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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: Is the decriminalization of small amounts of illegal drugs a mistake?
OPINION Often desperation drives solutions to problems. More than 11,000 people have died in British…
THOMPSON: Eating healthy also means eating at the right time
OPINION The past four months I’ve made a real effort to get more exercise and…
THOMPSON: What has happened at The Louvre?
OPINION I love Paris, even before my first visit to the City of Light in…
THOMPSON: How the McDonald’s drive-thru was born
OPINION Every day, about 2.5 million Canadians buy food at one of the 1,403 McDonald’s…
THOMPSON: Gangsters and G-Men, and my teen years
OPINION Growing up, my friends and I often headed to Lake Weir to waterski, swim,…
THOMPSON: George Santos went ‘big’ now he should go home
OPINION “Go big,” they say, “or go home!” If ever there was anyone who lived…
THOMPSON: How to dodge a cold or the flu this winter
OPINION Contrary to what we hear on Facebook – the modern repository for scientific and…
THOMPSON: It’s time for the annual New Year’s resolutions
OPINION The year is almost over and it’s time to declare those New Year’s resolutions.…
THOMPSON: Seeing manatees in the wild worthy addition to bucket list
OPINION Few places offer more natural beauty and outdoor opportunities than my home town Ocala,…
THOMPSON: Some thoughts on how to survive the holiday season
OPINION “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”…so goes the seasonal Andy Williams song.…
THOMPSON: Memories of working with General Electric CEO ‘Neutron Jack’
OPINION In 1979, I spent three weeks working day and night with Jack Welch, the…
THOMPSON: Democracy is alive in America
OPINION Enough voters showed up three weeks ago to ensure American Democracy for at least…
THOMPSON: Grab the popcorn and get ready to watch the next two years of the Republican Show
OPINION Grab some popcorn, pull up a comfy seat and watch the coming reality show…
THOMPSON: ‘Red Wave’ in American mid-terms more of a pink ripple
OPINION If American democracy was the patient, and last Tuesday’s mid-term election the physician, the…
THOMPSON: When it comes to American democracy, you get what you pay for
OPINION “You get what you pay for!” We’ve all used this idiom one time or…
THOMPSON: American democracy at risk since the Declaration of Independence
OPINION The threat to American democracy didn’t start with the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol…
THOMPSON: The Republicans’ perverse defence of Herschel Walker
OPINION As a Democrat, I could ridicule today’s Republicans easily for their contemptible actions, their…
THOMPSON: The religious right in America is closer to fascism than ever
OPINION I moved to Washington, D.C. in July of 1983. I was 33 years old…
THOMPSON: Why are you still a Republican?
OPINION Republicans – those who hold or held public office or those who voted for…
THOMPSON: More frequent and powerful hurricanes isn’t good news
OPINION Hurricane Ian pounded Florida last week, hitting land just north of Fort Myers and…
THOMPSON: Consider the message in America poet Amanda Gorman’s ‘An Ode We Owe’
OPINION If ever you doubt yourself – or others – especially today’s youth, take a…
THOMPSON: Special interests spending big money to influence U.S. midterms
OPINION Yesterday I had 76 emails from friends who are either running for Senate or…
THOMPSON: Forget Disney World, go to the Everglades when you visit Florida
OPINION On occasion, friends here – knowing I was born, raised and now spend Winters…
THOMPSON: Biden was right to cancel student loans
OPINION “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please…