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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: A message for Trump supporters
OPINION You are my enemy. It’s just that simple…and just that complex. It’s taken 70…
THOMPSON: Why some people can’t understand the Black Lives Matter movement
I have friends, even relatives, who say they don’t understand the Black Lives Matter movement.…
THOMPSON: The trouble with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner
OPINION President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner – husband of First Daughter Ivanka – reflects…
THOMPSON: Raising a toast for whistleblowers at the U.S. Postal Service
OPINION Waterloo, Iowa is a relatively small town (pop. 67,243) in the American Midwest. We…
THOMPSON: Mask wearing sure fire way to determine bad breath
OPINION Five months ago, when the pandemic was just rearing its ugly head, I reasoned…
THOMPSON: Wear a mask for the right reasons
OPINION Last week, as I was standing with about 15 shoppers at my local grocery…
THOMPSON: One prediction about the U.S. Presidential election
OPINION It’s doubtful a Las Vegas oddsmaker would give better than even odds on who…
THOMPSON: A case of mistaken identity turns into a belated apology
OPINION I owe Hugh Johnson an apology. It is, in fact, long overdue…some 30 years.…
THOMPSON: When it comes to racism, you’re either part of the solution or part of the problem
OPINION Recently, I read the U.S. Constitution…4,543 words…and its 27 amendments…another 3,048 words. Like a…
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…