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: Time for the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes
OPINION Billionaire. It’s hard to get your head around what it means to be a…
THOMPSON: Inhumane sport of dog racing comes to an end in Florida
OPINION A bit of my past recently passed…something I expect and accept as I age.…
THOMPSON: Link between air pollution and climate change can’t be ignored
During the past 16 months, nearly 3.2 million people worldwide have died from a raging…
THOMPSON: When curiosity takes wing
OPINION The other day as I stepped outside my front door…a swallow swooped down within…
THOMPSON: Chauvin trial highlights the need for change in America
OPINION When I was 25 years old, I had a friend, mentor and boss in…
THOMPSON: How will the American Rescue Plan be remembered?
OPINION I treasure the talks I had with my father before he passed away. He…
THOMPSON: Willie Mays, baseball’s greatest of all time
It was 1989 – mid-July – and I was in San Francisco on a trip…
THOMPSON: Exploding the myths surrounding America’s incarceration problem
OPINION America likes to put its citizens behind bars. Indeed, “Lock her (or him) up!”…
THOMPSON: ‘Awesome’ and other words that should be banned
OPINION There are certain words in English that maybe we should no longer use, and…
THOMPSON: Dissecting America’s racism problem
OPINION America has never really faced its racism…not yesterday…not today…and we’ll see what tomorrow brings.…
THOMPSON: A year later COVID-19 still an imminent threat
OPINION We’re all weary of the pandemic that has plagued us for more than a…
THOMPSON: Overwhelming sense of relief comes with COVID-19 vaccination
OPINION It was 10:30 A.M. last Tuesday – after more than 600 busy signals –…
THOMPSON: Time to start collecting what wealthy owe in income tax
OPINION There are almost 32 million small businesses in the United States, and nearly 90…
THOMPSON: America has changed, and not for the better
OPINION Last week driving the back roads of Marion County in Florida where I was…
THOMPSON: Some tips to make cooking easier, and fun
OPINION Anyone who can read a recipe can cook…and I mean deliver the kinds of…