STRANGE ENCOUNTER--Gov. Bob Taft, left, shakes hands with William Phillis, Executive Director of the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding, following Taft's speech at the AFL-CIO Biennial Legislative Conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 28, 2001. Ohio AFL-CIO President William Burga is seen on the large screen behind Taft and Phillis. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

MENTAL HEALTH RALLY--Rhonda Spreng, of Mansfield, takes part in a rally by over 1,500 mental health advocates to protest their share of Gov. Bob Taft's proposed two-year budget, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, March 15, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

NURSING HOME RALLY--Kit Woodford, of Carrollton, joins in a rally promoting quality care in nursing homes, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. The event was sponsored by health care workers and members of the Service Employees International Union/District 1199, which represents nursing home workers in 31 nursing homes throughout Ohio. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

AFL-CIO LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE--With the Ohio Statehouse reflected in the glass of the Huntington Bank Bldg., members of organized labor rally during their Biennial Legislative Conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 28, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

NURSES RALLY--Linda David, of Cleveland's Marimont Hospital, carries a sign as she takes part in a Ohio Nurses Association rally, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 9, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BUDGET PROTEST--Barb Wilmoth, of Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), wears a "Rosie the Riveter" shirt, as she takes part in a rally in protest of proposed closures of state prisions and mental health facilities, outside the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Oct. 19, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)