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Stone's Throw

Stone’s Throw: ArtsWestchester’s Leader Navigates Federal Policy Shifts

March 13, 2025 Adam Stone

By Adam Stone A few weeks ago I published a brief piece about the impact of the new White House on the local arts community, and I wasn’t able to connect with ArtsWestchester CEO Kathleen Reckling by the time we

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Stone’s Throw: A Bold New Step in the Sick Care Showdown 

February 27, 2025 Adam Stone

This is the 19th installment in an investigative column series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. By Adam Stone  It took just 809 days and approximately a gazillion reported words, but an elected

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Stone’s Throw: Paper Retires, Examiner Digital Reboots

January 28, 2025 Adam Stone

Donations Needed Now for Digital Revamp By Adam Stone One restless evening in the summer of 2007, I told my beautiful wife Alyson – in the wee hours no less – that I’d suddenly decided to start a newspaper, after

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A ‘Mess’: Inside the Fallout of Optum’s Local Lab Deal with Quest

December 30, 2024 Adam Stone Health care,  Optum

In Aftermath of CEO Murder, Let’s Condemn Violence and Seek Solutions This is the 18th installment in an investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. By Adam Stone It’s been exactly two

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Examiner’s Optum Reporting Cited in Landmark Complaint

October 14, 2024 Adam Stone Healthcare,  Optum

This is the 17th installment in an investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. Class Action Status Sought Against UnitedHealth; Allegations Include Insider Trading, Fraud, and Monopolistic Practices By Adam Stone “Just

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Mushrooming Opportunity: Psilocybin Reform Movement Takes Root in New York

October 7, 2024 Adam Stone

First, to address the potential elephant in the room: No, I’ve never experimented with psychedelic mushrooms myself. And it’s important to emphasize that recreational misuse – among vulnerable young people and others – carries with it very real psychological risk,

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The Moral of This Elephant Story: Love Trumps Hate

July 22, 2024 Adam Stone

By Adam Stone In a time of political instability and national unrest, I wanted to share a powerful, almost magical animal story with you all, despite my recent hiatus from weekly reporting and writing. I hope it provides ample justification

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A Pleasantville Prognosticator Predicted My Future; His Forecast Came True

May 20, 2024 Adam Stone

By Adam Stone Some of you might remember a column I prepared in early February about a Pleasantville-based astrologer, Colin McPhillamy, who predicted that I’d enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime creative experience on Apr. 20 of this year. I was sure to

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Potential Progress at Optum Tri-State Complicated by Corporate Care Crisis

May 13, 2024 Adam Stone

‘IT’S BONUSES FOR BODIES’ This is the 16th installment in an investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. By Adam Stone Let me start off by saying I read the letter from

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A Quick Column About This Column

April 22, 2024 Adam Stone

By Adam Stone I’ve been on a breakneck, preposterous pace for the past year-and-a-half, reporting out deep dive columns practically every week, all while trying to run this local news outlet and keep family time sacred. For the better part

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