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: Why barbecue isn’t cooking outdoors on a grill
OPINION Summer is a time for cooling off by the pool or at the lake,…
THOMPSON: Why Canadians should fear Project 2025 and what it means for democracy
OPINION If you haven’t read the blueprint of Right Wing Conservatives in the United States…
THOMPSON: American presidential election feels like a life-and-death situation
OPINION Most of us don’t face a life-and-death situation very often. Oh, some of us…
THOMPSON: Why it’s good to be a kid growing up in Canada, and not the US
OPINION There’s good reason to be a child growing up in Canada, rather than the…
THOMPSON: Air travel isn’t fun anymore but you definitely need a sense of humour
OPINION If you’re like me, going to the airport to fly somewhere has all the…
THOMPSON: More money needed for DNA testing in criminal justice system
OPINION More than 65 years ago, nine-year-old Candice Rogers came home from school on Friday,…
THOMPSON: Americans won’t let Trump win the election
OPINION Ironically, nothing has really changed about Donald Trump. Oh, yes, he’s a convicted felon…
THOMPSON: Red Lobster: From fine dining to bankruptcy
OPINION I was in Lakeland, FL, for a baseball tournament the Summer before entering university…
THOMPSON: Why Republicans have become an enemy to freedom, democracy in America
OPINION I’m asked often by my Canadian friends, “Why are Americans so divided?” It is…
THOMPSON: Canada needs to hold big pharma to account for opioid epidemic
OPINION The opioid epidemic has been around longer than any of us might like to…
THOMPSON: Here’s hoping the jury in Trump’s hush money trial does the right thing
OPINION Irony – perhaps like so many words – is not one that Donald Trump…
THOMPSON: Why it’s called ‘The Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure’
OPINION We – meaning my wife, Bonnie, and I – arrived back in Vernon from…
THOMPSON: Why do so many Christian Evangelicals support Trump for president?
OPINION A large group of self-proclaimed religious people in the U.S. don't seem to be…
THOMPSON: Junk drawers: No method to my indefensible organizational madness
OPINION Maybe everyone has that drawer, you know, the one where you stick things because…
THOMPSON: Calling balls and strikes on both sides of the US-Canada border
OPINION “Play!” That’s what we say to start a baseball game. By we, I mean…