Lisa Thompson
GoErie
Northwestern Pennsylvania, PA, United States
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Past articles by Lisa:
Let's stop swearing at the president and remember who we are
Political divisions hobble our ability to confront the COVID crisis with the resolve and unity it demands. Worse, they threaten to undo us as a people. → Read More
At Acadia National Park, finding a way through the darkness, one step at a time
Predawn Cadillac Mountain hike restores perspective in times of turmoil and change. → Read More
Can the senator from bellwether Erie County lead a new (old) style of GOP leadership?
Can Dan Laughlin, the senator from the bellweather Erie County, be the bellweather for a new (old) style of GOP leadership? → Read More
Letters: Readers weigh in on fireworks, Mike Kelly, funding for the arts
Readers weigh in on Erie fireworks run amok, Mike Kelly, funding for the arts → Read More
GoErie exclusive: Carl Knight, freed from life term in drug kingpin case, will 'do right to Erie'
Carl Knight, sentenced to life as a drug kingpin, said he plans to mentor Erie youth now that he has been released from prison under First Step Act. → Read More
Q&A: Founder of Erie County’s first rape crisis center reflects on legacy
Joan Martin founded Erie County’s first rape crisis center. → Read More
Coordinator aims for equity in Erie schools
Ken Nickson is the Erie School District’s first coordinator of diversity, equity and inclusion. → Read More
GoErie.com archive: Shauna Howe's killers have 15-30 years added to life sentences
"What a horrible way for anyone to die, especially a young child." → Read More
GoErie.com archive: Shauna Howe killing reaches trial 13 years later
Indiana County jurors in 2005 were asked to decide whether the prosecution had discovered the truth about the Oil City child's long-unanswered-for death. → Read More
GoErie.com archive: DA says Shauna Howe points to her killer
Only one person knows what happened to Shauna Howe between Oct. 27, 1992, when she was snatched from an Oil City street corner, and Oct. 30, 1992, when → Read More
Make the census count in Erie County
An accurate census count is about power and money. → Read More
Planning Presque Isle State Park's future amid climate change
The park's manager and a Pennsylvania DEP chief talk about water levels at the peninsula. → Read More
Q&A: Behrend planetarium director talks lunar landing
Jim Gavio says people want to explore and trips to the moon and Mars fill that need. → Read More
Retired trooper's program aims to give youth strong foundation
Matt Harris is the founder of Character: Be About It, a prevention program that puts law enforcement officers into classrooms. → Read More
Leaving no one behind: Daria Devlin to lead new Erie Center for Arts and Technology
ECAT is modeled after the Manchester Bidwell Corp. in Pittsburgh. → Read More
Q&A: Jeremy Bloeser charts renewal in Erie
Bloeser is executive director of one of the city's most accomplished neighborhood improvement groups → Read More
Q&A: Tish Bartlett, Autism Society Northwestern Pennsylvania
The organization's executive director became involved in autism awareness and support when her son was diagnosed at age 3 1/2. → Read More
Q&A: George Morgan III, of NAACP in Erie, talks of hopes for unity
"At the end of the day, I want to see everybody succeed," Morgan says. "I want to see everybody happy." → Read More
Art as change agent
Patrick Fisher, the new Erie Arts & Culture executive director, describes his vision for the future of the organization, including a new initiative that seeks to heal some of Erie's deepest social ills through the arts. → Read More
2018 People of the Year: Marcus Atkinson seeks community healing
When a cousin was fatally shot in 2014, Atkinson's desire to uplift Erie youth ratcheted to an imperative. → Read More