COMMON GROUND--Israeli artist Yehoshua Glotman gestures as he explains his artwork, during the opening of the latest Ohio Arts Council exhibit titled "Common Ground: Contemporary Landscapes from Israel and Ohio," at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, July 29, 1999. The show, which features the landscapes of artists from Ohio and Israel is free to the public and runs through October 16. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

WEATHER STATEMENT--A pedestrian wears a shirt that sums-up the torid heat-wave felt by midwesterners, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, July 29, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

O'SHAUGHNESSEY THROWS HAT INTO RING--Columbus Councilwoman Maryellen O'Shaughnessy wears a top hat as she marches in the 1998 St. Patrick Parade. O'Shaughnessy is throwing her political hat into the ring as she announced that she will campaign for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. John Kasich. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)