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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: An open letter to parents of children ages five to 11
OPINION Sometimes the truth is hard to find — you have to dig for it…
THOMPSON: What makes good barbecue is a complex question
OPINION Ask a hundred people to describe what makes good barbecue, and you might get…
THOMPSON: When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus isn’t the enemy
OPINION The numbers of cases and deaths from COVID-19 are waning…and normalcy could be just…
THOMPSON: Where do horses come from?
OPINION Where do horses come from? It sounds like the question a five-year-old child might…
THOMPSON: 19th Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure
OPINION As you read this, I am basking in the Florida sun. I don’t write…
THOMPSON: Remembering Henrietta Lacks’ incredible contribution to medical science
OPINION Perhaps the greatest contribution to modern medicine – all of science for that matter…
THOMPSON: How not to be eaten by a bear
OPINION It’s Fall and one of my favourite animals – bears – are busy foraging…
THOMPSON: Will Republicans do the right thing when next viral pandemic arrives?
OPINION We don’t have any idea when we’ll face another viral pandemic, or where it…
THOMPSON: The art of saying ‘No’ will save you time, effort – and your sanity
OPINION I don’t know when I first learned the power of the word, “No!” I…
THOMPSON: How can Democratic candidates win votes in November?
OPINION A couple months ago, the Florida Democratic Party asked me to serve on the…
THOMPSON: Anti-vaxxer deathbed confessions about belief in science too little, too late
OPINION Stephen Harmon, a 34-year-old Los Angeles native…and an outspoken member of the Hillsong megachurch…
THOMPSON: American democracy has a disease of its own making
OPINION In medical parlance, American democracy might well be a stage-four lung cancer patient. The…
THOMPSON: When will the anti-vaxers and anti-maskers admit they’re wrong?
OPINION It could have been so different…so much more simple…so much better for everyone. But…
THOMPSON: Get ready to share highway with self-driving commercial trucks
OPINION About two million 18-wheelers in the U.S. move more than 70 percent of the…
THOMPSON: Florida’s response to COVID crisis criminal
OPINION In a just world, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would be charged with manslaughter…enough to…
THOMPSON: Wildfires, pandemic, climate change make it tough to be an optimist
OPINION I’ve been an optimist my entire life. Admittedly, that’s not always easy. After all,…
THOMPSON: It is long past time to make vaccinations mandatory
OPINION The take-a-way from those who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is clear…they…
THOMPSON: The art of choosing a new mattress
OPINION When you’re 18 you can sleep anywhere…in a hammock…on a board…on the ground. At…
THOMPSON: Art collecting by wealthy rarely a pretty sight
OPINION While most of my painting has involved two coats on a bedroom wall, I’ve…
THOMPSON: It’s time for taxation to be simplified in Canada and around the world
OPINION It was – as I recall – breathtakingly green…almost as if hand painted by…
THOMPSON: This is not your father’s golf
OPINION Danny Noonan – paying his way to college by caddying at exclusive Bushwood Country…
THOMPSON: Democrats must fight the lies and fiction from Trump Republicans
OPINION What do you say to someone who believes the U.S. government and its major…
THOMPSON: How the COVID-19 pandemic changed us
OPINION Looking at a map of the world last week, I thought about how the…
THOMPSON: Canadian residential school tragedy demands restitution
OPINION When I first heard of the 215 unmarked graves of children who died during…