The reason for their defeat

With the General Election officially over, Sweetwater County will have two new commissioners starting next year.

A lot can be learned in the defeat suffered by John Kolb and Reid West. Before I explain further, it should be pointed out that both are good county commissioners. Neither man was lax in their duties and the commissioners as a group have done a lot to make Sweetwater County a better place. They saved Castle Rock Hospital District from failing, secured funding for the construction of the Sweetwater County Justice Center and re-organized the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Boar...