Downtown Mesa will become home to the Barry and Peggy Goldwater Library and Archives under a formal announcement made Wednesday by the Goldwater family and city officials.

No doubt about it: Mesa scored much more than prestige when city officials announced plans for the Barry and Peggy Goldwater Library and Archives to be built downtown.

You put up a statue of somebody, and, in part because it's made of bronze or marble, you have an idea that it'll be there forever. Not that choosing John C. Greenway to have the honor of a sculptured likeness in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol isn't worth some rethinking.

Mining magnate John Campbell Greenway helped found the city of Ajo and has a major road and high school in Phoenix named after him. His statue, sculpted by the man who designed Mount Rushmore, stands in a section of the U.S. Capitol that honors individuals chosen by their states.

“Why don’t they build the Barry Goldwater Library on the land at Mesa Drive and University? The parking lot at McDonald and First Avenue is the best place to park for most city events, especially if you need a handicapped spot. I hope the city is considering the additional parking and traffic the library will bring. I don’t want to pay for parking and light rail won’t help me.”

Wayne Pomeroy prides himself on saying he’s always had a job.

For 12 years, Paula Saletnik was better known as “Pistol-Packin’ Paula,” a gunslinger and performer at Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse in north Scottsdale.

For 12 years, Paula Saletnik was better known as “Pistol-Packin’ Paula,” a gunslinger and performer at Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse in north Scottsdale.

East Valley Tribune readers got a chance to learn more, in a week-long series of articles, about their new neighbors in the fastest growing part of our community. And although the breakneck growth is a bit unnerving to even those among us who benefit from this economic engine, it‘s hard not to welcome the good folks moving here.

In the front rows at John Rhodes' funeral in August were some of Arizona's most powerful political figures from the past and present.

Wayne Pomeroy prides himself on saying he’s always had a job.

“To the uninformed Chandler venter, there will never be any 747s or any other aircraft larger than is presently using the Chandler airport because of a short extension to the Chandler runway.”

In this column, I'm more than content to color within the lines when discussing transportation in the East Valley. But I recently came across something nowhere near us that should be talked about.