PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITIONS--Pierrette "Petee" Talley, of the Ohio AFL-CIO, speaks during the delivery of 143,000 signed petitions, at the Ohio Secretary of State's office, located in the Borden Bldg., in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002. The petitions, which call on the General Assembly to pass a Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act, were collected by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs. Also seen are Athena Godet-Calogeras, of the coalition and Ron Bridges, of Ohio AARP. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)