HIGH HOPES--State Rep. Ronald Gerberry, left, D-Canfield, and Sen. Robert Hagan, D-Youngstown, meet on the Senate floor prior to debate on legislation that will regulate privately owned prisons, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998.

KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE--Ohio Gov. George Voinovich speaks with Patricia Ellis, of Cincinnati, prior to presenting her with an award for Community Service, during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, held at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998. Ellis was recognized for her efforts to establish the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati.