OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--Gov. Bob Taft makes his Bicentennial address, on the steps of the Ross County Courthouse, as he kicks off Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--"Worthington," the official mascot of the Ohio Bicentennial, leads the parade to kick off Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. The mascot is named after Thomas Worthington, who was a leader in Ohio's statehood movement and served as one of the state's first U.S. Senators and its sixth governor. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--Gov. Bob Taft is seen on a large screen as he makes his Bicentennial address to kick off Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. A small group of protesters were on hand to show their disapproval of budget cuts to prisons, education and senior citizens. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--Sen. Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, wears clothing from the 1800's as he attends Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. Ohio will spend the next eight months celebrating its 200th birthday. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--Dignataries applaud the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service commemorative Ohio stamp, during Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. From right to left are: U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, R-OH; U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-OH; Gov. Bob Taft; Joe Cinadr, Postmaster Mansfield; and U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine, R-OH. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--This trio seems less-than-enthusiastic as they view the kick off of Ohio Statehood Day, celebrating the Bicentennial, across the street at the Ross County Courthouse, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. Maybe they didn't make bail. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, left, and Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester, are greeted as they enter the Ross County Courthouse for a Joint Session of the 125th General Assembly, in celebration of the Bicentennial, on Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, gavels a Joint Session of the 125th General Assembly to order, as he and Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester, preside at the Ross County Courthouse, in celebration of the Bicentennial, on Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. The bust at the top of the photo is of Ohio's first governor Edward Tiffin. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, right, is presented a seventeen star American Flag by Rep. John Schlichter, R-Washington Court House, during a Joint Session of the 125th General Assembly at the Ross County Courthouse, in celebration of the Bicentennial, on Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. Ohio was the 17th state to join the Union in 1803. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--U.S. Sen. and former Governor George Voinovich, R-OH, gestures as he speaks before a Joint Session of the 125th General Assembly, in celebration of the Bicentennial, on Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. Also seen from right to left are: House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford; U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine, R-OH; and Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--A brass spitoon sits on the floor of the Ross County Courthouse during a Joint Session of the 125th General Assembly, in celebration of the Bicentennial, on Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. Legislators seen from right to left are: Sen. Dan Brady, D-Cleveland; Sen. C. J. Prentiss, D-Cleveland; Sen. Mark Mallory, D-Cincinnati; Senate Minority Leader Greg DiDonato, D-New Philadelipha, and Sen. Jay Hottinger, R-Newark. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)