The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Thursday, September 25, 2014

The Maine Wire: “VIDEO: People’s Climate March Protests Capitalism as Marchers Trash NYC” plus 3 more‏

VIDEO: People’s Climate March Protests Capitalism as Marchers Trash NYC

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:15 PM PDT

In case you missed it, thousands of climate change activists gathered in New York City over the weekend to protest global warming, corporations, capitalism, and, well, just about everything. Reason Magazine’s Kmele Foster took a camera to the march to interview participants about their views on climate change and potential solutions. The folks Foster interviews […]

LePage asks NFL commissioner Goodell to form coalition against domestic violence

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:25 AM PDT

In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage called on the embattled head of America’s most loved sports league to join he and other governors in forming a coalition to oppose domestic violence. The NFL “has an opportunity to take a high-profile stand against domestic violence by making it a […]

Maine Dems: Welfare reform got “green light” from Democratic senators

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:49 AM PDT

The Maine Democratic Party is issuing mailers on behalf of a Democratic state senator from Androscoggin County. The mailers tout a record on welfare reform that doesn’t exist and attack the Republican candidate using sources that also do not exist. According to Maine campaign finance records, the Maine Democratic Party has spent more than $10,000 […]

Clinton, Alinsky letters revealed

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 08:08 AM PDT

The Washington Free Beacon has unearthed never-before-seen correspondence between the late left-wing radical Saul Alinsky and former First Lady Hillary Clinton, a front-runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. “Previously unpublished correspondence between Hillary Clinton and the late left-wing organizer Saul Alinsky reveal new details about her relationship with the controversial Chicago activist and shed […]