Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
New Bloomberg anti-gun video uses Newtown parents making emotional pleas
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg' gun group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, unveiled a new ad Thursday: It features parents of children killed in the Newtown, Conn., shooting rampage calling for tighter Second Amendment laws. Published March 28, 2013
Food stamp president: Enrollment up 70 percent under Obama
Enrollment in the food stamp program — officially the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — has soared by 70 percent in the years since President Obama first took office, a new report finds. Published March 28, 2013
Free guns: Tucson, Ariz., man starts give-away program for high-crime areas
A former candidate for mayor in Tucson, Ariz., has raised thousands of dollars in a campaign aimed at buying guns to distribute for free to residents who live in high-crime communities. Published March 28, 2013
Sarah Palin PAC goes on the march to reignite the right
Sarah Palin is gearing up for 2014. Her SarahPAC came out with a video on Wednesday aimed at fueling the conservative fires for a dramatic comeback in the midterm elections. Published March 28, 2013
Virginia police officers refused restaurant service for wearing guns
A restaurant manager in Manassas, Va., has gone on the defensive, rushing to apologize after an employee refused to serve eight police officers because they were carrying weapons. Published March 28, 2013
Atheists demand Vietnam memorial tear down cross
The Freedom from Religion Foundation, an atheist group headquartered in Wisconsin, is demanding that city leaders in one Oregon community remove a Vietnam War memorial that is topped by a Christian cross. Published March 28, 2013
Democratic lawmaker to pro-gun voter: You’re a murderous, ‘baby-raping’ ‘inbreed’
Alabama resident Eddie Maxwell thought he was simply emailing his state legislators to voice his opposition to gun control, but he was shocked and stunned by one reply, from Democratic state Rep. Joe Mitchell. Published March 28, 2013
Texas launches probe of school curriculum accused of communist agenda
Texas Board of Education authorities have launched an investigation in the state's school curriculum, based on complaints that approved teachings are actually indoctrinating students with a pro-communist ideology. Published March 28, 2013
Guantanamo prisoners file complaint: We want bottled water, not tap
Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay already on a hunger strike have found a new issue to protest: Guards aren't giving them bottled water, but rather forcing them to drink from the tap. Published March 28, 2013
Forget executive orders: Obama finds creative means to bypass Congress
Move over executive orders. President Obama has another tool to push policy absent congressional stamp — and it's far less known and controversial. It's called executive action. Published March 28, 2013
Oscar Pistorius wins back passport, right to travel overseas
Oscar Pistorius has won back his passport and the right to travel. A judge sided with his attorneys on Thursday, as they argued that the double-amputee Olympian accused of murder in the Valentine's Day shooting of his girlfriend may actually have to enter track events to compete and earn money, The Associated Press reports. Published March 28, 2013
Marijuana trade could create billion-dollar potential for cash-strapped states
Tax gurus are predicting Colorado and Washington could see big bucks — millions, or even billions — from revenues collected via their recently approved recreational marijuana laws. And other states are starting to take a second look at the potential. Published March 28, 2013
School administration costs soar 700 percent since 1950
The number of administrative positions in schools around the nation has increased by 700 percent over the past six or seven decades, a new study finds. Published March 28, 2013
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani teen targeted by Taliban for pro-school views, signs $3M book deal
Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl who survived a point-blank gun shot from a Taliban militant who opposed her pro-school activism, has signed a book deal. Published March 28, 2013
Nelson Mandela in hospital with lung infection
South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, 94, has been hospitalized for treatment for a recurring lung infection. Published March 28, 2013
Dozens of residents flee Puget Sound landslide
Dozens of residents in a peaceful Puget Sound setting were forced to evacuate Wednesday after a huge landslide knocked one house over and threatened 33 others. Published March 28, 2013
4-year-old found next to dead mom resorted to sugar bag for food
A 4-year-old boy found in an apartment outside New York City eating out of a bag of sugar nearby the body of his deceased and decomposing mother was grossly underweight and possibly neglected, investigators say. Published March 28, 2013
Gabby Giffords’ gunman had history of drug use, court docs show
The man who went on a shooting spree in 2011 in Arizona, killing 6 and wounding several — including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords — was a past drug user who was polite and cooperative after his arrest, newly released court documents show. Published March 27, 2013
Indian tribes seek federal bailout money for casinos
A native-American tribe struggling to keep its Foxwoods Resort Casino in the red is now turning to the U.S. government for a helping hand. Published March 27, 2013
Hunters begin boycott of Colorado over new gun laws
All across the country, hunters have joined in a call to boycott Colorado over that state's recent laws to curb gun freedoms. Published March 27, 2013
