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Goldwater's crystal ball: Fifty years ago, senator penned predictions on Arizona at 100
Barry Goldwater was a U.S. senator in 1962 when he wrote this piece for the Tucson Citizen newspaper. On this centennial day, see for yourself…
Our readers' predictions
We invited letter writers to peer into the future and tell us what our state will be like 50 years from now.
Peek at the past indicates Arizona's endless potential
To gain some insight into Arizona's future, we need to look back on the past. Who would have thunk it? The average life span of an American in…
Our water resources will be more diverse
Given what we've faced in the past decade in terms of drought, and adding the future uncertainty posed by climate change, it's safe to say tha…
More convenience, new financing ahead
Houses have a life of well over 50 years, which means there will be a significant number of homes in existence today in 2062 as well. Living i…
Gift that keeps on giving - Arizona's public lands
The date is February 2062. As we celebrate our sesquicentennial, many of Arizona's 11 million residents know that every time we turn on the fa…
Blending cultures and mastering the new technologies
Arizona will be a remarkable example of the successful blending of diverse cultures - including the strength of our state's Hispanic heritage …
Access, costs, innovation key as student count grows
As I am asked to consider the future of higher education in Arizona, I can easily fall back on the insight of the perennial statesmen Barry Go…
Greg Hansen: Tucson still in game if sports leaders act to update facilities for new teams, fans
Since it turned 50 in 1962, Arizona has added NFL, NBA, NHL and major-league baseball franchises. It has played host to multiple Super Bowls, …
Bonnie Henry: No matter how old Arizona grows, some things will likely never change
I get a little cranky trying to predict what Arizona will be like 50 years from now, considering I will no longer be part of the scene. Face i…
Ernesto Portillo: Multicultural newcomers welcome in desert home
Tucson, with its deep Mexican roots, will be more multicultural by 2062.
Josh Brodesky: Rio Nuevo, Rose Bowl will arrive - someday
To get a glimpse of our future in 2062, I turned to my friends on Facebook. This seemed fitting. Facebook was something no one could have pred…
Arizona at 100 predictions
Barry Goldwater was a U.S. senator in 1962 when he wrote a piece for the Tucson Citizen newspaper. See for yourself what Arizona's most famous…
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Our compromises didn't last long
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The men who crafted Arizona's constitution
On the 52 men who wrote Arizona's Constitution, 41 Democrats and 11 Republicans: "The delegates from one county were composed of a machinist, …
No 'Glad Frenzy' as subdued crowd marked the day
"More with complacency than with enthusiasm, Phoenix celebrated the event," The Arizona Republican reported.
Townspeople planted tall white oak
Twice the territorial capital, Prescott marked statehood by planting a native white oak more than 20 feet high, the Prescott Weekly Miner-Jour…
They fired guns, of course
"The occasion was enlivened by the presence of a number of cowboys from the ranges who punctured the air with an enthusiastic fusillade of pis…
Sirens, bells sang the news
The newspapers learned first, naturally, by the wire that President Taft had signed the statehood proclamation. They in turn alerted everyone else.
Arizona was admitted to confederacy in 1862
Arizona Daily Star
Goldwater a ring bearer at statehood event
Arizona Daily Star
Lots of news from 1912 has familiar ring
It's been our delight over the past year to reprint one article a day from 1912 editions of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen.
Copper interests influenced much of what Star published
When Arizona became a state, the Arizona Daily Star was owned by the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co.
Henry Fountain Ashurst
During 29 years in U.S. Senate, he was a great 'freewheeling' orator
Carl Trumball Hayden
First in the House, then the Senate, he served Arizona almost 57 years.
Marcus Aurelius Smith
Tombstone prosecutor became one of state's first two senators
Richard E. Sloan
Taft appointed Ohio native as the final territorial governor
Tell us what you believe Ariz. will be like in 2062
As we approach the state's 100th birthday on Feb. 14, we're inviting readers to tell us what Arizona will be like 50 years from now.
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