DEMS WIN ONE--House Minority Leader Jack Ford, D-Toledo, smiles as he is congratulated by Rep. Vernon Sykes, D-Akron, following the passage of House Bill 416, which was sponsored by Ford, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999. HB 416 repeals a provision of the Ohio Revised Code that allows for PERS-eligible elected officials to use their salaries earned while employed by a private non-profit organization to draw retirement benefits based on that outside salary. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)