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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com. 

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** FILE ** Ariel Castro, left, stands before a judge with defense attorney Craig Weintraub during Castro's arraignment on an expanded 977-count indictment Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro is charged with kidnapping and raping three women over a decade in his Cleveland home. Castro pleaded not guilty to 512 counts of kidnapping and 446 counts of rape. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Ariel Castro’s son: I’m ‘shell-shocked,’ but perhaps good will prevail

Ariel Anthony Castro, the son of the now-deceased Cleveland area kidnapper who killed himself in jail after holding three Ohio women hostage for almost a decade, said in an essay he penned for a local newspaper that he still can’t believe his father’s crimes – but that perhaps good can come of all, regardless. Published September 23, 2013

** FILE ** Former President Bill Clinton addresses the crowd during a rally for President Barack Obama at Palm Beach State College Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Lake Worth, Fla. (AP Photo/Palm Beach Post, Lannis Waters)

Bill Clinton on budget impasse: GOP waging a good war

You’ve got to give the Republicans credit, said former President Bill Clinton, making the talk show circuit on Sunday. The GOP is waging a decent battle with the Democrats on Obamacare and the budget. Published September 23, 2013

Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville, right, is congratulated by Assemblyman Roger Dickinson after the Assembly approved Alejo's minimum wage bill at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The bill, AB10, which would raise the minimum wage from the current $8 an hour to $10 by 2016, now goes to the governor. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California passes minimum wage hike to $10 an hour

Go West, young man — that's where the minimum wage money is, as California lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that raises the rate of pay for the most menial jobs. Published September 13, 2013

** FILE ** In this Feb. 15, 2011, file photo, Lance Armstrong pauses during an interview in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Thao Nguyen, File)

Lance Armstrong returns 2000 Olympic bronze medal

Lance Armstrong sent out a Twitter message on Thursday that he’s given back his 2000 Olympic bronze medal, as requested by International Olympic Committee heads earlier this year. Published September 13, 2013

The Obama administration resisted designating as "terrorism" the 2009 shootings by Nidal Malik Hasan, above, at Fort Hood that killed 13 and wounded over 30. (Bell County Sheriff's Department via Associated Press)

Texas senators seek ‘terrorist’ label for Fort Hood shootings

A bill from Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Texans, would change the classification of the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and dozens injured from an act of workplace violence to a terrorist attack. Published September 13, 2013

** FILE ** California Gov. Jerry Brown. (Associated Press)

California poised to pass law giving driver licenses to illegals

California on Friday is about to become the latest, and largest, state to give illegal immigrants the right to obtain driver licenses, via a bill that’s on the desk of Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, awaiting his signature. Published September 13, 2013