LET THE FAIR BEGIN--Gov. Bob Taft, right, cuts the ribbon to officially begin the 146th Ohio State Fair, at the Ohio Expo Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Aug. 6, 1999. Joining Taft from left: Harold Crowe, Chairman of the Ohio Expositions Commission; Rick Frenette, Mgr., Ohio Expo Center and Heath Eisele, Pres. Junior Fair Board. The Ohio State Fair runs through Aug. 22. (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)