1. Brent S. Steelis associate professor of political science and director of the Program for Governmental Research and Education at Oregon State University. He is the author of Public Lands Management in the West (Praeger 1997). His research on state and local government policy issues has been published in Public Administration Quarterly, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Social Science Journal, Social Science Quarterly, and State and Local Government Review.
2. Nicholas P. Lovrichis Claudius O. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Political Science and director of the Division of Governmental Studies and Services at Washington State University. His research on natural resource and environmental issues affecting local government has been published in numerous journals, including Public Administration Quarterly, Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Social Science Journal, Social Science Quarterly, and State and Local Government...