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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

Category: Opinions

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Legend’ VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 10/02/2017

Superheroes deserve a place in pop culture Given the flurry of superhero films and the absolute deluge of similar content in all other forms of media in recent years, it … Read More

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Legend’s VIEW

TheMesaLegend2 09/12/2017

The power of the meme Most internet savvy people interact with memes on a regular basis and others come across them in their day to day lives, but few realize … Read More

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Participating in creative hobbies have rewarding results

Mesa Legend Staff 09/12/2017

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend Whenever I am watching a favorite show or playing a video game, often I wonder how much I could be getting done if I was involving … Read More

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College is archaic in the age of the internet

Mesa Legend Staff 08/25/2017

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend The interconnectivity that the information age has given us means that the advancement of knowledge has increased exponentially, and the way we educate new generations needs … Read More

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Legend’s VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 05/01/2017

Propaganda techniques in the age of the spin Between our culture of narcissism and the advent of “fake news,” critical thinking is more important than ever. Whether it be in … Read More

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‘Beloved’ still most effective book on America’s dark past

Mesa Legend Staff 05/01/2017

Karlyle Stephens Mesa Legend Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ turned out to be some of the hardest material I’ve ever had to read.  There is something eerie and spiritual that takes place … Read More

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Legend’s View

Mesa Legend Staff 04/06/2017

Being self-centered not entirely bad So many of the cultural critics and intellectuals of the past foresaw the extremely selfish state of affairs that our society is currently in. For … Read More

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Legend’s VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 03/21/2017

A culture of mass idleness It has been said many times over, but it’s true: “What a time to be alive.”  These opening lines to the Charles Dickens novel “A … Read More

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The war of the words, weapons of mass labeling

Mesa Legend Staff 03/21/2017

Alex Underwood Mesa Legend Last month, three journalists at The Wall Street Journal published an arguably libelous article about YouTubes’ biggest star, PewDiePie (real name Felix Kjellberg). The article highlighted … Read More

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Words are the most powerful reform for the oppressed

Mesa Legend Staff 03/07/2017

Karlyle Stephens Mesa Legend “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” is one of, if not the biggest lie to ever be passed around. … Read More

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