FIREWORKS SAFETY--State Fire Marshal Robert Rielage speaks about fireworks safety, during a news conference sponsored by Prevent Blindness Ohio, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, July 1, 2002. Also seen is U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-OH. In 2001, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, over 9,000 people made trips to the emergency room to treat fireworks-related injuries, with over half of those injuries occurring during the Fourth of July holiday period. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN REFORM--Megan Davis, of Ohio Citizen Action, wears glasses with dollar signs, as she attends a news conference concerning judicial campaign reform, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, July 1, 2002. The event was sponsored by The League of Women Voters, Common Cause, The Alliance for Democracy and Ohio Citizen Action. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)