Columbus, our state’s capital city, leads the way in representing the interests of Ohio, the most-diverse state in the union — a rich tapestry of people, geography and economic interests. Columbus became a town 200 years ago as a pathway to the West but quickly found other paths to explore with a spreading leadership in agriculture, research, science, technology, education, business and industry. Those paths flourish today and provide a bright and promising future … For Columbus, truly, ‘the past is prologue.’