OHIO BICENTENNIAL MOMENT--Joel Flint, left, wears period clothing as he stands in the well of the Senate Chamber and portrays Silas Crowell asking for funds in 1886, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. Silas Crowell was the superintendent of the Flag and Relic Room and in this particular speech asked for funds in order to provide women with rest rooms at the Statehouse. Ohio will celebrate its bicentennial in 2003. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

NEW SENATE LEADER--Senate President-elect Doug White, R-Manchester, speaks on the floor on the Senate during session, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. Sen. White, who will replace the term-limited Sen. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, will be sworn-in when the 125th General Assembly begins in Jan. of 2003. Also seen is Sen. Jay Hottinger, R-Newark, who will be assistant president pro tempore. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

SENATE WELCOMES HOLBROOK--Senators and guests applaud new Ohio State University president Karen Holbrook, as she makes her first visit to the Senate, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

DEMOCRATIC MALPRACTICE ALTERNATIVE--Rep. Edward Jerse, D-Euclid, gestures as he talks about a package of bills that will be introduced addressing the state's medical malpractice insurance problems, during a news conference at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. Representing Senate Democrats are Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, center, and Sen. Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)