Lee Shappell

Editorial Associate | Independent Newsmedia, Inc. … Founder | The Paragraph Factory. … I like nice people and Shih Tzus. Everybody else can go to hell!

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@jimohms Yep. Always prepped for a chat with Mac by eating my “Smart Flakes.” Sometimes it helped.
Incredible job of editing this thing, Jim — and it’s still 6 1/2 minutes! Really good, rapid-fire content that captures his essence.
And I’m glad it runs 6 1/2!

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@RealEzraFairfax @ChancellorTV Three teams in Sweet 16.
Houston had a bad game and lost.
Iowa State played without a starter and lost.
Arizona is in the Final Four.
Big 12 is legit, and one reason Arizona is going to Indy is because it was like playing a tournament opponent every week in conference play.

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As Thomas Paine wrote In “The American Crisis” in 1776: “These are the times that try men’s jocularity.”

That is not to be confused with “irregularity.”

Trying there, too….

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Hey, where’s the effin’ terminal?

On this date in 2009: US Airways initiates nnonstop service to Ellis Island.

At the throttle on the maiden voyage: Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who stuck the landing.

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This is cool: SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Calif., whistling through the western Arizona sky.

In the eastern Arizona sky: Huge Wolf Moon, also a Super Moon, appearing larger and brighter than most because it's closest to Earth.

OK, that’s all I’ve got.

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@12News When will this country come to grips with mental health being perhaps its greatest problem and address it aggressively?

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@jonkarl @Hanner66 And so where will it lead?
Does anyone with the power move forward with it?
Or will it be a waste of time, flushed away by the spineless?

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Happy New Year to all of my X friends!
I hope 2026 brings you great mental/physical health, peace and happiness!
And I pray it is a year that this country rediscovers itself and moves forward with character, integrity and respect for our laws and 250-year history!

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@HMooreTV Thank you, Heather!
I had good material to work with.

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@JevinHodge @TempeTribune @CMBerdettaHodge @coreywoodstempe It was our pleasure, Jevin!

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@CMBerdettaHodge @TempeTribune @mayorcoreywoods @JevinHodge @DgarlidTempe @DoreenGarlid Thank you, Berdetta!

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@Hinchtown Wish we could get Phoenix back in the lineup….

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@JackLoder_ Need to be talking about it? No they don’t! Judas Priest, worry about something that matters!
He was supporting his home team where he lives. Nothing wrong with that. If he wore it to an ASU game you’d be on to something. And there’s no reason to back ASU this year. They suck.

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BULLETIN: After months of merger talks, Albertsons and Kroger just announced that they are joining the Big 12 Conference.

Bashas now apparently headed for Mountain West.

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Vallow gets three life sentences with no possibility of parole. The maximum. Good.
It’s a shame she wasn’t facing execution.

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Vince Tobin was a nice guy who gave the Cardinals a flicker of hope with a playoff win at Dallas amid a long stretch of ineptitude.
He always treated me well during the years I covered the team for the paper.
My condolences to his family. https://t.co/iJonsMxOmf

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@GrahamRahal @RLLracing @fifththirdbank @UnitedRentals Great news! A longtime problem for RLL is qualifying mid to back of pack. Graham then drives a great race and moves up 10 or so positions just to finish 10-15. Eager to see what the team can do finally qualifying near the front of the pack. Good luck, Graham!

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I am so excited!
I got to see the Northern lights!

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@charshaff And why can’t we get Bally’s on streaming?