Opinion General
THOMPSON: How Donald Trump will be remembered after US Election Day
OPINION Some things never change. After Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2016, he was most concerned…
THOMPSON: Canada is ahead of the U.S. in privacy protection
OPINION The weather was pool-perfect in the Okanagan this past July 19…four months into life…
THOMPSON: Americans aren’t just choosing a president in November
OPINION Most Americans have not met – and never will meet – either Donald Trump…
THOMPSON: In praise of baseball
OPINION As we near the dead of Winter…in Florida and Arizona – the homes of…
THOMPSON: One of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes
OPINION I don’t remember too much about my first trip to Portland, Oregon. After all,…
THOMPSON: The, almost, lost art of letter writing
OPINION I miss correspondence…writing letters…and receiving them. There is something gloriously special about the entire…
THOMPSON: COVID-19 numbers don’t lie but President Donald Trump does
OPINION Combat veterans know truths…universal, brutal truths. One is what gets you through days or…
THOMPSON: Fools comprise Donald Trump’s base
OPINION No doubt there are fools in Canada. But in America…there are tens of millions…
THOMPSON: One prediction about the U.S. Presidential election
OPINION It’s doubtful a Las Vegas oddsmaker would give better than even odds on who…
THOMPSON: My sister Ruth, one of the people I most admire
OPINION Who in the entire world – other than your spouse or partner – do…
THOMPSON: Divine intervention or sheer luck? The day I almost killed my brother
OPINION Have you ever killed someone? Strange question? Perhaps. But a long time ago…precisely 60…
THOMPSON: The Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure
I am starting this column on Thanksgiving Day. Tomorrow traditionally marks the beginning of the…
THOMPSON: After nearly 4 years in office, Trump has shredded the fabric of American culture
OPINION It’s a chilling photo from the early 1960s…a couple dozen Southern white kids facing…
THOMPSON: Mask wearing sure fire way to determine bad breath
OPINION Five months ago, when the pandemic was just rearing its ugly head, I reasoned…
THOMPSON: When it comes to racism, you’re either part of the solution or part of the problem
OPINION Recently, I read the U.S. Constitution…4,543 words…and its 27 amendments…another 3,048 words. Like a…