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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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Teaching consent is crucial for sex education

Mesa Legend Staff 01/19/2016

Sexual education is taught to adolescents in grades 6-12 then usually retaught during High School.  Students are taught information about HIV/AIDS, sexual diseases, puberty, and of course abstinence which is … Read More

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Free gender expression is the future

Mesa Legend Staff 01/19/2016

Kathryn Yslas Mesa Legend Men can wear dresses too.  What we wear, what we do and how we act is not defined by what is between our legs.  This is … Read More

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An eye for an eye is archaic, immoral

Mesa Legend Staff 01/19/2016

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend Whenever some sort of tragedy occurs, you can be sure that you will hear about misplaced reprisals in the days that follow. Whatever group a perpetrator can … Read More

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Required classes can waste time, money

Mesa Legend Staff 01/19/2016

Adam Dangerfield Mesa Legend What do you do if you want to get a degree in a given program offered a MCC but that program requires you to take courses … Read More

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LEGEND’S VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

 ‘Hamilton’ play makes everyone visible George Washington is a black man. His Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson spits rhymes in a heated rap battle over our young nation’s treasury with … Read More

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Employers should consider conditions of workers

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Kian Hagerman Mesa Legend It seems the days of companies valuing their employees are a thing of the past, something for the history books. All too often, I hear from people … Read More

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Diversity in mainstream media

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Kayla Crotty Mesa Legend In the past few decades, immigration has skyrocketed, making America one of the most diverse countries in the world. The most noticeable change is in television. … Read More

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‘Black lives’ protest the profit

Mesa Legend Staff 12/03/2015

Karlyle Stephens Mesa Legend There is a fresh meaning to the “black” in Black Friday.  For the second year in a row, the money spending ritual that takes place on … Read More

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Legend’s VIEW

Mesa Legend Staff 11/10/2015

Keeping up with technology is vital Times have changed quite a bit; with the vast strides that have been made in technology it can be difficult to keep up with … Read More

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Selfies could be healthier than we think

Mesa Legend Staff 11/10/2015

Kathryn Yslas Mesa Legend Apparently, the world will end not with a bang nor with a whimper, but the snap of your iPhone’s camera.  At least, that’s how people seem … Read More

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