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Opinion General
YO MAMA: The lasting joy of well-loved toys
OPINION In the winter of 1962, a little girl saw a velveteen horse in the…
THOMPSON: Remembering New York City in 1977
OPINION I spent a lot of time in New York City during the ’70s, ’80s…
THOMPSON: Super Bowl ad educates Americans about Canada
OPINION Americans know more about Canada and its people today than ever before. I didn’t…
YO MAMA: I finally ditched the diaper bag
OPINION My two-year-old and I were getting ready to go to the store. Edit: I…
THOMPSON: Our love-hate relationship with chemicals and plastic
OPINION Trains criss-cross North America every day and night. Locomotives pulling tank cars loaded with…
YO MAMA: Our family’s new seating arrangements, courtesy of my toddler
OPINION It was a Sunday evening and the in-laws were over. We were all sitting…
LETTER: South Okanagan wine industry not so rosé for everyone
OPINION EDITOR'S NOTE: Reader Betty Campbell is writing in response to our story Why the Okanagan Valley…
THOMPSON: Is the decriminalization of small amounts of illegal drugs a mistake?
OPINION Often desperation drives solutions to problems. More than 11,000 people have died in British…
YO MAMA: The magical minds of toddlers
OPINION My two-year-old son traces his finger over the open book in his lap. He’s…
THOMPSON: Eating healthy also means eating at the right time
OPINION The past four months I’ve made a real effort to get more exercise and…
YO MAMA: Putting it all in perspective
OPINION “Two more minutes, then it’s time to clean up!” Teacher Janet called. I always…
THOMPSON: What has happened at The Louvre?
OPINION I love Paris, even before my first visit to the City of Light in…
YO MAMA: Why is my toddler so obsessed with butter?
OPINION I have spent the past several months conducting a scientific study into the eating…
THOMPSON: How the McDonald’s drive-thru was born
OPINION Every day, about 2.5 million Canadians buy food at one of the 1,403 McDonald’s…
YO MAMA: Weathering the seasons with a toddler in tow
OPINION There’s complaining about the weather, and then there’s complaining about the weather when you…
THOMPSON: Gangsters and G-Men, and my teen years
OPINION Growing up, my friends and I often headed to Lake Weir to waterski, swim,…
THOMPSON: George Santos went ‘big’ now he should go home
OPINION “Go big,” they say, “or go home!” If ever there was anyone who lived…
YO MAMA: Great, my baby’s teething, again
OPINION It was the middle of the night and the baby had woken up screaming.…
THOMPSON: How to dodge a cold or the flu this winter
OPINION Contrary to what we hear on Facebook – the modern repository for scientific and…
YO MAMA: Ringing in the holidays as a new parent
OPINION We flopped onto the couch and sat slumped over for a few minutes like…
THOMPSON: It’s time for the annual New Year’s resolutions
OPINION The year is almost over and it’s time to declare those New Year’s resolutions.…
YO MAMA: How to build a snowman with a toddler
OPINION AllI wanted was to build a nice snowman. It was the perfect day for…
THOMPSON: Seeing manatees in the wild worthy addition to bucket list
OPINION Few places offer more natural beauty and outdoor opportunities than my home town Ocala,…
YO MAMA: The week my son didn’t poop
OPINION “Do you have to poop?!” I squealed, hardly able to contain my excitement. My…