COMMUNISM IN OHIO?--Suzettte Whelan, of Cleveland, joins in a protest of Sub. S.B. 55, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 22, 1997. The bill, which sets performance standards for public school funding, is a "big step towards Communism," Whelan said.

CLEVELAND SCHOOL FIX--State Rep. Michael Wise, R-Mayfield Village, speaks in support of H.B. 269 on the floor of the House Chamber, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 22, 1997. The bill, which passed by a 54-40 margine, gives the Mayor of Cleveland the authority to appoint the city's school board.