IT'S OFFICIAL--Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, and House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, preside over a joint session of the 123rd General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1999. The results of the November elections for state-wide offices were verified before the joint body. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)