VIEW FROM THE TOP--Cara Vanasdale, a staff member of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, walks along the cupola atop the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus Ohio, on Tuesday, July 2, 1996. The cupola, which at one time was the highest point in Columbus, was used in the 1800's as an observation deck for visitors.

CHAIR PARADE--Jamie Boys, staffer for Ohio House of Representives Assistant Majorty Whip Ron Amstutz, leads a parade of 99 office chairs to the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus Ohio, on Tuesday, July 2, 1996. The 99 chairs representive the number of members of the House of Representives.

THE SPIRIT OF '98--Randy Queen waters a flower bed on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus Ohio, on Monday, July1, 1996. The statue in the forground is titled "The Spirit of '98" and was dedicated in 1928 "to the honor and memory of the Ohio veterans of the Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, and the China Relief Expedition 1898-1902."