SEXUAL OFFENDER FEE--Sen. Kevin Coughlin, R-Cuyahoga Falls, looks toward Summit County Sheriff Drew Alexander during a news conference concerning Sen. Coughlin's introduction of legislation that would allow county sheriffs to charge an adaministrative fee for sex offenders when they register, at the Ohio Statehouse,in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

THE HEIMLICH SMILE--Rep. Mary Rose Oaker, D-Cleveland, smiles as her sponsored bill, requiring that school lunchrooms have a staff member trained in the Heimlich Maneuver, passed at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002. Also seen are Rep. Fred Strahorn, D-Dayton and Rep. Barbara Sykes, D-Akron. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE--Senate Minority Leader Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, left, confers with incoming minority leader Sen. Greg DiDonato, D-New Philadelphia, while former minority leader Ben Espy, D-Columbus, is seen in the background, during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002. Sen. DiDonato is due to take over his post tomorrow. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)