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Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center's 27th Annual Community Breakfast presenting the new Arizona Support Autism license plate. From left to right : Daniel Openden, President and CEO of SARRC; Joe Bradley, Support Autism license plate artist; Arizona state senator Flavio Bravo (D) District 26; and Denis Resnik, founder, president and CEO of First Place AZ hold their own personalized license plates. The event was held in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom at the Arizona Biltmore Resort on April 17, 2025. (Photo Courtesy of SARRC)

Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life

Gas prices at a Circle K location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Standard fuel has up to a 10% ethanol blend, labeled 'octane 87.'

Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 

Vaughan (right) teaches his students about the history of Clonmacnoise, a 6th century monastic community, during the Study Abroad Ireland 2022 trip. There were no cities in Ireland until the 9th century, so communities like these were the only representations of advanced knowledge in early Medieval Ireland. (Photo: Barry Vaughan)

MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer

Gas prices at a Quiktrip station in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Arizona's statewide average is $4.57 per gallon as of April 21, according to AAA, over one dollar more than the statewide average in 2025. (Photo: Angel Marcos)

Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver

Brian spends hours a day on the field carefully supervising and mentoring the Thunderbirds men's soccer team. (Photo: Erick Romero)

Thunderbirds men’s soccer coach reflects on his career at MCC

Gas pump fueling up a car

MCC students share how the fuel crisis has affected them

Final day for students to vote for next leaders of the Associated Students of Mesa Community College

Voters waiting in line outside of the SRP headquarters in Tempe on April 7, 2025, the last day to drop off ballots. (Photo: Gwendolyn Owen/The Legend)

SRP election saw high turnout, Turning Point loses majority

Cesar Chavez (center) on march from Mexican border to Sacramento with United Farm Workers members in Redondo Beach, California. (Photo: John Malmin/Los Angeles Times)

Mesa removes Cesar Chavez honorary plaque, street signs

United States Supreme Court building (Photo by Wally Gobetz, Flickr)

Future of mail-in voting uncertain

Sunday, April 26, 2026

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Promotion of religion on campus

Mesa Legend Staff 05/01/2017

Quintin Bingham Mesa Legend Mesa Community College has an open campus policy that allows the public to access most campus buildings and facilities during school operating hours.  With the school’s … Read More

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‘Sesame Street’ has a new friend with autism

Sydney Ritter 05/01/2017

Sydney Ritter Mesa Legend Elmo and Abby are getting a new friend and her name is Julia. She’s the newest member of the Sesame Street characters who made her debut … Read More

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MCC Alum teaching Tai Chi to the community, still

Mesa Legend Staff 05/01/2017

Tate Lamoreaux Mesa Legend Carol Haynes studied Tai Chi in the 1970s at Mesa Community College (MCC).  At 84 years old, today she teaches classes in both the Chandler Senior … Read More

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Impact of travel ban hits home for MCC student

Mesa Legend Staff 03/21/2017

Stephen Peck Mesa Legend Anila is an Iranian immigrant who fears what the United States and her native government will do to her.  She also fears the recent travel restrictions … Read More

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Acclaimed author Jimmy Santiago Baca holds reading at MCC Theater

Mesa Legend Staff 03/21/2017

Marcus Campbell Mesa Legend Jimmy Santiago Baca is a New Mexico based poet and writer of Chicano and Apache descent. He held a reading on Mesa Communities College campus in … Read More

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Arizona journalism students’ First Amendment rights in the hands of state legislators

Sydney Ritter 03/21/2017

Sydney Ritter Mesa Legend Arizona high school, college and university student journalists and educators may soon get the same protection professional journalists receive. Senate Bill (SB) 1384 passed in the … Read More

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MCC registered nurse program ranked among the best

Mesa Legend Staff 03/21/2017

Jennifer Capati Mesa Legend According to the Arizona State Board of Nursing (AZBN) the Mesa Community College (MCC) Nursing program is among the top nursing school programs in the state. … Read More

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MCC wins with 11 awards in writing competition

Mesa Legend Staff 03/21/2017

Marcus Campbell Mesa Legend Every year, during the fall, Maricopa Community Colleges holds a creative writing competition. The awards culminate in an annual Creative Writing Awards dinner where winners and … Read More

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Cyclists find the safest path using app

Mesa Legend Staff 03/07/2017

Sam Canelake Mesa Legend Bicycling has long been regarded as the ideal alternative mode of transportation to the automobile. Cycling is a reliable, affordable and sustainable option, but it can … Read More

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Bill to turn AZ water project partisan fails

Sydney Ritter 03/07/2017

Sydney Ritter Mesa Legend The State Legislature struck down a bill that would have made the non-partisan Central Arizona Project (CAP) to function under a political party label. In January, … Read More

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