10.19.2009 2:37 pm
Will Gov. Jay Nixon take a swim in the lake? Not today
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon said on Friday that if the weather were warmer, he would take a swim in the Lake of the Ozarks, since the public beach was once again re-opened.
Oops. The governor spoke too soon. According to a news release from the Department of Natural Resources, the beach that has been part of the subject of the E. coli controversy dogging Nixon is closed again. The water near the beach at the Lake of the Ozarks was tested Friday and had elevated E. coli levels yet again.
The beach was closed on Sunday and remains closed today. Not that anybody would go swimming in the lake this time of year, but, still …
Read last week’s coverage of Nixon’s news conference here.
Thanks to Jason Rosenbaum at Capitol Calling for the video.
Did the governor get the email this time? Or did he read about it in the Post? And while we’re at it, did the governor get the email last time? Is the Post going to bother checking?
Good thing he’s getting rid of a bunch of those pesky Parks employees, eh? Having less staff with knowledge and experience always improves things, doesn’t it?
Isn’t it interesting, (and really obvious) that the Department of Natural Resources shares the same initials as the phrase, Do Not Resuscitate?
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Go jump in a lake.
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