Zombie raccons on the rampage SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Apr 11, 2018 Apr 11, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Scott Hollifield is editor/GM of The McDowell News in Marion, N.C and a humor columnist. Contact him at rhollifield@mcdowellnews.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Zombie raccoons are devastating Ohio and will soon destroy life as we know it.kAmx7 E92E D@F?5D 2=2C>:DE[ :E >@DE =:<6=J :D[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 K@>3:6\=:<6 C244@@?D :? ~9:@] p44@C5:?8 E@ %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD[ E96 D@FC46 x EFC? E@ 7@C ?6HD 23@FE EC2D9 A2?52D @7 E96 =:G:?8 5625[ “*@F?8DE@H? A@=:46 92G6 C646:G65 >@C6 E92? 2 5@K6? 42==D :? E96 A2DE E9C66 H66<D 23@FE C244@@?D 24E:?8 DEC2?86=J :? E96 52JE:>6]”k^AmkAm~?6 H:E?6DD D2:5 96 H2D @FED:56 9:D 9@>6 H:E9 9:D 5@8D H96? 2 C244@@? 4@?7C@?E65 E96>] %96 2?:>2= H@F=5 “DE2?5 @? :ED 9:?5 =68D[ D9@H :ED E66E9 2?5 72== @G6C 324<H2C5” H9:49 D@F?5D >@C6 =:<6 2? 6?E6CE2:?:?8=J 5CF?<6? 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