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Mesa Legend hosts education open forum

Candidates (from left) Rachel Walden, Jason Smithson, Josh Chilton, and Jennifer Echols participated in a forum on Sept. 16 at the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board Room hosted by the Mesa Chamber of Commerce. (Photo: Mesa Public Schools)

Mesa Community College hosts public forum for the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board election

Gas prices advertised at a Quiktrip location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. (Photo: Jak Holdcraft)

MCC says ongoing fuel crisis has changed their spending habits

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

Monday, October 05, 2026

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Manufacturing department earns NIMS accreditation

Mesa Legend Staff 02/01/2016

Joe Jacquez Mesa Legend The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) recently awarded MCC’s Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) with accreditation, the highest honor for metalworking training in the United … Read More

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Around the world, low oil prices a mixed bag

Mesa Legend Staff 02/01/2016

Keith Whittemore Mesa Legend For many Americans, and especially for college students, low gas prices are hardly something to worry about. At less than $30 a barrel — less, in some … Read More

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For politicians, social media presence can be vital

Mesa Legend Staff 02/01/2016

Kyle Baldemore Mesa Legend Social media is generally considered a younger generation’s domain, so it should come as no surprise that a recent poll of 50 people on Twitter showed … Read More

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Solar panels to come to south parking lot by April

Mesa Legend Staff 01/19/2016

Keith Whittemore Mesa Legend Large sections of the parking lot on the south side of campus will be fenced off beginning on Jan. 14 to prepare for the installation of … Read More

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New initiative seeks to legalize recreational marijuana use

Mesa Legend Staff 01/18/2016

Nikki Waldmann Mesa Legend Voters can expect to see a huge rise in marijuana talk this upcoming election season.  Back in 2010, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, Proposition 203, was … Read More

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Tuition questions linger for DACA students

Mesa Legend Staff 01/18/2016

Esteban Manzo Mesa Legend Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed an appeal July 1, 2015 to stop people in Arizona under President Obama’s deferred action order from getting in-state tuition … Read More

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Tough choices exist for Alzheimer’s patients’ families

Mesa Legend Staff 01/18/2016

Diana Martinez Mesa Legend “If the sky is purple for them, we have to agree that the sky is purple,” Melissa Phillips said. Phillips has been working at an assisted … Read More

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Connect 4 Success brings students, mentors together

Mesa Legend Staff 01/18/2016

Keith Whittemore Mesa Legend For many students, especially those to whom higher education is a new experience, the road to graduation can be a long and difficult one.Between juggling school, … Read More

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Controversy sizzles over ‘Fight for $15’ movement

Mesa Legend Staff 01/18/2016

Kyla Noble Mesa Legend Fast-food workers demanding a $15-an-hour minimum wage walked out in hundreds of cities on Nov. 17 of last year, starting a full-scale campaign to gather the … Read More

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Knowledge key in fight against skin cancer

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Nikki Waldmann Mesa Legend Not only is Arizona known for the desert and hot weather, but it is also one of the top-rated states in America for greater risk of … Read More

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