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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

Monday, April 27, 2026

Category: Opinions

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ASU student taunts Ted Cruz as the Zodiac Killer

Mesa Legend Staff 04/13/2016

Seth Ponzo Mesa Legend Is Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz the infamous Zodiac Killer? Obviously this is implausible; however, the internet is fired up over this idea and it was … Read More

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Legend’s VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 04/01/2016

Challenging yourself for more We’ve all done it. Started the paper the night before, hit the snooze button, waited till the last minute. Whether it’s not studying for an exam, … Read More

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Tolerance of intolerance, promotes tolerance

Mesa Legend Staff 04/01/2016

Brandon Meri Mesa Legend Recently there have been a lot of movement for equality and fairness in the work environment, and in our society as a whole.  And overall there … Read More

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Living life fully until the end

Mesa Legend Staff 04/01/2016

Andrew Sandoval Mesa Legend Quality of life matters more than quantity The fast-paced nature of modern society means that one gets little time, if any to consider how life might end … Read More

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Misogyny is unmanly

Mesa Legend Staff 04/01/2016

Keith Whittemore Mesa Legend By the time this edition is released, March, designated women’s history month, will already be over and gone. For many women, however, the struggle against misogyny and … Read More

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Emotional vulnerability admits strength, not weakness

Mesa Legend Staff 04/01/2016

Andrew Sandoval Mesa Legend Emotion is a critical part of the human experience. Yet something muffles your voice, restrains you, halting you from asking out that person you’ve been admiring … Read More

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LEGEND’S View

Mesa Legend Staff 02/29/2016

Let go of past-due friendships The end of a friendship can be much more difficult to decipher than the end of a relationship. It occurs when the inside jokes stop being … Read More

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Higgins confronts the Gremlins street gang

Mesa Legend Staff 02/29/2016

Adam Dangerfield Mesa Legend I was watching a national news show last night and they played a portion of a remarkable video featuring Abbeville LA Police Captain Clay Higgins addressing … Read More

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Generation Y individuality

Mesa Legend Staff 02/29/2016

There is little focus on empathy in America.  Mostly, there is importance on understanding yourself, bettering yourself, and creating your own perfect life.  So, why should anyone be surprised that … Read More

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Out-of-box experiences beneficial

Mesa Legend Staff 02/29/2016

Life is a serious affair, and must be approached as the precious thing that it is. Appreciating one’s life also means enjoying it; especially important in one’s youth, pursuing activities that … Read More

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