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Don Thompson
Don Thompson, an American awaiting Canadian citizenship, lives in Vernon and in Florida. In a career that spans more than 40 years, Don has been a working journalist, a speechwriter and the CEO of an advertising and public relations firm. A passionate and compassionate man, he loves the written word as much as fine dinners with great wines. His essays - a blend of news reporting and opinion - will appear weekly under the title, This, That and the Other.
THOMPSON: Trump hands convicted drug trafficker ‘get-out-of-jail’ free card
Juan Orlando Hernandez can walk along any street in America. He can ride in any fast boat in the Caribbean. I assure you, nothing bad will happen to Juan.
THOMPSON: The photographer who changed how we look at war
Rather than paint war as a glorious and gallant pursuit of righteousness by heroic men, Al Rockoff chronicled the sheer brutality of war, showing it for what it is, an utter waste of humanity.
THOMPSON: Donald Trump will resign the presidency in 2026
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
THOMPSON: Costco is like Disney World for adults
"Adults rolling an empty shopping cart down the first aisle is a little like kids passing through the ticket entrance booth at Disney World…so many things to do…so little time."
THOMPSON: America is still a democracy despite Trump
"The results of last Tuesday’s off-year elections in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California are unmistakable evidence that Americans are getting weary of Donald Trump."
THOMPSON: Trump’s lies about his ballroom are stacking up
"Just for the record, no previous president - not Republican, not Democrat - ever asked for a ballroom…especially a ballroom more than one-and-a-half times as big as an NFL football field…including the end zones and sideline areas."
THOMPSON: Trump is turning a democracy into a dictatorship
"Forget Trump’s bald-faced lies that the economy - everything from employment to inflation to grocery prices - would be better from day one with him as president. Just for the record…it’s day 280…and all are worse."
THOMPSON: Saying goodbye to a beloved pet a time for reflection
"Last month, we said goodbye to Andy…our 15-year-old Rag Doll cat…who like every animal I ever knew…had a distinctive personality that could both endear and madden…often within moments."
THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
"Everything from signs on nearly 500 military installations in the U.S. and another 750 around the world to letterhead stationery for tens of thousands of senior officers has to change. Printers and sign painters everywhere are rejoicing. Taxpayers…not so much."
THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
"U.S. citizens should bone-up on history…see truth and lies…for what they are."
THOMPSON: Don’t speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
"Don’t misinterpret my words…no one should be targeted with violence because of what they say in a democracy. That’s not how democracies work. That’s how authoritarian dictatorships work."
THOMPSON: Disney will make ‘your dreams come true’ for a hefty price
"Disney is a corporate force like no other today."
THOMPSON: What we can learn about America from Cracker Barrel’s woke logo failure
"Almost everything in American culture is divided along political lines…urban bad, rural good…immigrants bad, real Americans good."
THOMPSON: The problem with ‘influencers’
"It is fodder for this column…a critical, less-than-complementary opinion about how too many people follow too few people…to help them decide what’s worthy or not."
THOMPSON: Even Elvis was a fan of the ‘King of Cool’ Dean Martin
"Who would have guessed in the late 1950s that the coolest guy in America for the next quarter-century would be a fella named Dino Paul Crocetti from Steubenville, Ohio?"