
THOMPSON: America is in trouble
OPINION America is in trouble…perhaps more trouble than it has ever faced. A number of…

THOMPSON: My family’s fanatical love of oysters
OPINION I cannot remember exactly when I ate my first oyster…but it was sometime between…

THOMPSON: The ridiculous string of Attorneys General under Trump
OPINION America’s top law enforcement officer is the Attorney General. Most of the men and…

THOMPSON: The pride and misgivings of being from the American South
OPINION I am from the American South…a fact that has always allowed me a measure…

THOMPSON: Voting and the American presidential election
OPINION Two dozen people are running for president of the United States in 2020…and those…

THOMPSON: Are there still consequences to lying?
OPINION There are consequences when you don’t tell the truth. At least, that used to…

THOMPSON: The Grand Semi-Annual Adventure between Florida and B.C.
OPINION My wife, Bonnie, and I just finished the first leg of this year’s Grand…

THOMPSON: Beaten-to-death words and phrases that need to be banned
OPINION When I was in the U.S. Air Force, I was picked for a plum…

THOMPSON: A mysterious and dangerous new fungus
OPINION The older you get the more you really understand that without good health…not much…

THOMPSON: Notre Dame is a monument to civilization
OPINION It was difficult to watch fire nearly consume Notre Dame Cathedral last week. I’m…

THOMPSON: Tiger Woods’ ‘Oh so, sweet’ comeback
OPINION In July of 1973 – halfway through the Major League Baseball season – the…

THOMPSON: How racism destroyed a Florida community
OPINION Between our horse farm in Florida and picturesque Cedar Key there is a town…or…

THOMPSON: Archie Williams is free thanks to the Innocence Project
OPINION On April 21, 1983, a jury in Baton Rouge, Louisiana sentenced Archie Williams to…

THOMPSON: The U.S and Canada need immigration
OPINION I didn’t immigrate to Canada to escape murderous gangs, an oppressive government or religious…

THOMPSON: Anti-Vaxxers one of the top ten health threats worldwide
OPINION What happens when you accept misinformation on the Internet as your source of truth…as the…