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: You never know who you’ll meet on an airplane
OPINION All of us – even those normally clued-in with the world around us –…
THOMPSON: What Trump has done to the American judicial system
OPINION Nowhere is the Trump brand in more disrepute than the American judicial system. That’s…
THOMPSON: The problem with Nestlé bottled water
OPINION An environmental professor at the University of Florida – Howard T. Odum – told…
THOMPSON: The life lessons I’ve learned playing golf
OPINION Golf – not unlike ice fishing or curling – brings out the best and…
THOMPSON: Trump needs to be held accountable, now
Last month, Donald Trump’s ongoing war on immigration – legal or not – sank to…
THOMPSON: How a Vernon doctor is making a difference for Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
OPINION What moves us to act on something? A sense of fairness? Outrage over injustice?…
THOMPSON: We need to talk about President Trump’s mental health
OPINION Donald Trump suffers from some kind of mental illness…an instability of some sort. Otherwise,…
THOMPSON: Back-to-school in America
OPINION Despite the passing years, I still remember the excitement of first grade…and heading back…
THOMPSON: The disconnect between Christianity and Trump’s supporters
OPINION I went to church when I was a teenager…mostly because my girlfriend did. That…
THOMPSON: An open letter to Trump Republicans
OPINION There are tens of millions of Americans – Republicans – who believe they know…
THOMPSON: My search for the southern barbecue holy grail
OPINION As we all know, each year there are four seasons…Fall, Winter, Spring and Barbecue.…
THOMPSON: Donald Trump has told more than 10,000 lies, that we know of
One thing we all know…if you’ll lie about something of little consequence…you’ll certainly lie about…
THOMPSON: Inheriting grandchildren like winning the lottery
OPINION I have four grandchildren…which is pretty amazing when you consider I have no children.…
THOMPSON: An encounter with an extraordinary person
OPINION As I opened my car door just outside Cobs Bread bakery in Vernon, a…
THOMPSON: Plastic in the ocean shouldn’t be a problem we leave for our grandchildren
OPINION Every 53 minutes a ship container somewhere on the world’s oceans slides overboard…more flotsam…