Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC throws support to Obama on Syria
A noted pro-Israel lobby group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, finally broke its silence on Syria and said Tuesday that President Obama's call for military strikes is a good plan. Published September 4, 2013
Maj. Nidal Hasan finally forcibly shaved at Fort Leavenworth
At long last, the Army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage through Fort Hood, claiming in court he killed 13 and wounded 30 to defend his Muslim faith, has been forcibly shaved by Fort Leavenworth prison authorities. Published September 4, 2013
Obama’s foot on Oval Office desk sends shockwaves around the world
Shock, outrage and mocking criticism is building among conservatives — and those of other political stripes who put the White House and its possessions on a historical pedestal – over a photograph showing President Obama in an informal pose, with his foot on his Oval Office desk. Published September 4, 2013
Pennsylvania clerk who defied state law with gay-marriage certificates heads to court
A Pennsylvania county clerk facing a court hearing on Wednesday to decide whether he illegally issued same-sex marriage licenses in a state that doesn’t allow for the unions said he didn’t mean to cause trouble. Published September 4, 2013
Sen. John McCain to Russian President Vladimir Putin: Give back the Super Bowl ring
Sen. John McCain said he's got a tough message for Russian delegates who are coming to Washington to pass along to President Vladimir Putin — and it's not about Syria. Published September 4, 2013
Stubbs the cat, mayor of Alaska town, mauled by dog
Mayor Stubbs, a yellow tabby who has held the highest-ranking office in Talkeetna, Alaska, for 16 years, is going to be out of commission for a while, it seems. Published September 4, 2013
‘N-word’ plaintiff wins another $30K for punitive damages
The black woman who brought a hostile workplace complaint against her black boss for his repeated use of the "N-word" during a lengthy office rant has now won a $30,000 punitive damages award. Published September 4, 2013
Judge who jailed rapist for 30 days reconsiders sentence
A judge who caused a double-whammy outcry when he sentenced a former teacher to 30 days for raping a teen girl and then justified the short jail term by seeming to blame the 14-year-old for the crime is now reconsidering his ruling. Published September 4, 2013
KKK and NAACP secret meeting ends with membership ties
In what's being billed as a historical first, the president of the Casper, Wyo., NAACP met recently behind closed doors with an organizer of the KKK chapter from Great Falls, Mont. — and the meeting actually ended with a crossover membership. Published September 4, 2013
Russia’s Putin warns U.S. to wait, calls claim of Syrian chemical attack ‘absurd’
President Vladimir Putin said the Russia isn't completely ruling out intervention in Syria, if it's proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that President Bashar Assad unleashed chemical weapons on rebel fighters — but that notion is just ridiculous, he said. Published September 4, 2013
England poised to shutter jails as super-prison site revealed
The prison system in England is poised for big change, as authorities are planning to shutter four individual jails and concentrate the inmate population at one massive facility, a super-prison in northern Wales. Published September 4, 2013
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange trips investigation of U.S. intelligence in Europe
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed a formal complaint with Swedish authorities, asking for an investigation into U.S. intelligence operations in Europe and alleging his background was wrongfully vetted by FBI agents. Published September 3, 2013
Obama poised to pressure President Putin on gay rights at G-20
President Obama is setting out to the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg this week to discuss more than Syria or Egypt. At the pressing of human rights activists, he is expected to take up the issue of gay rights, in what is sure to prove a tension-tightening moment with President Vladimir Putin. Published September 3, 2013
Comedy film ‘The Muslims Are Coming!’ tackles Islamophobia — and trashes conservatives
Comedians and film co-directors Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah are taking on one of present-day politics' most sensitive subjects head-on, hoping laughter really can overcome all — including Islamophobia. But then they take potshots at key conservatives and Fox News, characterizing those with dissenting views of radical Islam as ignorant. Published September 3, 2013
New York pot-grower killed by own booby trap: Trip wire nearly cuts off head
A New York marijuana grower attempting to protect his crop from intruders was caught in his own booby trap, riding beneath a trip wire he strung around his plants and nearly cutting off his head. Published September 3, 2013
Saul Alinsky lives: Anti-war protesters bang outside John Kerry’s Boston home
A la Saul Alinsky in his famous "Rules for Radicals" training manual for effective activism, swarms of anti-war protesters took to the streets and descended upon Secretary of State John F. Kerry's Boston town house, shouting through bullhorns, "Hands off Syria!" Published September 3, 2013
Firefighters injured in fall during Atlanta airport blaze
Two firefighters were injured while battling a blaze at an Atlanta airport terminal on Tuesday that filled the area with heavy smoke. Published September 3, 2013
Germany mulls prosecution of 30 ex-Auschwitz camp guards
Germany may go after dozens of former Auschwitz death camp guards in court, including an Israeli citizen, as justice ministers announced on Tuesday they’re mulling prosecutions. Published September 3, 2013
Obamacare casualty: Longshoremen cut ties with AFL-CIO, citing health plan
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and its 40,000 members said good-bye to the AFL-CIO, cutting long-time ties in part because of Obamacare. Published September 3, 2013
Syrian President Bashar Assad taunts: ‘Obama is weak’
Syria’s beleaguered president, Bashar Assad, said in a published interview with a France newspaper the Middle East was ready to blow, but that President Obama was too weak to do anything about it. Published September 3, 2013
