Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Report: Government spends $34.5 billion on students who may never graduate
Each year, college students from around the nation tap into a federal Pell Grant program that awards $34.5 billion of taxpayer money that doesn't ever have to be paid back. Published April 10, 2013
Muppets take Manhattan: Puppet hustlers buoyed by court order
The Muppets have a new gig — hustling New York City tourists to tip for photos — and city leaders say they can't do anything about it. Published April 10, 2013
Forget the sellers: NYC lawmaker wants to imprison buyers of knockoffs
Never mind the seller. Now a New York City councilwoman is looking to put in prison the buyers of counterfeit goods. Published April 10, 2013
Texas professor faces fire for forcing students into anti-gun campaign
Administrators have launched an investigation into a Midwestern State University professor after receiving complaints from a student that she forced her class to design anti-gun posters to be used in her personal activism. Published April 10, 2013
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius taken aback by ‘relentless’ ‘Obamacare’ politics
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that she has been taken off guard by the concerted and continuing opposition to "Obamacare" and that her office has been pushed into public relations mode to persuade states to join the exchange. Published April 10, 2013
Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner eyes comeback as NYC mayor
Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner said in magazine article posted online Wednesday that he was mulling a run for mayor of New York City, if the public would only give him a second chance. Published April 10, 2013
37 of 62 Colorado sheriffs to sue over new gun laws
Thirty-seven of Colorado's 62 elected sheriffs are banding together for a lawsuit against the state's tight new gun restrictions. Published April 10, 2013
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant hit by drive-by shooting
A spokesman for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said a drive-by shooter hit an elephant in Tupelo, Miss., on Tuesday. Published April 10, 2013
Power of the new pope: Lapsed Catholics feel drawn to give Francis a try
Newly minted Pope Francis is already making a mark. At least some of the Church's lapsed Catholics, disenfranchised by years of scandals and rigid teachings, say they're now giving the religion a second look and returning to the fold. Published April 10, 2013
Swarthmore College students send conservative commencement speaker packing
Swarthmore College students successfully ran off former Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick — whom they termed a "war criminal" — from serving as commencement speaker at the upcoming graduation ceremony. Published April 10, 2013
Dick Cheney on North Korea: U.S. ‘in deep doo doo’
Former Vice President Dick Cheney issued a blunt warning to Republican leaders in Congress about the state of American and North Korean relations: The United States is in trouble. Published April 10, 2013
Drones over America: Pilot error costs U.S. taxpayers $10M for crash
The Air Force is reporting that it was mostly the pilot's fault for wrecking an unmanned drone in December in the Arizona desert. Published April 10, 2013
Kim Jong-un 1994: ‘Grease’ actor, comic book reader, ‘quietest person’ ever
Before Kim Jong-un, 30, was a North Korean dictator threatening to wipe out the West with nuclear bombs he held a different job — as a skinny-boned, leather jacket wearing member of a "good" gang in an all-American theatrical production of Grease. Published April 9, 2013
Brad Paisley: Country crooner defends ‘Accidental Racist’ duet with LL Cool J
Country star Brad Paisley is not apologizing for the song "Accidental Racist," his duet with New York rapper LL Cool J, despite the stir it has caused among some listeners who find the lyrics appalling. Published April 9, 2013
Harry Reid: Congress should investigate NCAA’s ‘absolute control’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Congress ought to step into the arena of college sports and investigate whether the NCAA has too much power over athletes. Published April 9, 2013
Rare 1971 Lamborghini worth up to $1.7M wrecked by fire
A rare Lamborghini Miura SV that hails from 1971 and once wore the proud title of fastest production car in the world has been reduced to ashy shell, half of its body and engine consumed by fire. Published April 9, 2013
Beleaguered Carnival Cruise Lines to expand into Asia
Carnival Cruise Lines, which has been plagued by a string of technical problems that have left passengers stranded at port and at sea, is nonetheless moving to expand its operations. Published April 9, 2013
Muslim ‘religious’ law locks Toronto dad out of 9-year-old daughter’s swim class
A single father who lives in the Toronto area said he knew his 9-year-old daughter's swim class was girls-only — but he didn't know that meant he couldn't watch. Published April 9, 2013
New state, local gun-control plan: Tax ‘em to death
Gun control, meet taxes. That's the new state- and local-government plan to crack down on firearms purchases, as officials await federal policy reform. Published April 9, 2013
Bloomberg copies NRA: His anti-gun group debuts scorecard on Congress
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said his group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is going to take a page from the NRA playbook and start scoring members of Congress, from A through F. Published April 9, 2013
