Lee Shappell
Lee Shappell became a journalist because he didn’t become a rocket scientist! He exhausted the math courses available by his junior year in high school and earned early admission to Rice University, intending to take advantage of its relationship with the Johnson Space Center and become an aerospace engineer. But as a high school senior, needing a class to be eligible for sports with no more math available, he took student newspaper as a credit and was hooked. He studied journalism at the UofA and has been senior reporter, copy desk chief and managing editor at several Valley publications.
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You idiots! There is a way to cure stupidity, W. Chandler experts counsel
Don’t judge, don’t presume, take a step back and try to see another point of view if you really want to "cure stupidity," West Chandler's Eric Bailey recommends.
Diablos into windup and making pitch to offset lost Cactus League revenue
The Tempe Diablos are into their windup and making their pitch to offset anticipated lost revenue from the Cactus League that is crucial to the group's charitable projects.
S. Tempe favorite Cotton & Copper closing; owners plan new concept
Cotton & Copper co-owner and chef Tamara Stanger confirmed on Facebook that the popular South Tempe restaurant and bar is closing, a victim of the economic impact of COVID-19.
Tempe public-safety panel completes final meeting; city implements Eight Can’t Wait de-escalation policies
Reform is coming to the Tempe Police Department, especially relating to its use-of-force-policies.
Chandler man rolls the dice as new general manager at Harrah’s Ak-Chin
A sense of humor comes in handy, but being general manager of Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino is serious business for West Chandler's Mike Kintner.
2020: It was a train wreck
2020: It was a train wreck. Wrangler News looks back on a year in South Tempe and West Chandler that jumped the tracks with a pandemic, social and political unrest ... and an actual train wreck.
Family of West Chandler girl, 9, grateful for Christmas gift of life
Morgan Bell, 9, and her mother, Bridgette, of West Chandler, will have a joyous Christmas. Morgan survived peripheral T-cell lymphoma, a very rare and aggressive type of non Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood cancer. One in a million get it, making known treatments equally rare. Very few patients survive it.Â
Brothers blessed when idea pops of year-round holiday spirit at their firms
In the seven years since creating Tempe-based Kettle Heroes, a kettle-popcorn business that seeks out everyday heroes to honor, as well as its next-door sister entity, Devoted Guardians, a medical home-care service, the Sinykin brothers have shown that success in business and having a heart as corporate citizens are not mutually exclusive.
Lee Shappell
Lee Shappell became a journalist because he didn’t become a rocket scientist! He exhausted the math courses available by his junior year in high school and earned early admission to Rice University, intending to take advantage of its relationship with the Johnson Space Center and become an aerospace engineer. But as a high school senior, needing a class to be eligible for sports with no more math available, he took student newspaper as a credit and was hooked. He studied journalism at the UofA and has been senior reporter, copy desk chief and managing editor at several Valley publications.
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