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This was Brainerd - May 19

MAY 1920 years ago (1993)Janet Moran and Jon Haapajoki were re-elected to the Brainerd School Board, while challenger Lew Hudson made a strong showing to finish in third place. The other two challengers, Marv Begin and Richard Magnan, finished...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-05-17/was-brainerd-%E2%80%94-may-19
Opinion
President's supporters criticize his governance

...growing number of skeptics observing this administration should note that the president did fire via his Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller, who, reports indicate, was aware of the agency's probes into conservative groups...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-05-16/president%E2%80%99s-supporters-cr
Opinion
IRS admits singling out conservative groups in 2012

...governmental agency within the Treasury Department, assigned to enforce U.S. tax laws. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew is the current Treasury head, appointed by President Obama to the post on Feb. 27 of this year. He replaced Timothy Geithner...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-05-14/irs-admits-singling-out-conservat
Opinion
Obama, the uninterested president

...Friday.) Tuesday night, Obama issued a statement saying he had seen the I.G. report and directed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew "to hold those responsible for these failures accountable."The response to the deep-dive into AP phone records - more than...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-05-15/obama-uninterested-
Guest Columns
Obama picks foreign policy aide, Denis McDonough, as chief of staff

...McDonough, 43, will take over the key West Wing role from Jack Lew, Obama's nominee for Treasury secretary. McDonough has advised...William Daly and Pete Rouse, as interim chief of staff, before Lew. McDonough grew up in Minnesota as one of 11 children. Two...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2013-01-25/obama-picks-foreign-policy
Political
This was Brainerd - Oct. 24

OCTOBER 2420 years ago (1992)(Photo) Lew Hudson, senior reporter for the Brainerd Dispatch, and his wife Irma, known as Mrs. H. to fans of Lew's column, will retire from the newspaper but not from the community. An open house celebrating...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/was-brainerd/2012-10-23/was-brainerd-oct-24
This Was Brainerd
This was Brainerd - Aug. 17

...ago (1992)Even the weather cooperated for the first Gull Chain Classic Boat Review held Saturday at Nisswa Marine. Manager Lew Olson said he anticipated 10-15 boats to participate, but 21 were on display. Over 700 people viewed the collection and voted...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/was-brainerd/2012-08-16/was-brainerd-aug-17
This Was Brainerd
Movie mogul Lew Wasserman dies at 89

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Lew Wasserman, a movie mogul who helped build an entertainment empire...husband, former President Ronald Reagan, for more than 60 years. "Lew was Ronnie's first agent in Hollywood and they became fast friends...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/060402/nne_0604020024.shtml
News
Binding the bylines

Lew Hudson admits the infamous battle with Claude and Maude continues nearly 20 years later. A subject he first recanted in his weekly...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-03-04/binding-bylines
News
Obama needs a debt deal, so does the GOP

...president can rely on smart political sharpshooters and experienced policy experts, including White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling. He's had those assets for the past several years, without moving Republicans...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-11-13/obama-needs-debt-de
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