VERIZON HELPS OHIOREADS--Gov. Bob Taft, left, and Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, read a book titled Is Your Mama A Llama? to children from the Columbus Afrocentric School, during an OhioReads event, sponsored by Verizon, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 6, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

VERIZON HELPS OHIOREADS--Gov. Bob Taft, left, accepts a check for $100,000 from Verizon Ohio president Todd Colquitt, as Columbus Zoo director emeritus Jack Hanna applauds, during an OhioReads event, sponsored by Verizon, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 6, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

VERIZON HELPS OHIOREADS--Gov. Bob Taft, left, helps Columbus Zoo director emeritus Jack Hanna, unveil a poster featuring Hanna as Verizon's Literacy Champion benefiting the OhioReads Foundation, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 6, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

NICE KITTY--Suzi Rapp, of the Columbus Zoo, holds a clouded leopard cub for children from the Columbus Afrocentric School to pet, prior to an OhioReads event, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 6, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)