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...
Congress Works Overtime to Deliver the Pork
Recently politicians have been haggling over the avoidance of the ‘Fiscal Cliff’. The uncertainty has affected business activity, has created stress and anxiety...
Christianity Tolerates the Intolerant
Religion is mentioned in two places in The Constitution of the United States. The third and last paragraph under Article VI says the...
Regulations Bring More And More Federal Jobs
Recently, a reporter on my car radio announced that Congress had passed some important legislation with the name CALM. The letters stand for...
Foolish Politics and The Fiscal Cliff
Commentators are talking about ‘the Fiscal Cliff’ on TV and radio. Critics, political wonks, even religious leaders are gasping at the prospect of...
America: A Nation of Givers or Takers?
During his inaugural address on January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced the following appeal: “And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not...
France, Farmers and the Fiscal Cliff
Many Chalet owners in France are hurrying to sell their homes and estates before year-end while their owners are moving to Switzerland, Belgium...