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Tuning Fork Poem

by David Stone It’s not world peace not even the end of hunger It isn’t fairness, respect or inspiration   A search for words futile as perfect love,  a tune heard early then lost among songs   It isn’t even...

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M87: Chandra Reviews Black Hole Musical: Epic But Off-Key

by David Stone

It’s not world peace
not even the end of hunger
It isn’t fairness, respect
or inspiration
 
A search for words
futile as perfect love, 
a tune heard early
then lost among songs
 
It isn’t even brotherhood
 
Tuning fork you are
the search for perfect pitch
harmonies lifting
within a symphony
more dense than Turangalîla
 
In the careful curve of time
something wants to bend
just so, to curl
around the note
and lift the endless music
slightly

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The Five Amendments That Sold Out Roosevelt Island
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The Five Amendments That Sold Out Roosevelt Island

How RIOC’s Board Gave Away Public Leverage, One Signature at a Time

Roosevelt Island did not lose control of its southern waterfront in a single deal. It happened in five quiet steps. Five amendments. Five missed chances to renegotiate.

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