Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
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
Drone-kill map aims to ‘shock people’ on U.S. policy
A technology worker with Pitch Interactive is using his computer skills to make a political point, with the creation of an interactive graph that shows the kills in Pakistan due to U.S. drones. Published March 27, 2013
NBC anchor Jenna Wolfe: I’m gay, I’m pregnant and I’m marrying my partner
It's been a busy week for NBC's Jenna Wolfe. Published March 27, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz tweets: Texas to soon turn blue
Texas recently elected tea party favorite Ted Cruz to Senate, but don't count on such results from the traditionally conservative state for much longer, predicts Democratic Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Published March 27, 2013
Michael Moore on guns: ‘What are these white people so afraid of?’
Michael Moore said "fear and racism" fuels Americans' insistence that the government uphold their Second Amendment rights to own firearms. Published March 27, 2013
John Kerry heads home; secretary of state claims successful talks with Afghanistan’s Karzai
Secretary of State John Kerry is headed home following a busy week of mostly clandestine travels that saw him issuing blunt warnings to Iraqi leaders, trying to bridge disputes with Afghanistan’s president, dining with Pakistani military chiefs and heading a soccer ball. Published March 27, 2013
Sinkhole fears in Florida: Residents flee, as walls crack
Florida homeowners who live just three miles from where a sinkhole swallowed a sleeping man a month ago have now been evacuated, after the walls of their duplex began to crack and the floor buckled. Published March 27, 2013
Harry Potter-esque invisibility cloak moves closer to reality
How very Harry Potter. Researchers say they've taken a step closer toward the invention of a full-body invisibility device that would allow the wearer to move about absent detection, much like the teen wizard did when he donned his magical cloak in the film. Published March 27, 2013
Kardashian ad creators fired after Ford public-relations scandal
Employees responsible for a series of ads showing the Kardashian sisters bound and gagged in the trunk space of a Ford vehicle have been fired. Published March 27, 2013
