21st CENTURY EDUCATION--State Treasurer J. Kenneth Blackwell gestures during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, July 24, 1997. Blackwell, who is expected to challenge Bob Taft for the republican gubernatorial nomination, unveiled his vision for solving the public school crisis in the state.

RUNNING FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL--Former State Solicitor Richard Cordray gestures during a news conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, July 24, 1997. Cordray, 38, a democrat from Grove City, Ohio, had just filed his paperwork with the Secretary of State to establish a committee for his bid to become Attorney General.