GOOD TO THE LAST LAUGH--State Rep. Michael A. Fox, R-Hamilton, laughs as members of the Ohio House stand to reminise about the legislator during his last day as a representive, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1997. Fox resigned his seat to become a Butler County commissioner.

STILL CRUNCHING NUMBERS--Dr. John Augenblick gestures as he as responds to a question concerning his formula for school funding, during a meeting of the Joint Finance Subcommittee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1997.

BULLDOG FOR A DAY--State Sen. Patrick Sweeney, D-Cleveland, pays off a bet with fellow Sen. Scott Oelslager, R-Canton, as he wears a Canton McKinley High School tee-shirt on the floor of the Ohio Senate, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1997. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 2 in the AP football poll, defeated No. 1 ranked Cleveland St. Ignatius 35-32 in a game played last Saturday.