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After A Storm, Or A Pandemic, Ozarkers Don't Stay Scared For Long

KSMU | By Marideth Sisco
Published May 6, 2021 at 9:45 AM CDT
Marideth Sisco is the author of the KSMU montly series "These Ozarks Hills" and a singer in The Blackberry Winter Band. (Photo
Marideth Sisco
Marideth Sisco is the author of the KSMU montly series "These Ozarks Hills" and a singer in The Blackberry Winter Band. (Photo

In this month's segment of These Ozarks Hills, longtime storyteller and folklorist Marideth Sisco compares the region's pandemic recovery to its traditional response to a storm:  Ozarks residents dust off, then do what needs to be done. 
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Marideth Sisco
Marideth is a Missouri storyteller, veteran journalist, teacher, author, musician and student of folklore focusing on stories relevant to Ozarks culture and history. Each month, she’s the voice behind "These Ozarks Hills.” Sisco spent 20 years as an investigative and environmental writer for the West Plains Quill and was well known for her gardening column, “Crosspatch,” on which her new book is based. Sisco was a music consultant and featured singer in the 2010 award-winning feature film “Winter's Bone.”
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