Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Liberal thought: Chicago’s murder rate due to climate change
Christie Hefner, with the liberal Center for American Progress, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" listeners that climate change is the cause, in part, for Chicago's high murder rate. Published January 30, 2013
No surrender! Republican Powell defends voting for Obama
Former Secretary of State and self-declared Republican Colin Powell said he voted for Democrat Barack Obama for president — twice — because of concerns over the economy, according to a Fox News broadcast of Bill O'Reilly's show, "The Factor." Published January 30, 2013
Flake to Obama: Security first, citizenship second
Sen. Jeff Flake, in Wednesday morning comments on Fox News, said President Obama ought to look at border security first and pathways to citizenship second, given the security and fiscal issues facing this nation. Published January 30, 2013
Hezbollah arms shipment destroyed in Israeli jet strike
Israel isn’t confirming, but Middle East news outlets report Israeli jets have struck a target near the Syria-Lebanon border in an effort to stop the transport of missiles into Hezbollah hands. Published January 30, 2013
Alabama gunman still holds 6-year-old boy hostage
A hostage situation involving an armed Alabama man and a 6-year-old boy has entered its second day, as police report the man has now bunkered the child in some type of underground shelter. Published January 30, 2013
Surprise: U.S. economy shrinks for first time in near four years
More bad financial news has hit the nation, as the Commerce Department reports the U.S. economy has shrunk for the first time in three-and-a-half years, by 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. Published January 30, 2013
NFL players union spends $100 million to learn why violent game shortens lives
Why do football players die early? That's the topic of research for a $100 million Harvard University study, to be funded by the National Football League Players Association. Published January 30, 2013
Obama inaugural reveals FDR-like ‘Second Bill of Rights’
President Obama's drive for dramatic reforms in American politics and policy is a near copycat of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1944 push for a Second Bill of Rights, according to one legal scholar, Cass Sunstein. Published January 30, 2013
Brace for more IRS paperwork: Obamacare costs in new W-2 tax forms
Internal Revenue Service W-2 forms are in the mail, and recipients this month will see something new: The total costs the employer pays for health care coverage. Published January 30, 2013
EEOC launches probe of TSA ‘hostile work environment’
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating the Transportation Security Administration for creating a "hostile work environment," according to Tuesday media reports. Published January 30, 2013
Sen. Sessions calls for firing of ICE director
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, in Tuesday floor remarks, called for the firing of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement head for failing to uphold and enforce border laws. Published January 30, 2013
Wild monkey mob rampages Indonesian village
A surprise attack by a mob of wild monkeys has panicked a village in eastern Indonesia, as residents report attacks, injuries and home damage. Published January 30, 2013
Scalia scoffed for claiming Constitution is ‘dead’ document
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is drawing fire from legal colleagues for his characterization of the U.S. Constitution as a "dead" document — that is, judges should not take it upon themselves to interpret its clauses via modern meanings. Published January 30, 2013
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban, set for more surgery
The Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for her advocacy of education for girls is scheduled for more surgery, according to various media reports. Published January 30, 2013
Costa Concordia captain: I’ll command again
The captain of the Costa Concordia challenged his firing Tuesday, claiming in a closed-door court hearing that he actually saved lives after his ship ran aground and capsized, killing 32, in a Jan. 13, 2012, disaster off the coast of Tuscany. Published January 30, 2013
Chicago gun deaths, confiscations belie claims of gun-control activists
Chicago police reported the seizure of 7,400 guns used in crimes, or that were unpermitted, in the past year — nearly double the 3,285 reported for New York City for the same time frame. That's despite the fact Chicago has the toughest gun-control laws in the nation, prohibiting sales within the city and, until the Supreme Court found it unconstitutional in 2010, banning handguns. Published January 30, 2013
Clinton confirms memoir, fueling talk of White House run
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fueled rumors of a 2016 presidential run again, when she confirmed her post-office plans include sleep — and writing a book. Published January 30, 2013
South Korea launches satellite from own soil
For the first time in history, South Korea has successfully launched a satellite from its own country into space. Published January 30, 2013
U.S. Embassy closes amid Egyptian violence
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo shut down Tuesday, as more than 120 were reported injured in the escalating violence that has marked Egypt over the past few days. Published January 29, 2013
Landrieu takes up Obama’s anti-Fox chant
On the heels of President Obama's finger-pointing at Fox News, and Rush Limbaugh, for supposedly holding up legislative progress on the national debt, now comes Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu, who lambasted the network for its coverage of entitlement spending. Published January 29, 2013
