31.   But farm-state lawmakers have criticized job reductions in county offices as excessive.

32.   County offices will be closed Monday for Columbus Day.

33.   County offices are closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday, but walkouts were planned Tuesday at hospitals and other health care facilities.

34.   Currently, they may serve two consecutive four-year terms, then must wait two years before they are eligible to run for any county office.

35.   Despite the settlement, black farmers say the department still has not rooted out the discrimination in the department, especially in its county offices.

36.   Grand Forks city and county offices, as well as the University of North Dakota, closed Wednesday afternoon.

37.   In Grand Forks, city and county offices and the University of North Dakota closed.

38.   In New Mexico, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would remove term limits for elected county offices.

39.   Many are trying to get in on the ground floor of politics - on school boards, county offices and city councils.

40.   Maui County closed schools and county offices Monday, and state officials told nonessential personnel to stay home.