Jack Hanna defends killing of loose and wild animals

Terry Thompson eaten by tiger It makes sense that authorities sought to find and kill wild exotic animals on the loose in Muskingum County Ohio near Zanesville. The animals could have easily slipped away into the...

Zanesville, Ohio: Wild Animals on the Loose after Owner Suicide

Zanesville, Ohio Animal Preserve Owner Terry Thompson Frees Animals, Kills Himself Terry Thompson, owner of Muskingum County Animal Farm, opened the fences and set free the wild animals, including 18 Bengal tigers....

Wild animals loose; many shot and killed

It’s a bad scene when wild animals escape from enclosures and seek their freedom in the back yards of some Ohioans. Outrageous is the number of animals killed!...

Ohio pottery, the real McCoy

The real McCoy My Grandmother Marguerite Shoewalter George enjoyed many things and beside gardening, she enjoyed what we might call knick knacks. She liked pottery and was especially keen about McCoy pottery from...

National Road Trip: 1927 Buick

Wouldn’t you rather drive a Buick? You still can – but not an Oldsmobile or a Pontiac (unless pre-owned). This 1927 beauty is on display at the National Road Museum in Zanesville Ohio. The oldest car that I...

National Road Trip

The evolution of transportation vehicles was accelerated by the development of roadways into the Northwest Territory in the USA. Rockaway Coupe 1876 Here is a vehicle that is even too old for NowPublic’s Edmund...

Driving the National Road in “Top Gear”

Part 1 of a Motorsport story I promised my NowPublic motorsport and travel fans that I would report on my drive through the mountains this week from Washington DC to Columbus and Cincinnati Ohio and back. I take...

Obama poses with kids

Senator Obama poses with kids from the Eastside Community Center in Zanesville, Ohio. ECC deserves credit and recognition for the instruction and resources provided to deserving children in the Zanesville area....

Obama pledges to expand Bush's aid to religious charities

Though President George W. Bush's "faith-based initiatives" - which give government money to religious groups for charity work - have been one of the most controversial programs of his presidency, Barack Obama has pledged to expand them if he is elected president. This...

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