FIRST BILL OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM--Rep. Tom Roberts, left, D-Dayton, along with the rest of the House cast the first vote of the new millennium, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. House Bill No. 357, sponsored by Rep. Gary Cates, R-West Chester, toughens the penalty for taking illegal drugs into state prisons and institutions. The bill passed 93-0. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)