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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: COVID-19 is a virus, not a socially or politically conscious enemy
OPINION Like almost anything new, fact and fiction can become interwoven. So it is with…
THOMPSON: The, almost, lost art of letter writing
OPINION I miss correspondence…writing letters…and receiving them. There is something gloriously special about the entire…
THOMPSON: The art, science and voodoo of building a brand
OPINION Business and marketing people love to talk about branding. There are literally thousands of…
THOMPSON: The stark contrast between Canada and U.S. during COVID pandemic
We’re nearer the start than the end of the COVID-19 pandemic but we’ve already learned…
THOMPSON: How I know black people are different from white people
OPINION Black people are different from white people. I know this because – as a…
THOMPSON: Why are so many people not wearing masks in public?
Here’s a simple, irrefutable fact…a truth that is always a truth…no matter where on the…
THOMPSON: There is more to fear than fear itself
OPINION What scares you? Some people fear snakes, others are afraid of height and still…
THOMPSON: These are tough economic times but not compared to Great Depression
OPINION “These are tough times,” a friend lamented the other day. Hard to argue that…
THOMPSON: Amid pandemic Americans get Trump’s Theatre of the Absurd
OPINION President Donald J. Trump and his Coronavirus Task Force – headed by Vice-President Mike…
THOMPSON: Death toll from COVID-19 is much more than a number
OPINION The numbers reported most often about the coronavirus pandemic focus on how many contracted…
THOMPSON: Tired of Trump’s lies and his supporters’ ignorance
OPINION U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s biggest adversary is truth. His contempt for honesty and…
THOMPSON: Let’s talk toilet paper
May I have a couple words with you about a very personal matter? Toilet paper.…
THOMPSON: There’s a silver lining to the pandemic response
OPINION Everyone reading this shares a single fear…a single question. Will I die from Coronavirus?…
THOMPSON: Hunkered down in Florida awaiting the Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure
OPINION With all the preparation of an assault on Mount Everest, Bonnie and I started…
THOMPSON: Remembering the Olympian who taught me how to kayak
My first time whitewater kayaking was in the late 1970s in the Smoky Mountains of…
THOMPSON: If you’re looking for a hero in the COVID-19 pandemic, look in the mirror
OPINION Recently, I heard someone lament that “we need an Einstein to solve this coronavirus…
THOMPSON: Here’s hoping ‘our songs’ never go out of fashion with couples
OPINION Couples often have a special song – “our song” – that is emblematic of…
THOMPSON: Living with chronic pain
OPINION Most of us don’t live with non-stop pain, so we sometimes forget that others…
THOMPSON: Politicians sell dreams
OPINION I sold dreams for most of my public relations and advertising career, so I…
THOMPSON: The damage Trump is doing while he tries to Make America Great Again
OPINION Last week, Americans suffered yet another body blow in the Trump Administration’s bare knuckle…
THOMPSON: How the American caucus process works, or doesn’t work
OPINION Last week, about 170,000 Iowans tried their damnedest to be the first group of…
THOMPSON: The complicated science of annoyance
OPINION Is there someone who – when he or she walks into the room –…
THOMPSON: History won’t be kind to Senate Republicans in Trump impeachment trial
OPINION Have you ever noticed that we human beings tend to take something simple and…
THOMPSON: My sister Ruth, one of the people I most admire
OPINION Who in the entire world – other than your spouse or partner – do…