GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE--Gov. Bob Taft gestures as he speaks about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the annual MLK Commemorative Celebration, at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING--Gov. Bob Taft, center, is joined by MLK Commissioners Leonard Hubert, left, and James Stowe, in the singing of the hymn LIft Every Voice and Sing, during the annual MLK Commemorative Celebration, at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING--Christoper Carlton, an 11th grader from Akron, leads the singing of the hymn Lift Every Voice and Sing, during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MLK GUEST SPEAKER--Molly Dempsey, a 9th grader from Rocky River, orates during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MLK GUEST SPEAKER--Gov. Bob Taft, left and other members of the MLK Commision applaud Michael Howard, a 4th grade student from Dayton, who spoke during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MLK GUEST SPEAKER--Ravi Perry, a 12 th grade student from Toledo Central Catholic, shares his views during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com).

WINTER COLORS--A worker is silhouetted as he removes holiday decorations from a tree while the sun lights nearby flags in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)