Right after the tragedy, President Bush asked Americans to get on with their lives and we did.

We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together for a common purpose. I see no reason to stop now.

Where else but in America could a schoolteacher from Kansas City end up the governor of her adopted state?

When completed, the budget must provide the services we have promised to our constituents.

I also want to thank Arizona citizens for their efforts at conserving energy last summer.

The attack and our response show just how vital Arizona's military bases are to the defense of our country. We need to do everything we can to protect them.

Arizona now has one of the most innovative systems of financing school construction in the nation.