Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Bill de Blasio, ‘mayor of the people,’ builds higher privacy fence around home
New York City's Bill de Blasio, who's put himself forth as both mayor and man "of the people" with progressive-minded principles, has nonetheless build up his privacy fence around his Gracie Mansion home. Published December 12, 2014
Native American reservations get federal OK to grow, sell marijuana
Native American reservations have just been given the legal federal authority to grow and sell marijuana. Published December 12, 2014
St. Louis Rams wrap Ferguson protest — ‘Hands up’ — field fiasco by giving money to police group
The St. Louis Rams haven't apologized for the "Hands up, don't shoot" gesture made by five of their players while taking the field at a recent game — but they have decided to donate some money to a police organization. Published December 12, 2014
Tom Coburn’s final stand, with emotion: Please remember the Constitution
Sen. Tom Coburn concluded his final speech in the U.S. Senate with a somewhat emotion-laden appeal to his fellow Senate members to please remember the Constitution — that strict adherence to its principles is the only way to save the republic. Published December 12, 2014
Caitlyn Ricci, 21, sues parents again for failing to pay Temple University tuition
A 21-year-old woman, Caitlyn Ricci, who's already been to court once to get her parents to pay her college tuition is now back before the judge, arguing her mom and dad — Michael Ricci and Maura McGarvey — have failed to follow through and cough up the money. Published December 12, 2014
California mudslides, storm waters, sweep away entire homes
Powerful wind and rainstorms pummeled parts of Northern California, dropping nine inches of rain and causing enough flooding and mudslides so that entire house were swept away and destroyed. Published December 12, 2014
Islamic State terrorists behead 4 Christian kids for sticking with Jesus
Islamic State terrorists in Iraq beheaded four Christian kids who refused to renounce their faith and become Muslim. Published December 12, 2014
Queen Elizabeth’s garden found to be growing ‘magic mushrooms’
Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, how does your garden grow? Apparently — with hallucinogenic mushrooms, more commonly called "magic mushrooms," garden watchers found. Published December 12, 2014
Noam Chomsky: ‘Ronald Reagan was an extreme racist — though he denied it’
Noam Chomsky, author and political theorist, called the United States a "very racist society" and then slammed one of its most beloved presidents, Ronald Reagan, as a prime example of a very racist man during an interview on GRITtv about Ferguson-related issues and race relations. Published December 11, 2014
Dick Cheney slammed as ‘war criminal’ by POLITICO editor
Michael Hirsch, a national editor for Politico Magazine, slammed Dick Cheney in a tweet, calling the former vice president a "war criminal" while referencing a colleague's article about post-Sept. 11 waterboarding. Published December 11, 2014
Americans drowning in debt — and 18 percent say they’ll die that way
One in five U.S. adults are so depressed about debt — not to mention drowning in it — that they think they're going to die still owing their creditors. Published December 11, 2014
Al Gore gets lyrical, recites Chinese poetry at U.N. climate conference
Former Vice President Al Gore pulled out all the stops Wednesday at the U.N. climate conference in Peru, reciting lines from poets from three different countries — Spain, China and the United States. Published December 11, 2014
Dimitri Diatchenko, actor, charged with killing ex-girlfriend’s rabbit — and eating it
Los Angeles television and video game actor Dimitri Diatchenko, 46, was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend's pet rabbit, cooking it and eating half of it, and sending her photographs of the process with a threat to do the same to her. Published December 11, 2014
Michael Steel, John Boehner’s spokesman, caught on hot mic cursing at reporters
House Speaker John Boehner's spokesman Michael Steel was captured on a hot mic slamming reporters for what he characterized as their "horse[expletive]" phrasing of questions. Published December 11, 2014
Russell Simmons, hip-hop star, argues ‘sensitivity training’ of police is key to fight black crime
Hip-hop star Russell Simmons said to Fox News' Bill O'Reilly during a nationally televised segment that the best way to combat the crime rate in black communities around the nation was to mandate that police undergo "sensitivity training," he said. Published December 11, 2014
Angela Merkel OKs rule to make big companies hire 30 percent women supervisors
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave her stamp of approval to a Cabinet measure that orders leading companies in the country to reserve about a third of their supervisory board slots for women. Published December 11, 2014
Islamic State puts James Foley’s body up for sale for $1M
Islamic State terrorists couldn't strike ransom deals with the United States to trade hostages for money — so their newest revenue drive has them attempting to sell the body of James Foley, one of their beheaded victims. Published December 11, 2014
Daniel Pantaleo, officer who took down Eric Garner: I ‘never used a chokehold’
Daniel Pantaleo, the New York police officer who was captured on video wrapping his arms around Eric Garner's neck to subdue him in a street arrest, told internal investigators that he didn't actually use a chokehold — he used a "takedown" maneuver. Published December 11, 2014
Teresa Sullivan, University of Virginia head, on petition hit list for firing
Teresa Sullivan, the president of the University of Virginia — the campus at the heart of the Rolling Stone magazine debacle over its since-debunked rape claim piece — has become the target of a Change.org petition that calls for her immediate firing. Published December 11, 2014
Timothy Poole, sexual predator, wins $3M in Florida Lottery
A man listed as a sexual predator on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement website has won $3 million in the state's lottery. Published December 11, 2014
