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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: The obligation we share to notice, and help, those less fortunate than us
OPINION It’s difficult to ignore someone once you know their name. I discovered that last…
THOMPSON: That good feeling you get returning to Canada from US
OPINION I get a good feeling every time I cross the border into Canada, most…
THOMPSON: Republican misinformation and lies have put America on the brink
OPINION There is good reason to be worried for America. It is on the very…
THOMPSON: Do we really need to take our shoes off at the door?
OPINION There are two kinds of houses, those where you take your shoes off at…
THOMPSON: Grief isn’t a problem to solve, it’s a process
OPINION A friend expressed on FaceBook last week how the loss of her father a…
THOMPSON: What you should remember from 94th Academy Awards ceremony
OPINION Actor Will Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role at…
THOMPSON: As COVID pandemic wanes, it’s not the time to ignore science
OPINION The Omicron coronavirus BA.1 – like an unwanted house guest – is finally leaving…
THOMPSON: There will be no winners in Ukraine-Russian war
OPINION There are always reasons for war, some more noble and righteous than others. But…
THOMPSON: Why more Americans are cheerleading for Putin and Russia
OPINION Despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine killing women, children and elderly…millions of Americans and…
THOMPSON: The strategic error that is Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
OPINION On paper, it’s a walkover. Not even a drunken gambler with a fondness for…
THOMPSON: A look back at parenting in the 1950s
OPINION My mother never read a book about raising children. I doubt she even heard…
THOMPSON: America’s Right Wing cancer is spreading, Canadians need to stand against it
OPINION Democracy is the right to vote for your leader. It is a really simple…
THOMPSON: The vagaries of Florida’s weather include falling iguanas
OPINION There are two seasons in Florida: hurricane and falling iguana. The hurricane season starts…
THOMPSON: The not so subtle ways Americans and Canadians are different
OPINION I live in two very different worlds…the U.S. and Canada. My homes are different…
THOMPSON: Pandemic side effect? More young people are starting to smoke
OPINION With so much to worry about – the pandemic, fires, global warming – the…
THOMPSON: Now is not the time in COVID pandemic to throw caution to the wind
OPINION Tired of this whole pandemic, are you? You say life seems worse now than…
THOMPSON: Caribbean fighting disease that kills coral
OPINION The charms of the Caribbean – St. Croix, Jamaica and hundreds of islands, some…
THOMPSON: It’s time for a new definition of a ‘living wage’
OPINION What would you say is a living wage? Is it $15 an hour? $20?…
THOMPSON: How do we help healthcare workers as global pandemic nears two year mark?
OPINION Going on two years now we’ve talked about how the COVID-19 pandemic has punished…
THOMPSON: We didn’t know what we had until it was gone when it comes to global travel
OPINION The old adage, “you don't know what you've got until it's gone” is true.…
THOMPSON: The mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’
OPINION It started five years ago. U.S. and Canadian diplomats and their families in Havana,…
THOMPSON: We’re not out of COVID-19 pandemic woods yet, not by a long shot
OPINION Nearly two years into the worst pandemic in a century the world can take…
THOMPSON: Welcome to the new normal
OPINION What’s life been like for you the past two years? No, don’t laugh, I’m…
THOMPSON: Republicans campaign on lie that equality is a zero sum game
OPINION “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was…