Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Team Obama wants ‘economic patriotism’ — a ban on business HQ heading overseas
The White House sent out a letter to the Senate Finance Committee late Tuesday, calling on Congress to consider a "new sense of economic patriotism" — code for a ban on big businesses moving headquarters overseas to save on taxes. Published July 16, 2014
Connecticut man arrested for ‘passive-aggressive’ stabbing at melon
A 49-year-old Connecticut man was arrested on charges of threatening after a woman complained to police that he stabbed at a watermelon in front of her in a most threatening manner. Published July 16, 2014
Man arrested for breaking and entering at the Kennedy Compound
Barnstable Police arrested a man late Tuesday evening who was suspected of breaking into the famed Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port. Published July 16, 2014
ISIL ratchets siege of Christians by starving those in Mosul
Terrorists with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant — renamed by radical members as the Islamic State — have been withholding basic necessities such as food to Christians and Shiites in the town of Mosul, trying to starve them into conversion or death. Published July 16, 2014
Dick Cheney: ‘Carter might have been a better president’ than Obama
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he's shocked to say it, but he's got to admit — former President Carter is no longer the worst president in his eyes. Published July 16, 2014
Gov. Terry Branstad calls on Iowans to pray, repent and follow God’s will
Gov. Terry Branstad acted on a proclamation he signed previously and kicked off a Christian event at the Capitol building, calling on fellow Iowans to pray and fast, much in the spirit of Founding Fathers. Published July 16, 2014
Syria’s Bashar Assad set for swearing-in ceremony for third term
Syrian President Bashar Assad is set to be sworn in for his third seven-year term in office, local media reported. Published July 16, 2014
Benjamin Netanyahu on Hamas: ‘Our answer is fire’
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounded a loud alarm on the dashing of a partial peace solution with Hamas after the militant group shot off rockets, in violation of a cease-fire: "Our answer is fire," he said. Published July 16, 2014
Thor, ‘god of thunder,’ to turn into woman in next Marvel comic book plot
Thor, the hammer-wielding god of thunder depicted in the Marvel comics universe, will soon be a woman. Published July 15, 2014
‘Bucket list’ created for dog dying of cancer
Five-year-old Marsha is dying from skin cancer, but her new owners say they're going to spend her last days making her happy: moving her through a sort of doggy bucket list. Published July 15, 2014
Oscar Pistorius in barroom altercation in Johannesburg
Oscar Pistorius, currently on trial for murdering his model girlfriend, was involved in an altercation at a club in Johannesburg over the weekend. Published July 15, 2014
Drunk man arrested for jumping in shark tank at Boston aquarium
A 51-year-old man was arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct after he jumped in a fish tank that contains sharks at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Published July 15, 2014
Benghazi terror attack suspect found dead in Libya
Faraj al-Shibli, one of the men suspected in the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been found dead. Published July 15, 2014
Vermont woman offers tips to fight terrorists: ‘Let’s work together’
A liberal-minded Vermont woman had some curious words of wisdom for waging the war on terrorism and fighting those who would seek to do harm against America: Let's befriend them. Published July 15, 2014
Bill Clinton crack on Jews to Jewish-GOPers haunts in new book
An overlooked joke that Bill Clinton told to a crowd of Jewish Republicans about Jews — one that fell flat — has now resurfaced in a new book, biting at the former president as his wife Hillary mulls a run for the White House. Published July 15, 2014
California mulls $500-a-day fines for washing cars, watering yards
Sprinkling yards and washing cars may get a whole lot pricier in California, where regulators are mulling measures to preserve water supplies that includes hefty fines — up to $500 per day — for those who use too much. Published July 15, 2014
Massachusetts city ends contract with Christian college over gay rights
Salem, Massachusetts, put an end to a long-time contract with the Christian-based Gordon College after administrators refused to cave to the gay-rights movement and remove a ban on "homosexual behavior" among students and staff. Published July 15, 2014
Arizona next Murrieta? Protesters prep for bused illegals, as warned by whistleblower
Move over Murrieta. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said a whistleblower at the Department of Homeland Security has alerted that 40 to 60 illegal minor-aged immigrants were due to be dropped at a remote boys camp in the Arizona mountains on Tuesday — and protesters have rallied accordingly. Published July 15, 2014
Missouri governor vetoes bill to arm teachers in schools
Missouri Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon turned aside a legislative attempt to arm select teachers in schools, vetoing a bill that would have put guns in schools and saying he couldn't support such a notion. Published July 15, 2014
Feds tout deportation of 40 as proof of Obama’s border protection
Homeland Security authorities gave a pat on the back to themselves for sending home 40 adults and children who were in the country illegally, claiming the deportations prove that the White House means business — that illegals will in fact be shipped to their countries of origin. Published July 15, 2014
