LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING--Gov. Bob Taft joins with Merelyn Bates-Mims, left, Sandra K. Stubbs, right, and the "A State of Praise Chorus," in singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing", during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, held at the Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SETTING PRIORTIES--Gov. Bob Taft gestures as he responds to a reporter's question, during a new conference concerning legislative goals, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999. Also seen are House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, and Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)