Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Hillary Clinton, savior of whiskey? High-profile women credited with boosting industry
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of several high-profile women credited for bolstering the whiskey industry and keeping it relevant — and profitable — among the alcohol imbibing of the nation. Published December 9, 2014
Military morale plunges 30-plus points under Obama
A survey of military members shows a shocking drop in morale — a downswing that seems directly tied to the change in commander-in-chief from George W. Bush to Barack Obama. Published December 9, 2014
Norm Jacobs, Beloit police chief: Let us search your homes for guns
Beloit, Wisconsin, Police Chief Norm Jacobs said residents ought to let law enforcement search their homes for guns, and he's billing his proposal as a way to keep children safe. Published December 9, 2014
Walgreens pulls wrapping paper woven with Nazi swastikas
Walgreens in Southern California has pulled from its store shelves Hanukkah wrapping paper in gold that contained blue weavings in the shape of Nazi swastikas. Published December 9, 2014
Heather Cho, Korean Air executive, resigns over airplane macadamia nut row
Heather Cho, an executive with Korean Air who also uses the native name of Cho Hyun-ah, resigned Tuesday from the airline's catering and in-flight sales division after facing fire for halting the flight of a plane because crew served her macadamia nuts in a bag and not on a plate. Published December 9, 2014
Facial recognition technology put on vending machines to help dieters diet
Those with little to no self-control — take heart. The Luce X2 Touch TV vending machine, complete with facial identification technology, just made its debut to industry insiders in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom with the promise of helping dieters everywhere keep on track with professed plans to quit the junk food and lose weight. Published December 9, 2014
Jonathan Gruber admits Obama fudged Obamacare costs: podcast
Jonathan Gruber — the now-famous Obamacare architect who credited the bill's passage to the "stupidity" of the American people — heads into a congressional hearing on Tuesday against a backdrop of one of his most shocking claims: that the president outright lied to the American people about his health care reform. Published December 9, 2014
Eric Garner, Michael Brown protesters fill streets, halt traffic
Protests in California over the police-fueled deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have taken decided turns to the violent, with hundreds of angry individuals hurling objects, setting fires, breaking store windows and blocking off major travel routes in the last 24 hours. Published December 9, 2014
Charles Angeletti, Denver professor, pushes students to take anti-American pledge
Metropolitan State University of Denver professor Charles Angeletti, who teaches a class on American Civilization, has a rule for students wishing to take his course: that they recite a new version of the Pledge of Allegiance that denounces the nation as unjust. Published December 9, 2014
Dick Cheney on CIA report: It’s ‘all a bunch of hooey’
Former Vice President Dick Cheney took preemptive action on the looming release of a report that takes a look at President George W. Bush-era interrogation tactics of suspected terrorists, calling the Democratic-fueled discussion little more than political theatrics. Published December 9, 2014
Calvin Peters, synagogue stabbing suspect, killed by New York police
Police in New York shot and killed a man inside synagogue after he reportedly asked for a Bible, stabbed a man and then lunged at police. Published December 9, 2014
Indiana town fights atheists on nativity scene: ‘They can look the other way’
Atheists are demanding Brookville, Indiana, governing authorities tear down a nativity display that's nearby the Franklin County Courthouse — where it's been placed every Christmas for nearly five decades — but the townspeople are fighting back, saying simply if you don't like it, don't look. Published December 8, 2014
Linda Sanchez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus head, grades Obama B+ on immigration
Linda Sanchez, the incoming chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said President Obama has done OK on immigration so far — but hardly great. Published December 8, 2014
USDA tells Americans: Stay off the cookie dough
Just in time for the holidays: The U.S. Department of Agriculture sent out a warning that foods containing raw or partially cooked eggs should not be consumed — and that includes cookie dough. Published December 8, 2014
Anna Chapman, Russian spy, tried seducing Edward Snowden: report
Anna Chapman, the sexy Russian spy who was arrested in New York City in 2010 and walked the Moscow catwalk during Fashion Week in 2011, was reportedly ordered by superiors to seduce NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and keep him in Russia for questioning and scrutiny. Published December 8, 2014
Walgreens under fire for Nazi swastika weave in Hanukkah wrapping paper
A Walgreens in Northridge, California, is in hot water for some wrapping paper it was selling for the Hanukkah market that seemed, on closer scrutiny, to include a blue-and-gold weave of Nazi swastikas. Published December 8, 2014
British police mocked for cruiser misspelling: ‘POLCE’
Social media is tweeting about the latest British police buys — a new fleet of patrol cars, clearly marked with the misspelled identification moniker, "POLCE." Published December 8, 2014
Obama: Sting is better name than POTUS
President Obama cracked at the Kennedy Center Honorees gala that he liked his title — President of the United States, or POTUS — well enough, but that if he had his choice, he'd go by another: Sting. Published December 8, 2014
Dave Brat, tea party darling, blasts Obama as ‘morally vacuous’ on amnesty
Virginia's just-elected Dave Brat — who won his congressional seat thanks in part to a swell of tea party support from voters — called President Obama's executive action on immigration a "morally vacuous" move that bypasses America's rule of law. Published December 8, 2014
Berkeley protests leave trail of damage to stores, police cars
Berkeley protesters in the streets for a second night of rallies against police killings of black suspects left a trail of damage in their wake, including damaged stores, vandalized law enforcement vehicles and a chaotic commuting scene on both roads and train depots. Published December 8, 2014
