Ohio, and Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts is located in Columbus, Ohio. Autobiography An autobiographical book, Whatever's Fair, co-written by Cliff Treyens, a former Columbus Dispatch writer, was published in the spring of 2007 and celebrated the life and career of Riffe. A gathering of family, friends, and former political colleagues was held the day before Riffe's birthday at the Portsmouth Welcome Center to introduce the book. References External links Ohio Historical Society Shawnee State University Vern Riffe Center for the Arts Official Site of the Ohio Government 1925 births 1997 deaths Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Ohio State University faculty People from Portsmouth, Ohio Shawnee State University 20th-century American politicians People from New Boston, Ohio