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: How a baseball game was about more than baseball
I’ve written about baseball a few times over the years. It is a sport I…
THOMPSON: Why women live longer than men? Scientists are working on it
It’s a fact…women live longer than men. In Canada, a woman can expect to live…
THOMPSON: Why Republican politicians are getting booed in America
Thomas Wolfe wrote: “You can’t go home again” 85 years ago. The novel’s meaning is…
THOMPSON: Why you should increase your marketing budget in uncertain times
You run a small company, but you’re scared Donald Trump’s actions might tank the Canadian…
THOMPSON: Canadians please don’t say sorry for booing the Star-Spangled Banner
Canadians booing the Star-Spangled Banner isn’t a bad way to protest ridiculously stupid actions by…
THOMPSON: Let’s hope Americans rise up in protest against wannabe dictator Donald Trump
The 1960s and 1970s were turbulent…often crazy times. I lived it…voting for the first time,…
THOMPSON: Is AI good or evil, or somewhere in between?
Apple started airing a television commercial called “Write Smarter” last Fall. It shows an office…
THOMPSON: Canada don’t fall for Trump’s lies, bluster and nonsense
Every Canadian – every business owner, employer, corporate executive and consumer – needs to step…
THOMPSON: Can America live through four more years of Donald Trump, and survive?
The President of the United States is above the law…well, more precisely…Donald Trump is above…
THOMPSON: Most harmful thing crossing border from US? Right wing extremism
Canada and the United States share the world’s longest international border…and the histories and cultures…
THOMPSON: Why Mr. Big undercover operations need to end in Canada
Getting someone to confess to a murder in Canada is neither easy…nor should it be.…
THOMPSON: Reflections on friendship with the start of the new year
OPINION The recent passing of one year into the next is a natural time to…
THOMPSON: Why I have travelled thousands of miles on culinary pilgrimages
OPINION My appetite for great food has fed my travels all of my adult life.…
THOMPSON: Why I have hope today’s youth will do better than my generation
OPINION As I was considering what to write during the holidays, I remembered one of…
THOMPSON: Why ‘Peace on Earth’ doesn’t stand much of a chance
OPINION It’s that time of year, once again. Every December of my 74 years, I…