Quake’s bicentennial offers chance to cower under desk

Most of us missed out on the chance to take cover under a segregated, wooden desk on the orders of a math teacher who lost a leg in Okinawa. But with the bicentennial of the New Madrid earthquakes approaching, the days of duck-and-cover can be recaptured!

In five months and four days, Missourians will have a chance to participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, an opportunity to feel like a Californian and practice “drop, cover and hold on” skills.