Arizona Cactus

Insects hover over cactus blossoms atop a saguaro cactus Friday, June 18, 2010 in Cave Creek, Ariz. The saguaro's cactus blossom, Arizona's official state flower, was designated the official territorial flower in 1901 and later confirmed as the state flower in 1931. The saguaro is the largest cactus in America. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona airports

A traveler checks the arrivals and departures screens at Sky Harbor International Airport Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Matt York)

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Southwest Arizona

This August 2012 photo shows Hopi guide Gary Tso at the Hopi Cultural Center, Second Mesa, Ariz. Some Native American sites in the Southwest are best visited with a guide, and Tso takes visitors to villages on a Hopi reservation in Arizona that is entirely surrounded by the Navajo Nation. (AP Photo/Margaret Matthews)

Ballet Arizona

Ballet Arizona will perform a sneak peek of Balanchine’s “Serenade” during Ballet Under the Stars this September.

Immigration Arizona

President Barack Obama announces his support for a plan that could remove the threat of deportation for low-risk undocumented aliens who were brought to this country as children.

Outrageous Arizona

�Outrageous Arizona,� premiering Aug. 16, tells its colorful yarns with re-enactments and illustrations by host Bob Boze Bell. [Bob Boze Bell/True West]

Arizona Jobs

An aerospace industry report claims that more than 1 million jobs will be lost, with another 1 million lost indirectly, if a federal budget-cuttng plan is allowed to take effect on Jan. 2, 2013, as planned. Arizona job losses are estimated at 49,000.

Arizona Wildfires

A firefighter directs his crew during a backburn operation to fight the Wallow Fire in Nutrioso, Ariz., Friday, June 10, 2011. A massive wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and forced nearly than 10,000 people to evacuate is likely to spread into New Mexico soon, threatening more towns and possibly endangering two major power lines that bring electricity from Arizona to West Texas. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Arizona Wildfires

A firefighter directs his crew during a backburn operation to fight the Wallow Fire in Nutrioso, Ariz., Friday, June 10, 2011. A massive wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and forced nearly than 10,000 people to evacuate is likely to spread into New Mexico soon, threatening more towns and possibly endangering two major power lines that bring electricity from Arizona to West Texas. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Arizona Centennial

Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary School celebrate Arizona's Centennial Tuesday.

Arizona Centennial

Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary School celebrate Arizona's Centennial Tuesday.

Arizona Centennial

Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary School celebrate Arizona's Centennial Tuesday.

Arizona's Centennial

Arizona Centennial

Students at the Mountain View Lutheran Church preschool hand-painted a flag in honor of the Arizona centennial.

Arizona Centennial

Students at the Mountain View Lutheran Church preschool hand-painted a flag in honor of the Arizona Centennial.

Arizona Centennial

Students at the Mountain View Lutheran Church preschool hand-painted a flag in honor of the Arizona Centennial.

Arizona Centennial

Students at the Mountain View Lutheran Church preschool hand-painted a flag in honor of the Arizona centennial.

Arizona Misfits

Colin Haines created the brand Arizona Misfits, which he hopes to put on shirts, hats or swimwear, but he hopes it will catch fire and eventually unite people. 

"Iconic Arizona"

Dean Brown, Navajo Reservation, Arizona, Giddy Sky, 1972. Dean Brown Archive/Gift of the Dean Brown Fund. ©2011 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents.

"Iconic Arizona"

Ansel Adams, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, from White House Overlook, Arizona, 1942  Ansel Adams Archive/Purchase © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust Collection Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona

Celebrating Arizona

Preservice teachers from Mesa Community College and dual-language students from AFLA (Accelerated Foreign Language Academy) in Gilbert learn about water conservation in the recent �Celebrating Arizona� event at MCC�s Red Mountain campus.

Ballet Arizona

Ballet Under the Stars occurs 7 p.m. Friday at Tempe Center for the Arts' outdoor amphitheater, 7 p.m. Saturday at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix and 7 p.m. Sunday at Fountain Park in Fountain Hills.

USS Arizona

The USS Arizona pitches in heavy seas during the 1930s. The battleship served more than 20 years before its destruction Dec. 7, 1941, and its history included a movie role and even some scandal. (U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph)