William P. Browne is a professor of political science at Central Michigan University. He is author of "Private Interests, Public Policy, and American Agriculture," Kenneth VerBurg is a professor in the Department of Resource Development at Michigan State University. He serves as chairperson of the State Boundary Commission and is coauthor with Charles Press of "American Politicians and Journalists" and coauthor of the award-winning "Sacred Cows and Hot Potatoes: Agrarian Myths in Agriculture Policy,"