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 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…
THOMPSON: An open letter to parents of children ages five to 11
OPINION Sometimes the truth is hard to find — you have to dig for it…
THOMPSON: What makes good barbecue is a complex question
OPINION Ask a hundred people to describe what makes good barbecue, and you might get…
THOMPSON: When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus isn’t the enemy
OPINION The numbers of cases and deaths from COVID-19 are waning…and normalcy could be just…
THOMPSON: Where do horses come from?
OPINION Where do horses come from? It sounds like the question a five-year-old child might…
THOMPSON: 19th Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure
OPINION As you read this, I am basking in the Florida sun. I don’t write…
THOMPSON: Remembering Henrietta Lacks’ incredible contribution to medical science
OPINION Perhaps the greatest contribution to modern medicine – all of science for that matter…
THOMPSON: How not to be eaten by a bear
OPINION It’s Fall and one of my favourite animals – bears – are busy foraging…
THOMPSON: Will Republicans do the right thing when next viral pandemic arrives?
OPINION We don’t have any idea when we’ll face another viral pandemic, or where it…
THOMPSON: The art of saying ‘No’ will save you time, effort – and your sanity
OPINION I don’t know when I first learned the power of the word, “No!” I…
THOMPSON: How can Democratic candidates win votes in November?
OPINION A couple months ago, the Florida Democratic Party asked me to serve on the…
THOMPSON: Anti-vaxxer deathbed confessions about belief in science too little, too late
OPINION Stephen Harmon, a 34-year-old Los Angeles native…and an outspoken member of the Hillsong megachurch…