Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
U.S. Air Force under fire for booting Bible from MIA-POW display
The U.S. Air Force at one base in Florida gave the boot to its Missing Man Table, saying the included Bible among the display items that are staged to honor those who've served but not returned was causing too much controversy. Published April 4, 2014
Conservatives launch boycott of Mozilla after gays press CEO to quit
Conservative activist Ben Shapiro is leading up an online charge of fellow political compadres to boycott the browser Firefox — an outraged response to the Mozilla chief's departure from his CEO role due to gay rights' protests. Published April 4, 2014
Florida State University facing federal investigation for sex assault claim
Florida State University is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education over a range of sexual assault complaints that may not have been properly vetted by campus authorities. Published April 4, 2014
Cubs’ Junior Lake takes the field wearing wrong uniform
Chicago Cubs outfielder Junior Lake, likely weary after a 16-inning game that went into the wee hours of the night, mistakenly showed up for the next day's 12:35 p.m. game wearing the wrong jersey — an outdated version that's no longer even distributed to players. Published April 4, 2014
Hillary Clinton throws gender card at media, decrying ‘double standard’
Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton complained that the media has a "double standard" for women, on the one hand running them through the mill of public service and on the other, pressing them to bounce back in the face of all types of adversity. Published April 4, 2014
Radio’s ‘Opie & Anthony’ booted from health insurance, call for ‘revolution’
The Sirius XM Radio hosts of the popular "Opie & Anthony Show" spent their most recent show ranting how they were booted from their health insurance plan due to Obamacare and questioning why the American public would sit still for such treatment from their government. Published April 4, 2014
Indiana air quality deputy smacked down for climate warming joke
An Indiana assistant commissioner who works for the state's Department of Environmental Management has learned a harsh lesson from colleagues who are fast in the middle of the climate change crowd: Don't make jokes about global warming. Published April 4, 2014
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford votes ‘no’ on honoring Olympians, Mandela — then blames his sore back
Rob Ford, Toronto's now infamous mayor, has done it again: He cast the sole "no" votes at a City Council meeting to congratulate Olympian athletes and to name a street in honor of Nelson Mandela — and after outrage, tried to blame it on his sore back. Published April 4, 2014
Philadelphia women unleash rats on another woman’s home in fight over man
Philadelphia police say a group of baseball bat-wielding women busted through another woman's home and unleashed a score of rats into her room -- all over a fight over a man. Published April 4, 2014
Marijuana black market still thrives in Colorado, where pot is legal
Just because marijuana is legal in Colorado doesn't mean the black market for the drug has disappeared. Rather, the opposite, police officials said. Published April 4, 2014
McDonald’s shuts down its three restaurants in Crimea
McDonald's fast-food restaurants have temporarily shut down in Crimea, the second overseas company to close operations in recent days in the tension-filled peninsula. Published April 4, 2014
Vice Adm. Jan Tighe takes over as ‘first female commander of a numbered fleet’
Vice Adm. Jan Tighe was just appointed to head up the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. 10th Fleet, making her the "first female commander of a numbered fleet in U.S. Navy history," the military branch reported. Published April 4, 2014
Gay men pressed to vaccinate in wake of 3 meningitis deaths
Three gay California men who died from meningitis are now serving as a warning to others in the homosexual community: Hurry and get vaccinated. Published April 4, 2014
Veteran AP photographer killed by Afghan policeman; reporter wounded
A highly acclaimed German photographer who worked for The Associated Press for years was killed on Friday after an Afghan policeman opened fire on her car. An AP reporter sitting next to her was injured. Published April 4, 2014
White House in a tizzy over Samsung’s use of Obama-Ortiz selfie
The White House is in a tiff over Samsung's use of a selfie shot taken Thursday of the president and Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz as a quick and easy marketing ploy. Published April 3, 2014
Megyn Kelly refuses to name Fort Hood shooter: ‘It is infamy they seek’
Fox News host Megyn Kelly is refusing to name the Fort Hood gunman, continuing her stand against those who she says commit crimes for the fame it brings. Published April 3, 2014
Dem senators join GOP in decrying Obama’s move to cede Internet control
Two Democratic senators have jumped aboard the Republican bandwagon to question the Obama administration's plan to relinquish part of America's control of the Internet to foreign sources. Published April 3, 2014
Georgia Democrat touts ties to George H.W. Bush in campaign ads
Michelle Nunn, a Democrat running for Senate in Georgia, has just released a campaign ad showcasing her connection to none other than Republican former President George H.W. Bush. Published April 3, 2014
EPA under fire for using humans as guinea pigs for pollution tests
A newly released report from the EPA's Office of the Inspector General reported that agency officials weren't exactly forthcoming when it came to explaining the full extent of the negative effects of its pollution experiments involving human test subjects. Published April 3, 2014
Obama potshots GOP budget: ‘Stinkburger or the Meanwich’
An obviously buoyed President Obama took his newly announced Obamacare enrollment numbers on the road and issued some quick and fast potshots at Republicans, denouncing that party's budget plan and health care alternative. Published April 3, 2014
