Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Gun shop window: Obama ‘Firearms Salesman of the Year’
For some gun shop owners, President Obama's push to tighten Second Amendment rights isn't all bad. One New Hampshire gun store has a picture of the president, along with photos of two AK-47s, next to this banner in its front window: "Firearms Salesman of the Year," CBS reports. Published March 1, 2013
Florida Republicans pull the reins on Gov. Scott’s Medicaid expansion plans
Florida's Gov. Rick Scott may have jumped the gun a bit with his recent announcement that he supports Obamacare's expansions to Medicaid, after all. Just minutes after his announcement, lawmakers in the state were rallying in opposition. Published March 1, 2013
Danica wanna-be: New York woman to try out for NFL
A New York woman is going to try out for the NFL, a first in league history. Published March 1, 2013
SpaceX capsule hits snag on route to space station
The SpaceX Dragon capsule that launched Friday morning to bring supplies to the International Space Station has hit a snag. Three of the four rocket thrusters are having problems that flight controllers are trying to fix. Published March 1, 2013
Syrian rebels beg for weapons, not Band-Aids
The chief of Syria's opposition fighters says they are in dire need for weapons, not the food and medical aid that the U.S. is set to send. Published March 1, 2013
L.A. driving out sex offenders, one park at a time
Los Angeles thinks it's stumbled on a novel way to drive out sex offenders: Build more parks, then quote state laws that prohibit them from living within 2,000 feet. Published March 1, 2013
Investment icon Druckenmiller: ‘I see a storm coming’
Entitlement spending is driving the nation into deeper economic despair than most realize, said hedge fund guru Stanley Druckenmiller. Published March 1, 2013
Lose weight — run a vacuum? Fat rates rise as housework falls off
American women are fat because they don't vacuum enough. That's — kind of — the finding from a new study published this month on American waistlines. Published March 1, 2013
First lady Michelle Obama downplays Oscar appearance, ‘kitchen-table conversation’
First lady Michelle Obama said she wasn't surprised her Academy Award appearance set national tongues talking because even "my shoes can set off a national conversation," she said. Published March 1, 2013
NRA: N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo sacrificing 2nd Amendment’s gun rights on ‘altar of own ambition’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not only shredding the Constitution with new statewide gun-control laws, but he's doing so "on the altar of his own ambition," the NRA chief said at a rally outside the Capitol in Albany. Published March 1, 2013
Bold Pennsylvania county votes to defy federal gun laws
In true David-versus-Goliath fashion, one small-town Pennsylvania board of commissioners has passed a resolution to stand strong against any federal law that infringes on the Second Amendment. Published March 1, 2013
Shooter takes VP Joe Biden’s advice — and lands in trouble with cops
Vice President Joseph R. Biden told a Field & Stream reporter in a published report on Monday that if "you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door." That same day, a 22-year-old man in Virginia Beach, Va., did just that — and was charged with reckless handling of a firearm. Published March 1, 2013
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu suspends housing settlements ahead of Obama’s visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suspended all housing construction in contested areas of east Jerusalem and the West Bank as a diplomatic nod at President Obama's upcoming visit. Published March 1, 2013
Rep. Maxine Waters’ math: U.S. to lose 30M more jobs than it has
Rep. Maxine Waters gave this dire prediction about sequestration at a Thursday press conference: The United States would experience a loss of 170 million jobs, if Congress and the White House fail to strike an agreement. Published March 1, 2013
Turkey PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan under fire for anti-Zion remarks
The United Nations, the United States and Israel have all condemned Turkey's prime minister for calling Zionism a "crime against humanity" during a recent U.N. assembly Published March 1, 2013
Sour note: Houston elementary school assembly sings ode to Obama, but diss to Bush
The superintendent of one Houston, Texas, school system was forced to issue an apology for an elementary-aged production with overtly political tones that praised President Obama while criticizing former President Bush. Published March 1, 2013
British election pushes anti-immigration party to forefront
British Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservative party has suffered a huge election defeat, as Friday parliamentary voting saw the scandal-ridden Liberal Democrat surge to first place. Published March 1, 2013
Senators say John Kerry left them in the dark about Syria aid
Foreign-policy panel heads on Capitol Hill say they were surprised by Secretary of State John Kerry's announcement to supply non-lethal aid to Syria. Published March 1, 2013
Florida man swallowed by sinkhole presumed dead
A 34-year-old Brandon, Fla., man was trapped in his bedroom after a huge sinkhole opened late Thursday evening beneath his house. Published March 1, 2013
Most African-Americans hate the soda ban by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, poll says
A just-released Quinnipiac poll says 60 percent of black New Yorkers say Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on soda sizes larger than 16 ounces has got to go. Published March 1, 2013
