11.   He said the county has made substantial progress.

12.   In recent years, counties have made news mostly for cronyism and corruption, with a parade of veteran county officials caught on the take.

13.   Since then, the county has made one other major sale to the state water bank.

14.   Under the new system the county would make its personnel records available to the bureau.

15.   Washington state lets each county make its own rules and some differ in what they count.