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...
How Federal Fumblenomics Works
Our government is weighted heavily by academicians like Jonathan Gruber, PhD professor at MIT who admitted lying, calling U.S. voters stupid and deliberately avoiding...
Adventures in Obamanomics
As regular readers have perhaps observed, this column occasionally features comments on the economy with emphasis on unemployment; jobs that along with investment in...
Can We Regain Triumph From Tragedy?
This week’s column is an update on some of the events that don’t get headlines on the front pages or breaking news on radio...
Why I Am Endorsing Jim Garrett for Mayor
Candidates for Mayor and Council in Roanoke must meet certain minimum standards of age, residency and citizenship. An important reason for the simplicity of...
Political Correctness = Promulgated Confusion
A Washington State University professor of comparative ethics named C. Richard King has joined the battle of the Redskins name for a football team....
Who Should I Vote For?
Millions of politicians and voters may believe that wisdom arises from the ballot box that belches out winners and losers. The weird campaigns being...