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4A MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021 TIMES RECORDER ZANESVILLE Harold (Howie) Harlan passed away Friday Janu- ary 29, 2021 at his residence. He was born July 21, 1950 in Zanesville, Ohio a son of the late Harold Harlan Sr. andNorma Slonaker (Ted)Hayman. He graduated from West Muskingum High School in 1969. Howie was a motorcycle enthusiast for 50 years.

He enjoyed riding with friends. He has painted, assembled and detailed motorcycles and various vehicles for years. He loved to fish and sit by the camp fire at his his grand- children grow into amazing responsible adults gave him plenty to be proud of. He was one of the founders of the Southeastern Ohio Bikers. This purpose was to sponsor the Vietnam Veterans Bike Show annually to raise money for local charities.

He was also a member of the Old Boy Bikers. He loved to attend various bike and car shows over the years. Sometimes participating sometimes just reminiscing of cars owned. He is survived by wife of 38 years, Leslie; step children Shane (Jayme Starkey of Zanesville, Stephanie (Eric)Matto of Columbus, Stephen (Jennifer) Dodson of North Carolina; grandchildren Nate and AshlynMatto; Jake and Katie and Jayke Starkey; sister-in-law Vicky (Ron) Crist; many nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his in-laws Lewis and Ruth Krouskoupf; brother Richard (Diane) Harlan and sister Janet Orr.

Special thanks to The James Cancer Center and Hospice for their excellent care. Please do not send flowers or arrangements, considermaking a donation to one of these organizations, because they help so many. Many thanks to our family and friends for the love and support. Dress code will be favorite, JEANS! A memorial visitation will be held onWednesday February 3, 2021 from Noon until time of services at 4pm with Pastor Mike McGuire officiating. THE SNOUFFER FUNERAL HOME, 1150 WEST MILITARY ROAD, ZANESVILLE has the distinct honor of serving the Harlan family.

The family ask those attending to follow COVID 19 guidelines. To send a note of condolence to family go to www.snoufferfu- neralhome.com, find us on Facebook or call our locally owned caring staff at 740.450.8000. Harold Harlan ANDERSON, IN Da- vid Edwin Sobers, 45, of Anderson, Indiana passed away on January 29, 2021, at Community Hospital Anderson. He was born on September 19, 1975, in He worked as a Dis- tribution Operations Supervisor for TRC in Indianapolis. He loved to ride his Harley.

He never met a stranger and enjoyed speaking to all. He was also a handyman who liked to do things himself rather than having someone else do it for him. If he know how to fix something, he would research how and finish the job himself. David is survived by his loving spouse of 24 years, Dianna Sobers; children, Jessica Machelle Sobers and Hunter David Sobers; mother, Joan Leslie Sobers, siblings, Tania (Matt) Lawrence, Eric Sobers, Clayton Sobers, Shayla Scheitler, Leslie Sobers; So- bers, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, David Leslie Sobers.

Cremation will take place. Memorial contributionsmay bemade toAmer- ican Heart Association 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL, 60675. www.loosecares.com. David Edwin Sobers Obituaries Harold 70 Zanesville 29-Jan Snouffer David Edwin 45 Anderson, IN 28-Jan Loose Funeral Homes Crematory Additional information in display obituaries Obituaries appear in print and online at www.ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com/Obituaries OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES Name Age Town, State Death Date Arrangements AUSTIN, Texas Re- publican lawmakers in statehouses across the country are moving swiftly to question some of the voting methods that fueled the highest turnout for a presidential election in 50 years. Although most legisla- tive sessions are just get- ting underway, the Bren- nan Center for Justice, a public policy institute, has already tallied more than 100 bills in 28 states meant to restrict voting access.

More than a third of those proposals are aimed at limiting voting by mail, while other bills seek to strengthen voter ID requirements and reg- istration processes, as well as allow for more ag- gressive means to remove people from voter rolls. we are seeing some politicians who want to manipulate the rules of the game so that some people can participate and some said Myrna director of the voting rights and elections pro- gram at the Brennan Cen- ter. The proposals are ad- vancing not only in Texas and other solidly red states but also in such places as Arizona, Geor- gia and Pennsylvania that supported Donald Trump four years ago but for Joe Biden in November. Many Republicans have said the new bills are meant to shore up public after Trump and his GOP allies criticized the election as fraudulent. Those claims were turned away by doz- ens of courts and were made even as a group of election includ- ing representatives of the federal cy- bersecurity agency deemed the 2020 presi- dential election the most secure in American former attorney general, William Barr, also said he saw no evidence of widespread fraud that would have changed the election re- sults.

In last presiden- tial election, nearly of ballots cast nationwide came before Election Day, with an estimated 108 million people voting through the mail, early in person or by dropping absentee ballots. The surge came after states expanded access to mail voting and early voting, with a few states sending absentee ballots to all registered voters in re- sponse to the coronavirus pandemic that raised safety questions about large crowds at the polls. In Texas, the largest Republican-con- trolled state, the 2020 presidential election was considered a success by almost any measure. Mil- lions took advantage of early in-person voting to shatter the turn- out record. There were no reports of widespread system meltdowns, voter disenfranchisement or fraud.

But some GOP law- makers there are seeking new criminal to deter voter fraud, even though fraud is rare. Oth- er bills would prohibit in- dependent groups from distributing application forms for mail-in ballots and clarify who can re- quest an application. In September, the state sued Harris County, home to Democratic- leaning Houston, to stop from sending mail ballot applications to the more than 2 million registered voters there. Texas Rep. Jacey Jet- ton, a Republican, said he hopes lawmakers will pass new regulations for of identity for mail-in voting to ensure are accurate and that people feel it is conducted in such a way they are get- ting a fair, accurate elec- tion Absentee voting already is limited in Texas, mostly allowed for voters who make it to the polls on Election Day because they will be out of town or have a medical condition.

Thomas Buser-Clancy, senior attorney for the ACLU of Texas, said the state already is known as a sup- pression noting that Texas does not allow online voter registration or broad mail voting. think it is fair to call Texas a voter suppres- sion state where election laws are largely aimed at making it harder, more and scary for in- dividuals to exercise their fundamental right to he said. Buser-Clancy said laws such as prohibiting online voter registration or requiring certain forms of ID create burdens that fall on poor communities and communities of where some individuals may not have the re- sources and ability to go out and get or specif- ic necessary items to ex- ercise their right to vote. A bill to eliminate no- excuse mail voting was introduced in Pennsyl- vania, though the pro- posal would need ap- proval from the Democratic governor. In Arizona, Republicans introduced bills that would eliminate the permanent early voting list, require mail ballots to be notarized, require mail-in ballots to be hand-delivered to a voting location and al- low lawmakers to over- turn presidential elec- tion results.

In Georgia, where Bi- win was in three separate tallies, Republicans in the GOP- controlled Legislature are gearing up to impose new barriers on mail voting, which was used heavily by Democrats in the presidential and Senate elec- tions. A Republican senator introduced a bill that would require voters to make copies of their photo ID and mail them to election twice in order to cast an absentee ballot. The Republican gov- ernor, lieutenant gover- nor and secretary of state have backed the idea of requiring a photo ID for mail voting, though unclear if they support that spe- bill. the fact that Republicans know and understand there was no fraud, they are scared of their said Georgia Democrat- ic Rep. Debra Bazemore.

the base that is loyal to Donald Trump. If they do not do any- thing, if they go against him, they might not be in GOP seeks to tighten voting rules Proposals considered in Texas, other states In Texas, the largest Republican-controlled state, millions took advantage of early in-person voting to shatter the turnout record in 2020. MATT Anthony Izaguirre and Acacia Coronado ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHENS, Greece feeding time at only zoo, and a capuchin monkey grabs as many mandarins as it can, even tucking one into his long, supple tail. It might be wise to stock up. After being closed for almost three months due to COVID-19, the zoo on the fringes of Athens could be on the road to extinction: With no pay- ing visitors or, unlike other European zoos, enough government aid to cover its very particu- lar needs, the Attica Zo- ological Park faces huge bills to keep 2,000 ani- mals well-fed and healthy.

things are we still can go on for at least one zoo founder and CEO Jean Jacques Lesueur said. that, we Unlike some busi- nesses forced to tempo- rarily close due to virus- control restrictions, the zoo continues to have sizeable operating ex- penses. Between food, salaries, utilities, medi- cal care and other ex- penses, the cost of car- ing for the animals ex- ceeds $243,000 per month. the between us and other companies: When they close they close. We close, but we Lesueur said.

Founded in 2000 and located in the town of Spata, the zoo occupies 50 acres and is home to 290 species, from ele- phants to prairie dogs. involved in educa- tion, conservation and breeding, and belongs to the European Associa- tion of Zoos and Aquar- ia, which has about 400 members. Having to close again on Nov. 7 after two-month spring lock- down came at a bad time for Attica Zoological Park. The zoo normally operates year-round but does a lot of its business during cooler weather in Greece peo- ple go to the beaches, to the islands, they visit in the sum- mer, the French-born Lesueur said.

Visitors account for more than of its rev- enue, from tickets, food and beverages and gift shop sales. So every revenue counts, and the loss of Decem- ber, usually busy due to the Christmas holidays, was particularly heavy. So far, suppliers have shown understanding and are accepting credit. Two-thirds of the is on state-support- ed furlough, and an ex- pected installment of state aid will take care of this pay for the rest, the CEO said. The zoo also has sold 5,000 advance tickets at reduced prices for when the lockdown ends, and Lesueur says that helped pay salaries.

Lockdown also af- fects the residents, accustomed as they are to crowds of humans. For nearly three months, only been seeing their keepers. So the ta- bles were turned when an AP journalist visited last week: Several curi- ous animals and birds came close for a good look. Lockdown squeezes Greek zoo No visitors allowed, but bills persist Nicholas Paphitis ASSOCIATED PRESS.