Arizona
Our fine state is in the Southwest region of the continental United States. The capital city, which happens to be the largest, is Phoenix, followed by Tucson in population, and followed by Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, and Scottsdale. We have the distinction of being the last admitted state of the Union in 1912, although we had been a territory for 50 years of the U.S. before that. The image of Arizona is that of a desert. The summers are blazingly hot, with fierce sun and little cloud cover. In fact, I spent most of my winters here trying to prepare for the hot summers by working on my house installing outdoor shades: a sampling of outdoor shades will show my handiwork that covers the backyard for the kids to play in. The winters are a big cooler but not so bad. And only if you live higher up in the mountain ranges do you have to worry about it. We're certainly one of the fastest growing states in the nation, or at least neck and neck with our neighbors in Nevada. Of course, any student of U.S. geography knows that we are one of the four corner states, so-named because part of our boundaries meet at ninety degree angles with each other. The others are Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. To our west is the worthy California who is on the verge of bankruptcy!. But many Arizonas are recent migrants from California who view it with reactions ranging from outrage, humor to exasperation. Another dubious distinction is that we are the largest landlocked state. Great sights here for you to see are the many national forests, the Grand Canyon, the parks, and various monuments. Please come check us out.
A John McCain quote:
“ The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on. ”