BUILDING BRIDGES--Superintendent of Public Education Susan Tave Zelman gestures as she speaks about her optimism with Rep. William Hartnett, D-Mansfield, prior to testifying before the Joint Select Committee on School Funding and Accountability, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 20, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

GREEN PARTY RALLY--George Ripley, of Washington D.C., holds an american flag with green fringe during a rally at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 20, 2000. The party made a stop in its D.C. to Denver "Freedom Ride" and is promoting statehood for the District of Columbia. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)