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For today, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (Scroll down for MEDIA 12-21-25, and scroll up for GAZA, LEBANON, SYRIA and UKRAINE.) — MCM

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FROM DEC. 21  What makes a great ‘Scrooge’? Reported by Miles Parks, Elena Burnett and Barrie Hardymon | NPR  Burnett and Hardymon talk about why Ebenezer Scrooge keeps returning to the screen, and what makes a great Christmas Carol adaptation endure. Click HERE to listen and read.

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* NOTE: Sometimes entries or additions to them do not appear in a timely fashion after posting. If you sense what your are viewing is stale or incomplete, try “refreshing” (by clicking the little circular arrow at top of screen), or “resetting” your computer, or switching to another browser or computer. If none of this works, please return at another time. Thank you. — MCM