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: Angels Among Us
Occasionally, this column features the biography of what might be considered a charismatic person. This week, it’s a married couple. She is Carole and...
DICK BAYNTON: The Mathematics of Mismanagement
The United States and its citizens have incurred national debt that is almost $20 trillion. That’s $61,500 each of us owes to holders of...
DICK BAYNTON: Hysteria Has Consequences
Hysteria is a condition of frenzy and delirium that is often triggered by an event or series of events that one person or a...
DICK BAYNTON: Extreme Mindless Political Correctness (EMPC)
Living in this great land of liberty and freedom, we may not appreciate the comfort zone in which we live. To sound an alert...
DICK BAYNTON: Tolerance Revisited
Although the local circulation of our ‘The Roanoke Star.com’ is many thousands, the Internet that is home to our publication has outreach to everyone...
DICK BAYNTON: Tolerance As a One-Way Street
Your first financial transaction could have been when you were a six or seven year-old and one of your parents gave you a quarter...
