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; Inauguration and Consequences – 2017
For those who watched on TV and for those who attended the Presidential inauguration, it was an inspiring series of events including the swearing...
DICK BAYNTON: The Vanquished Public Trust
George Santayana, the philosopher, poet and essayist who was born in Madrid on December 12th, 1863 and died in Rome on September 26, 1952...
DICK BAYNTON: The Choice is Ours; the Time is Now
In the last few days, President Trump has rescinded the schools-related ‘transgender bathroom’ issue and handed it back to the states. While this decision...
DICK BAYNTON: Patriots and Provocateurs
In this great young nation of just over 240 years in age, protest has been welcome since the very beginning of our mostly triumphant...
DICK BAYNTON: Our World has Changed
Today the globe is home to almost 7.5 billion people; in 1900 the world population was between 1.5 and 1.7 billion people. In the intervening...
DICK BAYNTON: Draining The Swamp
Today’s column is based on a request by one of our readers who asked what our new leader, President-Elect Donald J. Trump might do...