PONDERING HER FUTURE--State Sen. Nancy Chiles Dix, R-Hebron, listens to debate on the floor of the Senate Chamber, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998. Dix announced that she would resign her seat to pursue other interests.

BRIGHT AND GLOOMY--Pedesterians carry colorful umbrellas as they attempt to stay dry during an all-day rain storm, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998.