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THOMPSON: A reminder at a Denny’s on a cold Thanksgiving morning
Compassion is a wonderful thing…it is one of those qualities that define us as humans.
THOMPSON: Saying goodbye to a beloved pet a time for reflection
"Last month, we said goodbye to Andy…our 15-year-old Rag Doll cat…who like every animal I ever knew…had a distinctive personality that could both endear and madden…often within moments."
THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
"Everything from signs on nearly 500 military installations in the U.S. and another 750 around the world to letterhead stationery for tens of thousands of senior officers has to change. Printers and sign painters everywhere are rejoicing. Taxpayers…not so much."
THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
"U.S. citizens should bone-up on history…see truth and lies…for what they are."
iN DISCUSSION: Proposed law for spouse killers would be ‘revolutionary’
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes.
JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas just can’t help himself
"I can’t think of a politician more in need of a scandal, something to remind people he exists.
The same, old, typical hypocrisy won’t cut it."
iN DISCUSSION: ‘It can happen to anyone’
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes.
THOMPSON: Don’t speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
"Don’t misinterpret my words…no one should be targeted with violence because of what they say in a democracy. That’s not how democracies work. That’s how authoritarian dictatorships work."
THOMPSON: Disney will make ‘your dreams come true’ for a hefty price
"Disney is a corporate force like no other today."
iN DISCUSSION: How we like them apples
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you’ll find reader…
THOMPSON: What we can learn about America from Cracker Barrel’s woke logo failure
"Almost everything in American culture is divided along political lines…urban bad, rural good…immigrants bad, real Americans good."
iN DISCUSSION: When the law can’t keep up with technology
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes.
THOMPSON: The problem with ‘influencers’
"It is fodder for this column…a critical, less-than-complementary opinion about how too many people follow too few people…to help them decide what’s worthy or not."
THOMPSON: Even Elvis was a fan of the ‘King of Cool’ Dean Martin
"Who would have guessed in the late 1950s that the coolest guy in America for the next quarter-century would be a fella named Dino Paul Crocetti from Steubenville, Ohio?"
iN DISCUSSION: Medical system is ‘broken’
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you’ll find reader…