YOU'RE IN CHARGE--Governnor-elect Bob Taft looks toward Lt. Governor-elect Maureen O'Connor as he announced that O'Connor will be appointed Director of the Dept. of Public Safety, during a news conference, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1998. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

LAST OFFICIAL DUTY--Ohio First Lady Janet Voinovich shares a moment with Sam Morris, of Worthington, during a ceremony naming him as the 6th annual recipient of the First Lady's Award for Elder Cargiving, at the Governor's residence, in Bexly, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1998. Morris, who was one of 34 caregivers nominated to receive this year's award, was honored for his commitment to his wife, Jane, who suffers from Alzeimer's disease. The event was Mrs. V's last offical duty, as husband George heads to U.S. Senate in Washington, DC. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)