SENATE STRATEGY--Senate members of the House-Senate conference committee on the budget, confer during a meeting of the committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 17, 1999. From left are: Sen. Roy Ray, R-Akron, Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, and Sen. Doug White, R-Manchester. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

A HONEY OF A CONE--Robin Sheets, of Latty, Ohio, wears a bee's costume as she takes part in an ice cream cone building contest, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 17, 1999. The event was sponsored by the Ohio Dept. of Agriculture. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

A SINGER AND A NEWSMAN--Ohio Public Radio reporter Bill Cohen shows his versatility as he sings-what else but folk music, during the" Lunch On The Lawn" event, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 17, 1999. Cohen benefited by an ice cream give-away that brought out a big crowd with a taste for good music. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)