Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Don Barrington, Oklahoma senator, presses bill to ban hoodies in public
Sen. Don Barrington from Oklahoma has brought forth an amendment that would, if passed, ban the public wearing of clothing that conceals or disguises the wearer — including hoodies. Published January 5, 2015
David Cameron touts tightness with Obama: He calls me ‘bro’
British Prime Minister David Cameron, who's facing a tough re-election, bragged about his tight relationship with President Obama in a widely read interview with a local newspaper, saying the White House leader sometimes calls him "bro." Published January 5, 2015
Eliza Delacruz, abducted baby, found dead in San Diego-area dumpster
Eliza Delacruz, the 3-week-old baby who went missing after her parents were shot and wounded at a home in Long Beach, California, has been found dead. Published January 5, 2015
Islamic State touts $250M year-end budget surplus; opens bank
Terrorists with the Islamic State say that when 2015 wraps, they'll have an estimated $250 million left over from their $2 billion budget — and that the extra money will go to help fund their war against the West and western allies. Published January 5, 2015
Sailor Gutzler, 7, tells rescuers: Maybe mom, dad ‘sleeping,’ not dead
Sailor Gutzler, the little 7-year-old sole survivor of the Kentucky plane crash, initially told emergency responders that she thought her parents, sister and cousin were dead — but that perhaps they were just "sleeping" among the wreckage, police said. Published January 5, 2015
Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan president: Obama should ‘re-examine’ withdrawal
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said during a televised interview that perhaps President Obama ought to think twice about withdrawing all troops from his country by 2016. Published January 5, 2015
Ben Carson: It’s a ‘bunch of crap’ that Obamacare can’t be reworked
Noted conservative commentator and talked-about Republican presidential contender Ben Carson cut to the chase about the fate of Obamacare, saying there is absolutely no reason politicians can't unravel, reinvent or outright repeal the health care plan — and those who say otherwise are selling a lie. Published January 2, 2015
‘Seinfeld’ makes splash as psychiatry professor’s teaching tool
"Seinfeld" — the long-running sitcom billed as being about nothing — has resurfaced at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as a psychiatrist's teaching tool to help students identify certain disorders. Published January 2, 2015
Paul Krugman, liberal columnist: ‘You have no idea which party I favor’
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, one of the liberal world's most-noted columnists, nonetheless claimed that readers typically don't know who he supports in general elections — Republican versus Democrat — and that he was one of the only writers to maintain a journalistic level of skepticism about President Obama at a time when the left totally embraced him. Published January 2, 2015
Selena Gomez angers Muslims with photo flash of ankle inside Abu Dhabi mosque
Muslims are up in arms over a photograph that singer and actress Selena Gomez posted — and shortly after removed — on her Instagram account of herself inside a mosque in Abu Dhabi, showing off her bare ankle. Published January 2, 2015
South Africa’s partying parents leave 70 kids on beach: ‘What kind of parenting is this?’
Dozens of children were abandoned on the beaches of Cape Town, South Africa, during New Year's Eve celebrations that saw partying parents forget their responsibilities — and go home without their children. Published January 2, 2015
Florida courthouses stop all weddings to avoid performing gay ceremonies
Several counties in Florida have put the kibosh on performing any weddings as a sort of duck and dodge against serving gays — the logic being that clerks with religious objections to homosexual marriage aren't breaking any laws if they don't offer services to anyone. Published January 2, 2015
Christian Gomez accused of beheading mom in New Year’s attack
A Florida man, 23, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after his brother called 911 to report the beheading of their mother, police said. Published January 2, 2015
U.S.-led coalition jets attack Islamic State stronghold in Syria
Coalition jets led by the U.S. military launched more than a dozen attacks on Islamic State stronghold areas in northeastern Syria overnight in what's being billed as response raids to the terror group's capture of a Jordanian pilot last month. Published January 2, 2015
Mike Gravel, ex-Alaska senator, to lead up marijuana company Kush
Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, 84, is going into the marijuana business, announcing just this week that he's en route to taking over the leadership role in Kush, a company that creates and markets products from cannabis. Published January 2, 2015
U.S. veteran: Going to Syria to fight ‘like booking flight to Miami Beach’
A U.S. military veteran known only as "John" said he was recruited to fight on the front Syrian lines against the Islamic State, and the whole process was about as easy as booking a flight to Florida for vacation. Published January 2, 2015
Pope Francis’ New Year’s wish: ‘That there will never be more wars’
Pope Francis said his wish for the new year was clear and simple — that the world never see another war. Published January 2, 2015
Robert De Niro urges gifts to slain policemen’s fund: ‘They’ve done their duty’
Hollywood bigwig Robert De Niro said New Yorkers and others ought to donate to the fund for family members of slain Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos — it's an obligation, he said. Published January 2, 2015
Marco Rubio guesses new sanctions on Iran are on the way
Sen. Marco Rubio said the New Year's new Republican majority in the Senate was more than likely to bring something else new: more sanctions on Iran. Published December 31, 2014
Michigan university votes on ‘banished’ words: ‘Swag,’ ‘foodie,’ cra-cra,’ ‘hack’
Michigan's Lake Superior State University just released its list of overused and misused words, saying the likes of "polar vortex," "hack," and "skill set" ought to be outright banned from use. Published December 31, 2014
