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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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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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After Paris attacks, status of AZ-bound refugees up in air

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Joe Jacquez Mesa Legend The Syrian civil war between the Bashar Al-Assad government and Western-backed rebels has lasted four years, and many Syrian citizens have realized that it is not … Read More

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Sanders defines, defends democratic socialism

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Keith Whittemore Mesa Legend Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gave a speech at Georgetown University on Nov. 19 to explain his views on democratic socialism. Sanders began his … Read More

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Domestic violence not limited to women

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Lulu Cardoso Mesa Legend One-fourth of all women will experience domestic violence from abusive relationships in their lifetime.  While statistics are harder to find for men, according to SafeHorizon.org, 3 … Read More

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