Dick Baynton

STUART REVERCOMB: We Will Greatly Miss The Indefatigable Dick Baynton

EDITOR'S UPDATE: Three days after sending the note that follows (March 17 - his last communication with us) Dick passed away while awaiting the possible surgery he mentions below. Per...

DICK BAYNTON: March Public Service Announcements

Following are two public service announcements that were forwarded to members of the ‘Big Lick...

DICK BAYNTON: Healthcare U.S.A.

The total cost of healthcare in the US was about 18% of GDP in 2019;...

DICK BAYNTON: Life and Death In Idlib Province, Syria

Syria, about the size of North Dakota with a population of about 17 million people...

DICK BAYNTON: Political Sophistry

Recently I heard one of the current band of presidential candidates whine that he had...

DICK BAYNTON: Internationalism and Where It Leads

The word ‘Internationalism’ probably means something different to different people, but here is a possible definition by those who, especially in politics, ponder the...

DICK BAYNTON: School Daze

“School days, school days, Dear old Golden Rule days, 'Reading and 'riting and 'rithmetic, Taught to the tune of the hick'ry stick. You were...

DICK BAYNTON: Jobs for Humans and the Cycle of Life for a Bird

Because commerce and industry in general are so important this column carries information about jobs a couple times a year. This is an update...

DICK BAYNTON: History Can’t be Changed

The three important segments of time are the past (history), the present (reality) and the future (uncertainty). Of these three periods, the past (history)...

DICK BAYNTON: Civil War II

Dennis Prager wrote in the National Review in January that America is engaged in the 2nd Civil War, a remark that would be refuted by...

DICK BAYNTON: Brexit

On June 23rd, 2016, UK voters chose to leave the European Union by 52% to 48%. UK citizens in London, Northern Ireland and Scotland...