POINTER FROM A PRO--Gov. Bob Taft, left, gets a pointer from former Gov. Jim Rhodes, who is considered the "Father of the Ohio State Fair," during the opening of the 146th edition of the fair, at the Ohio Expo Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Aug. 6, 1999. The Ohio State Fair runs through Aug. 22. (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)