Kolb's claims are off base

One of the many duties journalists have to the communities they serve is to hold lawmakers and officials accountable for their actions.

A few weeks back, Stephanie Thompson wrote an article about a few comments Sweetwater County Commissioner John Kolb had made regarding former members of the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A week after that story was published, I wrote an editorial that appeared under the “Our View” section of this page, criticizing him for rehashing the past and claiming the board was corrupted.

“Listen to the audio,” Kolb said Tuesday afternoon, claiming he was misqu...