FINAN REFLECTS AND PREDICTS--Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, meets with reporters to look back on the 123rd General Assembly and look forward to the 124th, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

COFFEE, DONUTS AND FINAN--Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, meets with reporters to look back on the 123rd General Assembly and look forward to the 124th, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)