Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Barbara Walters admits ‘we’ thought Obama was ‘the next messiah’
Barbara Walters admitted on a broadcast appearance with Piers Morgan that maybe Christmas wasn’t the time to say it, but it’s true – the media regarded President Obama as the “next messiah” because of his promises and policies. Published December 18, 2013
Obama ‘cavalier’ in hiding foreign aid order, judge rules
A district court judge ruled that President Obama can’t lawfully keep hidden a foreign aid order he tried to shield via a claim of executive privilege, characterizing the move as a “cavalier” dodge of the Freedom of Information Act. Published December 18, 2013
EPA slap-down: Senate says no to lead-free fire hydrants
An Environmental Protection Agency push to regulate fire hydrants and require that all new ones be built without lead fell flat this week, as the Senate voted to override a House bill containing the measure. Published December 18, 2013
Prince Charles: Muslims are driving Christians from Mideast through persecution
Prince Charles said Christianity is disappearing from the Middle East — the very region of its birth — due primarily to a campaign of persecution by extremist Muslims and fundamentalist Islamists. Published December 18, 2013
Rush weighs in: ‘Maybe Republicans don’t dislike Obamacare’
As Rush Limbaugh said during a recent broadcast: If so many Americans oppose Obamacare, why are Republicans having such a hard time shooting it down? Published December 18, 2013
Google’s newest photography find: Just wink and shoot
Kodak may have coined the phrase, “You press the button, we do the rest,” in 1888. But Google has taken the technology to a new level, with a new picture-taking means that requires users only to wink their eyes. Published December 18, 2013
Detroit’s Heidelberg art project hit by 8 fires in 8 months
The Heidelberg Project, a famous and long-running operation that turns ugly and abandoned Detroit street scenes and homes into works of art, has been targeted by arsonists and hit by several fires in recent weeks. Published December 18, 2013
Pa. police pull people over for random DNA tests for feds
Pennsylvania police this week were pulling people to the side of the road, quizzing them on their driving habits, and asking if they'd like to provide a cheek swap or a blood sample — the latest in a federally contracted operation that's touted as making roads safer. Published December 18, 2013
Gitmo’s first commander: Close the prison down
The same man who led the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp through its founding years now says the prison should be closed. Published December 18, 2013
NASA pushing hard to get back into space game
NASA is fighting hard to get back in the space game, launching a massive drive to develop new technology that will remind politicians America should take the lead in galaxy exploration — not China and not Iran. Published December 18, 2013
Harvard student to face federal charges for bomb hoax
A Harvard University student is due to make his initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday to face charges related to what prosecutors are saying was a fake bomb threat to escape exams. Published December 18, 2013
Ronnie Biggs of ‘Great Train Robbery’ fame dies, 84
Ronnie Biggs, one of the gang members who played a part in Britain’s notorious “Great Train Robbery” of 1963, died in a nursing home in Northern London on Wednesday morning. Published December 18, 2013
Pope Francis wins another ‘Person of the Year’ — from gay rights magazine
Pope Francis, already Time magazine's "Person of the Year," has now cinched the same title from another notable publication: The gay rights magazine, The Advocate. Published December 17, 2013
University of Maryland mulls sex change surgery in insurance plans
Sex change operations may soon be part and parcel of University of Maryland student insurance plans, the campus newspaper, The Diamondback, reported. Published December 17, 2013
Obama appeals to moms for help with Obamacare
President Obama and the first lady have turned to a niche market for help with selling Obamacare to a reluctant and frustrated public — the moms of the nation. Published December 17, 2013
Pope Francis celebrates 77th birthday with homeless
Pope Francis celebrated his 77th birthday at the Vatican on Tuesday with four homeless individuals who hail from the streets of Rome, in a neighborhood right outside the Holy See’s walls. Published December 17, 2013
South Sudan squelches coup after heavy nighttime gunfire
The president of South Sudan said soldiers who were loyal to the former deputy who attempted a coup have been put down and controlled, following a tense nighttime battle the saw both sides trading massive gunfire. Published December 17, 2013
6 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan crash
BREAKING: Six Americans were killed in a helicopter crash on Tuesday in southern Afghanistan. Published December 17, 2013
Alabama firefighters dig for survivors of apartment blast
Firefighters in Birmingham, Ala., were digging through the debris of an apartment building on Tuesday, looking for two people who were reported missing several hours after an explosion rocked the facility. Published December 17, 2013
Big Sur wildfire destroys home of firefighting chief
At least 100 homeowners in the Big Sur, Calif., region were sent packing on Tuesday, as wildfires swept the area and destroyed 15 or so homes — including that of the firefighting chief of the local force. Published December 17, 2013