SHOEMAKER'S SCHOOL PROPOSALS--Sen. Mike Shoemaker, D-Bourneville, speaks during a news conference concerning his proposals to solve the school-funding problem, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

DREAMS OF A YOUNG GIRL--Six year-old Sharaya White, of Middleport, Ohio, looks like a free spirit as she views the work of Czech costume designer Simona Rybakova, during the latest Ohio Arts Council show, at the Riffe Gallery, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000. The exhibit, titled "Metaphor and Irony: Czech Scenic and Costume Design 1920-1999," is free to the public and runs through Oct. 15. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)