PERFORMANCE AUDIT--Auditor of State Jim Petro gestures as he and Department of Job and Family Services Director Jaqueline Romer-Sensky discuss a performance audit of the agency, during a news conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Feb. 9, 2001. Petro offered 91 recommendations to improve the state's child welfare programs. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

O SAY CAN YOU SEE?--A pedestrian battles the wind as she crosses a street, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Feb. 9, 2001. The gusty winds will bring a temperature drop of 50 degrees from the unseasonably-warm past two days. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)