CRIME SCENE--Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Taft is joined by running mate Maureen O'Connor, right, his wife Hope, far left, and law officers, as he outlines his crime platform, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1998.

QUIET TIME--Gov. George Voinovich, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, spends a quiet moment with his wife Janet, prior to being introduced at a campaign rally, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1998.

HAPPY TO BE ALIVE--Rep. Frank Sawyer, D-Butler, smiles after receiving a Resolution by the House, following a vote to accept his resignation, at the Ohio Statehoue, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1998. Sawyer suffed a massive stroke seven months ago. To Sawyer's left is House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, to his right are his wife Karen and Minority Leader Ross Boggs, D-Andover.