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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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Learn with purpose

Mesa Legend Staff 03/07/2017

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend The philosophy of Bruce Lee, of learning as much as possible and assimilating what is useful has always been one of my goals in life. Learning … Read More

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Legend’s VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 02/20/2017

Education: What is its current value? So much is happening in our world today. It’s getting hard to keep up with it all. But it’s Safe to say we are … Read More

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A better understanding of others begins with culture

Mesa Legend Staff 02/20/2017

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend Appreciating other cultures than those one has been exposed to naturally is difficult and time consuming, requiring a mixture of empathy and a willingness to learn. … Read More

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Legends View

Mesa Legend Staff 02/07/2017

Echo Chamber Effect Programs Human Beings Are human beings pre-programed robots? Sometimes It’s easy to believe that’s true. Even many of our scientific disciplines from physiology to the social sciences … Read More

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The ‘Trump effect’ takes aim at our education

Mesa Legend Staff 02/07/2017

Karlyle Stephens Mesa Legend The Trump era in full effect. And it’s interesting to me how some people attempt to mollify the social anxiety surrounding this presidency by equating it … Read More

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More late start classes helps students graduate

Mesa Legend Staff 02/07/2017

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend The administration of Mesa Community College has pledged a commitment to restructuring and hopefully improving upon, the way the college operates in order to help students navigate … Read More

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Legend’s View

Mesa Legend Staff 12/10/2016

Post- Election Fear Takes Over Country Since election night ended recently, there have been many who claim to be afraid of what Donald Trump might do when he takes office. … Read More

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Value of life all dependent on the perspective

Mesa Legend Staff 12/10/2016

Andrew Sandoval Mesa Legend In science, they say, “what you see is what you get”. Usually what you’re looking at for the most part is the truth, but there is … Read More

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Legend’s VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 11/09/2016

Sharing in the age of convenience We are some very moody people these days. Like children, as one Bible verse puts it, we often times allow our emotions to be … Read More

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Technology democratizes creativity of everyone

Mesa Legend Staff 11/09/2016

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend For the creative spirit that resides in mankind, there is no greater time to be alive than the present to put that energy to use with … Read More

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