Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Westboro Baptists target film critic Roger Ebert’s funeral
Westboro Baptist Church members announced Monday their newest target: movie critic Roger Ebert's funeral. Published April 8, 2013
Vatican adviser says gay-marriage supporters should skip Communion
Gay-marriage-rights Catholics should not partake of Holy Communion, said one Detroit professor who also serves as a legal adviser to the Vatican. Published April 8, 2013
John McCain’s wife, Cindy, to appear in play about Calif.’s Proposition 8 same-sex case
Cindy McCain, the wife of Sen. John McCain, is hitting the stage with a role in next month's Herberger Theater Center production of a play about Proposition 8, the California same-sex-marriage case that's woven its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Published April 8, 2013
NYC bicyclist hit by police car — then charged for dents to vehicle
Talk about adding insult to injury. A New York City bicyclist who was injured by a police officer who nearly ran him over with his car now has been handed a bill — to repair the dents in the cop car. Published April 8, 2013
Wall of dirt at construction site fatally collapses on 2 N.C. children
Two young children were killed at a construction site in North Carolina on Sunday evening when a wall of dirt collapsed on top of them. Published April 8, 2013
Three priests removed from Catholic ministry in Philadelphia for abuse
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has removed three priests from the ministry who have been charged and convicted of child endangerment and abuse. Published April 8, 2013
Leeland Eisenberg caught: Police grab N.H. man who held Hillary Clinton staffers hostage in 2007
Police said they captured Leeland Eisenberg, the man who had held several of Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign workers hostage in 2007 but who had disappeared from his halfway house in New Hampshire on Sunday. Published April 8, 2013
Gov. Dannel Malloy on guns: NRA’s Wayne LaPierre like ‘clowns at the circus’
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy had harsh words of criticism for National Rifle Association head Wayne LaPierre during a Sunday appearance on CNN. Published April 8, 2013
Syria takes ‘very significant’ action and pulls troops from Golan
Syria President Bashar Assad has pulled thousands of soldiers from the Golan Heights and relocated them to Damascus, at the forefront of battle lines, leaving Israel's border open to rebel forces. In addition, a Syrian government official says a car bomb in central Damascus has killed 10 people, The Associated Press reported. Published April 8, 2013
South Korea backtracks on missile statements, as North pulls workers
A leading South Korean official backtracked Monday from claims he made about North Korea prepping for an underground nuclear missile test. Published April 8, 2013
NFL linebacker Ayanbadejo: Four gay players plan to come out
Word is four National Football League players are on their way out — of the closet, that is. Published April 5, 2013
Japan announces new U.S. plan for Okinawa withdrawal
Japan may soon get back control of land the U.S. military currently occupies at its base in Okinawa. Published April 5, 2013
ATF yanks firearms license of shop that sold guns used in Newtown shooting
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has yanked the licenses of the gun store that sold the weapons that were used in the Newtown shootings. Published April 5, 2013
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, who is pro-Palestinian, abruptly cancels Jewish stop
Roger Waters — the founder of Pink Floyd and a vocal Palestinian movement supporter — abruptly canceled a scheduled speaking event before a Jewish audience in New York City. Published April 5, 2013
Alaskan town looks to ban walking while drunk in public
Bethel, Alaska, government leaders are fed up with drunks who behave poorly in public, and they have moved to pass an ordinance banning walking under the influence. Published April 5, 2013
Don Imus: ‘Jesus may have been gay’
Syndicated radio talk show host Don Imus has come under fire for comments he made during a recent broadcast in which he suggested that Jesus was a homosexual. Published April 5, 2013
Indiana University awarded $423K stimulus to explore ‘condom use problems’
Trustees at Indiana University reported this week that a study on how to properly use condoms had been completed — and that funding for the research had come from federal stimulus dollars, to the tune of $423,500. Published April 5, 2013
White supremacist arrested on ties to prison head Tom Clements’ murder
Police in Texas arrested a white supremacist group member to question him in the murder of Colorado's correction chief, Tom Clements. Published April 5, 2013
Pope vows to act ‘with determination’ against abusers
Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church was going to take decisive action against members of the clergy found guilty of sex abuse. Published April 5, 2013
Judge tells FDA to provide morning-after pill for all ages
A federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must allow females of all ages over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill. Published April 5, 2013
