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: An American Algorithm (Part II)
This column follows last week’s comments about trying to solve our problems of divisiveness. The United States, at just 243 years of age is...
DICK BAYNTON: An American Algorithm
An ‘algorithm’ is a step by step solution to a problem, using logic and often a computer program (but not necessarily) that leads to...
DICK BAYNTON: What’s In A Name?
Shayom Debopadhaya, a graduating senior at Salem High School has won an award of $500 from a local informal group named ‘The Big Lick...
DICK BAYNTON: The Increasingly Slippery Slope of Identity Politics
Politics has gained an overwhelming presence throughout the world. Politics can’t be breathed or eaten but it can be bought and sold just like...
DICK BAYNTON: The Race to the Bottom
This is an expression that is often used as a negative description of a contest to see who can be the worst at whatever...
DICK BAYNTON: The Politics of Knowledge
Knowledge is one of the important core competencies of all people worldwide. Nearly all living residents on Earth have some knowledge. Knowledge arises from...