Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The Pulse Nightclub

August 7, 2025 | by Al Hunter

This article first appeared in December 2016. My wife and I spent this last Presidential election day in Florida, a refuge for us for over 25 years now. As I write this article, the outcome of the race is still undecided. By the time this article runs, the race will … Read More

The Day the Music Died…For Me

July 31, 2025 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in September 2013. But February made me shiver/With every paper I’d deliver/Bad news on the doorstep/I couldn’t take one more step/I can’t remember if I cried/When I read about his widowed bride/But something touched me deep inside/The day the music died/Bye-bye, Miss American Pie/Drove my Chevy … Read More

Disney’s Uncle Remus

July 24, 2025 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in August 2009. James Baskett, the first male African American to win an Academy Award, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 16, 1904. His father, John Baskett, owned a barber shop on the east side and James attended Arsenal Technical High School where he studied … Read More

Greenfield: The Great Flood of 1913, Part 2

July 17, 2025 | by Al Hunter

This column originally appeared in March, 2013. Last week, we left Greenfield a century ago; March 25th, 1913, underwater. The “Black Night of Terror,” the “March Flood,” or the “Great Flood of 1913″ had come and gone through the Hancock County seat, leaving devastation in its wake. And it was … Read More

Greenfield: The Great Flood of 1913

July 10, 2025 | by Al Hunter

This column originally appeared in March, 2013. Oh, how it rained! For 48 straight hours, it rained. Martha Duncan stood on the porch of her house, located on the north side of Fourth Street between State and Pennsylvania, wondering if it was ever going to stop. It was Monday March … Read More