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John Caird brings blockbuster cred to L.A. Opera's 'Tosca'
John Caird, who's directing the L.A. Opera production of "Tosca" that opens Saturday, played crucial roles in launching two of the biggest stage blockbusters of modern times. The fact that the British director remains somewhat below the radar, at...
Tags: Cinderella (movie), Jane Eyre (movie), A Christmas Carol (movie, 2009), Music Industry, Arts and Culture
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On immigration, ghosts of Christmas past
WASHINGTON -- Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a gooey confection of seasonal sentiment. It also is an economic manifesto that Dickens hoped would hit with "twenty thousand times the force" of a political tract. It concerned a 19th-century debate...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Labor Markets, Productivity, Economy, Business and Finance
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Column: Ghosts of Christmas past seen in immigration debate
WASHINGTON — Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol" is a gooey confection of seasonal sentiment. It also is an economic manifesto that Dickens hoped would hit with "twenty thousand times the force" of a political tract. It concerned a 19th-...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Productivity, Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance
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Obama's sanctimony proves who the real Scrooge is
As right as Dickens. That's what President Barack Obama suggested about his tax plan when he recently used "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens to frame his case for rate increases. A "Scrooge Christmas" is what the country will get if lawmakers won't...
Tags: Charles Dickens, Republican Party, Personal Income, Barack Obama, Politics
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A case for reading out loud to (older) children
Lehigh Valley ParentingI still read out loud to my son. He is in fifth grade and an avid reader. He plows through books and is currently devouring "The Hobbit" which he calls "addicting." But he still likes it when I read out loud to him before bed. I've always read to him. I... -
This weekend: ‘Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol,’ ‘The Sound of Music,’ ‘Back to the Beginning,’ football
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelLet's start at the very beginning — it's a sentiment crucial to two big ABC programs this weekend. The TV menu will be heavy on football, Christmas and music. Mr. Magoo and Julie Andrews are back with their very best. The highlights: 1. Christiane... -
A Cerberus Carol?
Paging Mr. Fezziwig. One might get the notion that Charles Dickens' good-hearted fictional employer was back in business after the announcement this week by a private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management, that it intends to sell Freedom Group Inc.,...Tags: Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated, Private Equity, Pension and Welfare, Personal Weapon Control, Economy, Business and Finance
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This weekend: ‘Survivor,’ ‘Homeland’ season finales; Martin Short hosts ‘SNL’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelIn the holiday category, CBS replays "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at 8 p.m. Friday. "Yes, Virginia" follows at 9. NBC repeats "Blake Shelton's Not-So-Family Christmas" at 8 p.m. Friday. CBS delivers the movie "Elf" at 8 p.m. Saturday. And TCM will... -
Former high school basketball coach is the perfect "Scrooge"
Groller's CornerOver the 30-plus high school basketball seasons I've covered for The Morning Call, I've met more than a few interesting characters; none more so than Dr. Barry Glassman, who was the head coach at Southern Lehigh for four seasons back in the 1980s. He... -
Monday's TV Highlights: 'Mike & Molly' on CBS
The Voice: DreamWorks Dragons:Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 16 - 22 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES The Voice: Finalists Cassadee Pope, Terry McDermott and Nicholas David perform in this new episode (8 p.m. NBC)....Tags: Jenna Elfman, Mike & Molly (tv program), Josh Gad, Ray Romano, George C. Scott
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Merry Christmas from Charles Dickens
Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future: they first appeared in 1843. That was when Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was first published; in the century and a half since, it's never gone out of print and...
Tags: Charles Dickens, Google+, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Ghosts (supernatural entities)
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top 5 things
Christmas is less than a week away, which means that many of this year’s holiday events will be wrapping up this weekend. Which means, if you want to take the family out to a special Christmas event, this weekend is your last chance to. To make it...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Religious Festivals, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, YouTube
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Dec 16, 2012
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