side of the moon-landing conspiracy theory
The intrusion of conspiracy theory into public policy is one of the most troubling aspects of current U.S. political reality.
Yes, we landed on the moon. If you don’t believe it, try telling an astronaut. VIEW
Fact: It happened. Fact: Every conspiracy theory claiming otherwise has been debunked. Fact: Facts sure aren’t what they used to be.
Why Washington’s armories are worth saving VIEW
Filled with history (and sometimes, still, people), these century-old fortresses now battle age and public opinion as they face a future of civic use, private...
The Backstory: What’s a big, old armory like you doing in a city like this?
Though their fates are varied, Washington’s armories hold an important place in our history and culture.