TOBACCO MONEY--Gov. Bob Taft speaks with reporters about the state's plans for the Tobacco Settlement money, at the William Green Bldg., in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

EXCELLENCE OF WORKERS' COMP--Gov. Bob Taft applaudes as Bureau of Workers' Compensation administrator James Conrad congratulates Chillicothe Mayor Margaret Plantor during the Governor's Excellence in Workers' Compensation Award program, at the William Green Bldg., in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)