Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Calif. Girl Scout takes cookie stand to marijuana shop — and sales explode
A California Girl Scout smartly set up her cookie sale stand right outside a San Francisco marijuana dispensary — and compared to her earlier efforts at a grocery, business boomed. Published February 21, 2014
Kentucky man to walk barefoot for a year to raise money for African children
A Kentucky man has decided that he'll go a year without wearing any socks or shoes to raise money for children in Africa who don't have anything to put on their feet. Published February 21, 2014
Arizona lawmakers OK religious exemption for businesses to deny gays
Arizona lawmakers voted in favor of a measure that gives business owners, churches and individuals in the state the legal right to deny service to gays for religious reasons. Published February 21, 2014
Steve Jobs, Jimi Hendrix to debut on postage stamps
Steve Jobs, of Apple fame, and Jimi Hendrix, of rock-star legends, are among the personalities slated to make an appearance on future U.S. Postal Service stamps. Published February 21, 2014
Suicide attack kills, wounds several at Afghan police complex
Suicide attackers in Kabul hit a police compound with bombs and guns early Friday, killing one and wounding four, Afghan security forces said. Published February 21, 2014
George W. Bush waxes on vets: Most want ‘their service understood’
Former President George W. Bush took to the Texas stage to speak about the true 1 percent crowd in America that deserves the respect and admiration of all — the veterans. Published February 20, 2014
Air Force agency to launch 3 new GPS satellites
The Air Force Global Positioning Program is set to launch three new satellites from Cape Canaveral, beginning with a planning liftoff Thursday night. Published February 20, 2014
Oliver North: Obama is ‘Jimmy Carter on steroids’
Oliver North said on a Wednesday national broadcast that if anyone was happy that President Obama won a second term, it's former President Jimmy Carter — and maybe Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published February 20, 2014
Portland teens accused of carving swastika on classmate’s head
Three teenagers in Portland, Ore., have been charged as adults in a shocking crime that rocked the community and left a 16-year-old with a swastika carved into his forehead. Published February 20, 2014
Dalai Lama to plug free enterprise in video message
The Dalai Lama has partnered with the American Enterprise Institute to stream a video message that touts the benefits of free market systems. Published February 20, 2014
Waiter tosses $7K ‘Tips for Jesus’ tip: I thought diner was drunk
A waiter in West Hollywood, Calif., said he didn't realize the tip for $7,000 attributed to "Tips for Jesus" was real when he tossed it -- and now he's praying for a miracle to resurrect the money. Published February 20, 2014
Actress Robin Wright: ‘D.C. more corrupt than Hollywood’
Robin Wright, the actress who plays Claire Underwood on "House of Cards," was in Washington, D.C., to research her role as a powerful politician's wife and found: This place is seedier than Hollywood. Published February 20, 2014
White House taps Mideast expert to bolster Gulf relations
The White House quietly announced it was bringing on board a Middle East expert with a background in forging peace deals, a late-hour move to help President Obama smooth relations with key regional leaders that comes as he's poised to visit Saudi Arabia. Published February 20, 2014
Ted Cruz slams GOP for ‘trickery’ on debt ceiling vote
Sen. Ted Cruz issued a strongly worded rebuke against his fellow Republican colleagues regarding a recent debt ceiling vote that he saw as all show, zero substance and outright "trickery" to the American public. Published February 20, 2014
American flags made in China now banned in U.S. military
U.S. troops can no longer cart around American flags that were made in China, thanks to legislation written by Rep. Mike Thompson. Published February 20, 2014
McDonald’s worker sent packing after paying firefighters’ meals
A McDonald's worker who had been on the job for eight years was told to go home — that her services were no longer needed — the day after she paid $92 out of her own pocket for firefighters who came in to eat. Published February 20, 2014
NSA slap-down: Feds lose court try to curb mocking T-shirts
A Minnesota man who was sent a cease-and-desist letter by the federal government over his sales of merchandise, which mocks the National Security Agency's citizen surveillance activities, has won his legal battle. Published February 20, 2014
White House to sniff out newsrooms: ‘Troubling and dangerous development’
The Obama administration is pushing forward with a Federal Communications Commission project that would send government researchers into newsrooms across the country — and First Amendment advocates want to know why. Published February 20, 2014
University of Maryland data breach leaves 300,000 staff, students exposed
A data breach at the University of Maryland has left some 300,000 staff members and former and present students exposed, with their personal information — including Social Security numbers — stolen and floating around unknown locations. Published February 20, 2014
20 journalists on trial in Egypt for terror charges
Twenty journalists — including four foreigners — are set for trial Thursday in Egypt on charges related to terror, a case that's being watched closely by free press advocates around the world. Published February 20, 2014
