EDUCATION PLATFORM--Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Taft is joined by running-mate Maureen O'Connor during a news conference, concerning his education platform, at Barrington Elementary School, in UpperArlington, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998.

GRUELING CAMPAIGN--Repbulican gubernatorial candidate Bob Taft answers a reporter's question, while running-mate Maureen O'Connor shows the rigor of the campaign, during a news conference, concerning Taft's education platform, at Barrington Elementary School, in Upper Arlington, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998.

OHIO VETERANS PLAZA--Some of the eighty-eight Ohio flags, representing the state's eighty-eight counties, fly in the breeze while visitors read letters written by Ohioans, at the recently dedicated Ohio Veterans Plaza, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998.