BIDDING FARWELL--State Rep. Lloyd Lewis, D-Dayton, addresses the House after his colleagues voted to accept his resignation, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997. Lewis is leaving the House after being elected to the Dayton City Commission.

SCHOOL FUNDING PROPOSAL--State Rep. Joan Lawrence, R-Galena, gestures as she talks about her school funding plan, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997. Lawrence's plan would involve a constitutional amendment. To Lawrence's right are Reps. Robert Netzley, and Donald Mottley.

SERVING THEIR STATE AND THEIR COUNTRY--Part of a group of 600 Ohio AmeriCorps volunteers take part in a kick-off campaign at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997. The event was sponsored by the Governor's Community Service Council.