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Dan Walters summed up Shell's political legacy in ''The Sacramento Bee'' in an article entitled "For Joe Shell, character trumped ideology in California politics":

Dan Walters summed up Shell's political legacy in ''The Sacramento Bee'' in an article entitled "For Joe Shell, character trumped ideology in California politics":

"[George] Deukmejian persuaded Shell to take a seat on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board in 1989, but Shell resigned two years later, saying he was embarrassed to be paid for doing almost nothing. It was vintage Joe Shell, a crusty, old-school politician to whom character was more important than ideology. "Shell died Monday at his home in Bakersfield – the same day that old enemy Jerry Brown was celebrating his 70th birthday and contemplating another run for the governorship. It's too bad Shell won't be around to see what happens."<ref>''The Sacramento Bee'', April 2008.</ref>, the return of the Brown to two more terms as governor.

"[George] Deukmejian persuaded Shell to take a seat on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board in 1989, but Shell resigned two years later, saying he was embarrassed to be paid for doing almost nothing. It was vintage Joe Shell, a crusty, old-school politician to whom character was more important than ideology. "Shell died Monday at his home in Bakersfield – the same day that old enemy Jerry Brown was celebrating his 70th birthday and contemplating another run for the governorship. It's too bad Shell won't be around to see what happens."<ref>''The Sacramento Bee,'' April 2008.</ref>, the return of the Brown to two more terms as governor.

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