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Opinion General
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…
YO MAMA: Putting it all in perspective
OPINION “Two more minutes, then it’s time to clean up!” Teacher Janet called. I always…
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…
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…
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: 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…
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: 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: 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…
YO MAMA: Time management, according to toddlers
OPINION “Uh-oh!” my two-year-old exclaimed, pointing at a favourite book that had fallen apart. The…
THOMPSON: How March Madness lives up to its name
OPINION Tomorrow marks the start of the 84th annual “March Madness”…a competition to determine the…
YO MAMA: What happened when I took advice from a mom-blogger
OPINION It was one of those days. I needed something, anything, that would occupy my…
THOMPSON: Why English is the toughest language to learn
OPINION Sometimes small things in life grab my attention, and like a dog with a…
THOMPSON: Latest quality of life index casts shade on North America
OPINION If you thought your quality of life slipped just a little last year, you’d…
THOMPSON: Why can’t our kids be more like us?
OPINION A question in the back of minds of most parents, and grandparents, nags at…
YO MAMA: Finding beauty in the little things
OPINION My two-year-old son barrels towards me with a rock in each hand. It’s a…
THOMPSON: A heart-felt tribute to studio musicians
OPINION You might not know Carol Kaye, or Tommy Tedesco, or Plas Johnson. And yet…
YO MAMA: Open letter to publisher of the most annoying book on my child’s shelf
OPINION Dear publisher of That Stupid Book (which is how I usually refer to this…
THOMPSON: Why I continue to live in a state known for right wing intolerance
OPINION A few of my friends have asked why I continue to live in Florida…
THOMPSON: Fox News and Rupert Murdoch synonymous with undermining democracy
OPINION Some deceitful actions are heinous enough to forever tie a perpetrator to a behaviour.…