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This Week in Hammertown #43
Mayor Huffman offered a confusing welter of explanations this week for an AI-generated image posted to his Yak account. The image, in which the mayor was depicted as a 19th-century Southern belle, “obviously showed me as a superhero,” the m...
News and Notes: April 17, 2026
Hi. Staff announcer Barry Jeffers here. Remember the itinerant band of raccoons that delighted Hammertownians with their mischievous antics last spring? Well, good news if you do — the little scamps are back! But it’s not-so-great news for...
This Week in Hammertown #42
Mayor Huffman posted the following image to his Yak account early Wednesday morning. There was no accompanying text.
When asked about the image the next day, the mayor at first seemed baffled, saying: “What? It’s just a picture of me as a...
This Week in Hammertown #41
As Spring Break heads into its final days around the country, Mayor Huffman announced an ambitious plan to make Hammertown the “Spring Break Capital of the USA” in 2027. Spearheading the initiative will be former city trade rep Dixie Salaza...
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