READY TO GOVERN--Lieutenant Gov. Nancy Hollister is seen in her office at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Dec. 14, 1998. Governor George Voinovich will leave to assume his duties in the U.S. Senate and governor-elect Bob Taft will not take office until Jan. 11, so Hollister will be Ohio's first female governor from Dec. 31 to Jan. 11, 1999 (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)