Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
McDonald’s ‘Happy’ mascot misses the mark: ‘He will eat you alive. Run!’
McDonald's may have fallen a bit short of its public relations mark with its newest Happy Meal toy mascot offering -- a toothy, big-mouthed, bulging-eyed boxed figure that may be named Happy, but appears more like it's growling, "Come here." Published May 21, 2014
CNN concedes: Nobody’s watching our climate change reports
CNN head honcho Jeff Zucker admitted the network's viewers aren't really interested in their reports on climate change — but said that only means CNN has to try harder. Published May 21, 2014
Parents hire coaches to teach bike-riding to children
Eight-year-old Max Goldberg of New York couldn't quite get the hang of riding his bike, so after two years of training-wheeled trying, his mother stumbled on a new adolescent offering: Hire a coach. Published May 21, 2014
Ben Carson rocks liberal set of ‘The View’ with welfare critique
Ben Carson took to "The View" stage this week to explain to his mostly liberal hosts and largely liberal audience just why the liberal-driven welfare system stinks — and he emerged not only unscathed, but a big winner. Published May 21, 2014
Gay marriage support swells to 55 percent of Americans
Support for gay marriage is hitting record-level highs, with fully 55 percent of Americans saying it's quite OK for homosexuals to trade government-sanctioned wedding vows. Published May 21, 2014
26 women petition pope to let priestly boyfriends break celibacy vows
Pope Francis is fielding a formal request from 26 women to let their boyfriends — who serve as priests — be freed from their vows of celibacy. Published May 21, 2014
Minor leaguer’s ear bitten during on-field fight: ‘It’s something we don’t condone’
Two minor-leaguers with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization traded fists during an on-field fight this week – a Mike Tyson-esque affair that reportedly ended when one player, Miguel Olivo, bit the ear of his teammate, Alex Guerrero. Published May 21, 2014
Marine who fell from Osprey during N.C. flight training found dead
A Marine who mysteriously fell from the cargo door of an Osprey till-rote craft during a training mission was found dead, military authorities said on Wednesday. Published May 21, 2014
NBA accuses Donald Sterling of telling female friend to lie to cover up tape
The NBA has come out with a new accusation against the Los Angeles Clippers' Donald Sterling, saying the under-fire basketball team owner asked his female friend, V. Stiviano, to lie and help cover up the racial comments he was captured saying about blacks on audio tape. Published May 21, 2014
Feds deny legal marijuana growers access to irrigation waters in Colorado, Washington
Marijuana may be legal in Colorado and Washington, but it's going to be hard going for growers to irrigate their pot crops, given the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation just announced it's not going to grant them access to certain water stores. Published May 21, 2014
Girl, 7, hit by bullet on playground: Panic, ‘sneakers and flip flops’ left behind
A 7-year-old girl was shot by a stray bullet while she was with friends at a playground at her Park Morton Apartment Complex in the Northwest area of Washington, D.C., police said. Published May 21, 2014
Shots fired as North Korean boats cross into South Korean waters
Naval patrollers from South Korean sent some warning gunshots across the water at North Korean military vessels that dared to cross the maritime border. Published May 21, 2014
George Soros-backed group plots $40M course to win 2014 votes
Koch brothers, move over. A group back by billionaire George Soros and other millionaires with progressive political slants are charting a course to give out nearly $40 million to various entities that can further their favored policy reforms — in 2014 alone, documents show. Published May 20, 2014
Toni Braxton laments son’s autism as ‘God’s payback’ for abortion
Toni Braxton, a Grammy award-winning singer who had an abortion a decade ago, pined in her recently released memoir that perhaps God punished her for the procedure by inflicting her second-born son with autism. Published May 20, 2014
Supreme Court corrects Justice Kagan’s history error in prayer case
One of the nation's highest judges, Justice Elena Kagan, was given the red pen treatment after researchers and court authorities found her dissenting opinion on the recently decided public meeting prayer case contained a historical inaccuracy. Published May 20, 2014
Obamacare’s big opening day touted one enrollment: report
Only one person successfully enrolled in Obamacare on its first day of business, a nonprofit government watchdog group found via documents obtained from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. Published May 20, 2014
Sarah Palin mocks media protection of Hillary Clinton’s health
Sarah Palin sent out a series of scathing and sarcastic lines on her Facebook page in response to the mainstream media's condemnation of Karl Rove for daring to discuss former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's health. Published May 20, 2014
Moms’ group targets Chipotle’s gun-friendly atmosphere
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a group that campaigns for crackdowns on Second Amendment carry freedoms, has set its sights on Chipotle restaurants, calling for a reversal of the chain's open-door policy for gun owners. Published May 20, 2014
Global health groups push for U.S. to slap taxes on fatty foods
The U.S. government, along with nations around the globe, should regulate fatty foods in the same way it does tobacco, two world health groups told a Geneva audience this week. Published May 20, 2014
Clippers’ Donald Sterling a ‘wreck’ over public rebuke of Magic Johnson
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was an obvious "wreck" and on an emotional roller-coaster after telling a television host that Magic Johnson's contributions to basketball and to the black community were minimal, at best, said the former president of the Los Angeles NAACP chapter. Published May 20, 2014
