Idaho Monument Chief of Interpretation and Education: Government Shutdown Means No One Searching For Missing Woman
The chief of interpretation and education may not be furloughed, but staffers who could be searching for a missing woman apparently are
The partial government shutdown has made the search for a Boise, Idaho woman more difficult.
Jo Elliott-Blakeslee, 63, was missing at Craters of the Moon National Monument. But with 16 staff employees having been placed on furlough as the shutdown began, no one was looking for her Tuesday morning, according to Ted Stout, chief of interpretation and education at the monument.
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But Ted Stout is apparently still working? Clearly, Education and Interpretation is an essential service.