WORSE THAN CAT LICENSING--Sen. Rober Hagan, D-Youngstown, holds one of the 600 letters he has received from constituents concerning natural gas costs, during a news conference by Senate Democrats, at the Ohio Statehosue, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001. Hagan said that this was the greatest number of letters he has received since the ill-fated bill to license cats. Also seen, from left are: Sen. C.J. Prentiss, D-Cleveland, Sen. Timothy Ryan, D- Niles, and Sen. Mark Mallory, D-Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jack Kustron)