Jane D. Hull

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.

No other country on earth could have provided such tremendous opportunities and we should never take the privilege of our citizenship for granted.

Arizona faces many challenges ahead. None is more important or more pressing than passing a new state budget.

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

Within minutes of the attack, your Department of Public Safety mobilized its Operations Center, headed by a national expert on weapons of mass destruction.

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.

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

We emerged from the events of September 11 more steadfast in our beliefs, more courageous in our actions and more determined to protect our values than ever before.

At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents.

Arizona is a national leader in school choice with both charter schools and tuition tax credits giving parents and their children more school choices than ever before.

We improved the environment in which our children live, learn and play by decreasing crime and clamping down on abuse and violence in the home and on the streets.

Despite Arizona's remarkable growth in recent years, we have met the current federal health standards for ozone pollution and the Environmental Protection Agency recently approved our dust control plan.