11.   As in many rural counties throughout the West, many Clatsop County residents own firearms.

12.   As we consider national health reform, rural counties must get what they need to provide high quality care.

13.   Because peanut quotas add to land values, abolishing the system would erode the tax base and economic underpinnings of rural counties across the South.

14.   ----- King says he has made economic assistance for the area, and other rural counties, a priority of his administration.

15.   Agency officials say rural counties often offer more well-intentioned workers than decent-paying jobs, and the latest census figures bear that out.

16.   But after months of delay, its lawsuit took a stand against challenges from rural counties.

17.   But he lost two smaller rural counties that had disproportionate weight under the rule and lost the election.

18.   But experts say the small populations of rural counties often magnify the impact, making it more personal.

19.   But in its latest court filings, the city seeks a thorough overhaul of the distribution plan that would mean less money for many rural counties.

20.   But in rural upstate counties, where there may be more local courts than practicing lawyers, non-lawyer judges predominate.