Al Hunter’s Story Archive

Disney Eats McDonald’s, Part 1

January 16, 2020 | by Al Hunter

There has been a lot of hubbub going around lately about the latest Star Wars movie The Rise of Skywalker from Walt Disney studios and the new Star Wars themed lands in Disneyland and Disneyworld’s Hollywood Studios known as “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.” Disney purchased Star Wars’ parent company, Lucasfilms, … Read More

Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger

January 9, 2020 | by Al Hunter

Nearly thirty years ago, I was cutting the grass on an ancient, unreliable Sears Craftsman riding lawn mower when my new bride came rushing out of the door of our first apartment excitedly waving her arms. Of course, I shut the mower off to see what was the matter. I … Read More

January 4, 1974: A Reflection

January 1, 2020 | by Al Hunter

It’s the Friday after Christmas. Trash cans are filled with cardboard. Garbage bags, stuffed with ripped wads of wrapping paper. News channels are remembering the events of the past year and recalling the names of the dearly departed. The news story recaps are sometimes painful, occasionally lamentable and often met … Read More

Washington Irving — Father Christmas?

December 19, 2019 | by Al Hunter

This is a reprint of an article that appeared in the Dec, 24, 2010 issue Last week I wrote of Irvington namesake Washington Irving’s connection to the author most associated with the Victorian era, Charles Dickens. While nearly everyone is familiar with Dickens’ classic seasonal ghost story, “A Christmas Carol,” … Read More

Washington Irving’s A Christmas Carol?

December 12, 2019 | by Al Hunter

This is a reprint of an article that appeared in the Dec, 17, 2010 issue Perhaps no single Indianapolis community has a stronger connection to the Victorian Era than Irvington. The Victorian era is defined as the period of British Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 until her death in 1901. … Read More