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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: Donald the Junior and the Russians
OPINION It’s not simply the incredulity that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer…
THOMPSON: Canadians are paying too much for cell phone service
OPINION Canadians are nice…sometimes maybe too nice. For example, we pay a lot more than…
THOMPSON: Growing up in a Florida tourist town before Disney World
OPINION This week's column is another excerpt from my book about growing up in Florida…
THOMPSON: Comparing Sen. Joseph McCarthy to President Trump
OPINION It’s a small world…and a funny one, too. Of course, by funny I mean…
THOMPSON: We spend a lot of our lives in a queue
OPINION I figure I’ve spent about four years of my life standing in lines. That’s…
THOMPSON: Trump continues to prove he is unfit to lead America
OPINION There is real danger in falling in love with your own view of things.…
THOMPSON: Remembering Chief Master Sergeant Fred Archer
OPINION I first met Fred Archer 45 years ago today in Zweibrucken, Germany. We were…
THOMPSON: Mike Pence is as big a liar as Donald Trump
OPINION Liars come in all shapes and sizes. There is the Donald Trump variety…a bombastic,…
THOMPSON: Polio, books and the Cold War all part of growing up in 1950s Florida
OPINION This week's column is another excerpt from a book I am writing about growing…
THOMPSON: Trump is woefully unfit for office and proving it daily
OPINION I've been a writer for nearly half a century. I've reported breaking news, hard…
THOMPSON: Is Watergate relevant in the era of Trump?
OPINION Frank Wills. You might not recognize the name. But Frank helped topple a president…
THOMPSON: ‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.’
OPINION I love old movies. I should define old since it is a relative term.…
THOMPSON: Perpetrators of sexual harassment need to be held accountable
OPINION I don't really know what it's like to be a woman. No amount of…
THOMPSON: What happened to the golden age of flying?
OPINION I don't fly as much as I once did…maybe five or six commercial flights…
THOMPSON: Ask your doctor if (fill-in-the-blank) might be right for you
OPINION Only two countries in the entire world allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise prescription drugs…
THOMPSON: What price do you put on a human life?
OPINION What price do you put on a human life? I don't know exactly, but…
THOMPSON: Donald Trump’s problem with the truth
OPINION Just days into Donald Trump's presidency, I wrote a scathing indictment of his inability…
THOMPSON: Growing up in Florida in the 1950s
OPINION This week's column is a excerpt from a book I am writing about growing…
THOMPSON: Going to the dogs… and horses
OPINION I never went to a horse show or dog show the first 60+ years…
THOMPSON: The Thrill is Gone
OPINION I was a teenager when I discovered the blues. While waiting in the family…
THOMPSON: Keep it simple
OPINION I've always loved words…a passion that comes in handy as a writer. Between third…
THOMPSON: The grand semi-annual adventure
OPINION Some of our family and friends say we're nuts. They say this because my…
THOMPSON: The HeroRATS of Africa sniff out landmines
OPINION Almost every week, my older brother, Clark, emails me some offbeat story or photo…
THOMPSON: The trouble with tools
OPINION I'm not particularly handy with tools. My brother is, and so is my sister.…