GIMME A TEE--Gov. Bob Taft speaks in front of an American Federation of Teachers banner, while addressing the Ohio Federation of Teachers convention, at the Adam's Mark Hotel, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, April 6, 2001. Taft received a warm welcome from the teacher's group. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MOOD LIGHTING--Gov. Bob Taft is backlit as he meets with reporters following a speech to the Ohio Federation of Teachers, at the Adam's Mark Hotel, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, April 6, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SCOTTISH PRIDE--Joe Thomas, of the Franklin County Sheriff's Dept. Pipe & Drum Corps, warms up for a progran honoring Scottish Independance, on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, April 6, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)