TAKE THE MONEY AND WIN--Laura Yeomans, of Ohio Citizen Action, shows a hard copy of the latest report published on the organization's web site, during a news conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Nov. 22, 1999. The report, titled "Take the Money and Win 1997-1998," can be found at www.ohiocitizen.org. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

NUTCRACKER FOR THE COMMON MAN--A sewer worker receives a promo piece from a character in the ballet The Nutcracker, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Nov. 2, 1999. Ballet Met along with the Columbus Symphony will perform the Tchaikovsky holiday classic at the Ohio Theatre from Dec. 10-26. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

BIG AND BIGGER--A jogger wearing a BIG t-shirt runs past a big version of the The Nutcracker near a statue of former governor "Big Jim" Rhodes, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Nov. 22, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)