'We Have Met The Ozarks, And It Is Us'

Update: 2019-03-01

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This is Marideth Sisco for These Ozarks Hills. In this week of wacky weather I was looking really hard for a metaphor and maybe a song to describe the springtime Ozarks and its unique weather pattern. I thought of the image of a yo-yo to illustrate the ups and downs, but I went all the way through a semi-famous American rapper, a hip hop artist from the Punjab, a venerable Hostess snack cake and a beloved Asian cellist before I got to the toy, so - so much for that icon. Then I considered the possibility of the pogo stick, but that had its own problems, not least of which was running the risk of maligning that legendary cartoon called Pogo and my all time favorite cartoonist Walt Kelly, with his all time iconic punch line of “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” So that was out too. I was left with just Lucy and her football, the one she always promises to hold for Charley Brown. But she just can’t bring herself to do it. Time after time, she is almost good, almost steady, steadfast,

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'We Have Met The Ozarks, And It Is Us'

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'We Have Met The Ozarks, And It Is Us'