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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

cchumley@washingtontimes.com

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hugs a friend before a hearing at Tel Aviv's District Court. Monday, March 31, 2014. The court handed down the verdict in the wide-ranging Jerusalem real estate scandal case related to Olmert’s activities before becoming prime minister in 2006. A total of 13 government officials, developers and other businesspeople were charged in three separate schemes. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool)

Israeli court convicts ex-PM Ehud Olmert on bribery

Israel's former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, 68, was convicted Monday on charges of bribery — a guilty finding that seems the death knell on any thoughts he may have had for a political comeback.

March 31, 2014
** FILE ** In this May 7, 2013, file photo, Kevin Brown, of Boston, right, places a Teddy bear at a makeshift memorial to the victims of the April 15, 2013, bombings near the Boston Marathon finish line in Boston's Copley Square. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Boston to mark bombing with library display of running bibs, shoes

Boston Public Library administrators are marking the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on marathon runners with a display of thousands of items from victims and concerned citizens, including some of the bibs and shoes worn during the April 15, 2013, race.

March 31, 2014
Attorney General Eric Holder participates in a discussion on the importance of universal access to preschool and the need to reduce "unnecessary and unfair school discipline practices and other barriers to equity and opportunity at all levels of education" Friday, March 21, 2014, at J. Ormond Wilson Elementary School library in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Eric Holder: Feds will recognize Michigan gay marriage, despite law

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's highest law enforcement official, said Friday that the federal government will recognize gay marriages that take place in Michigan — despite the fact that a court just ordered a halt to the ceremonies going forward.

March 28, 2014
This Oct. 28, 1986, file photo shows Rosa Parks at Ellis Island in New York. (AP Photo, File) **FILE**

Bad Rosa Parks essay reignite ire over UNC cheating scandal

A former professor at the University of North Carolina has brought forward a blunt example of how the college sped big-name athletes with subpar grades to the goal line of graduation, despite lacking scholastic aptitudes: One essay on Rosa Parks, fewer than 150 words and filled with grammatical puzzlers, nonetheless received an A-minus, she said.

March 28, 2014
** FILE ** President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait in the Map Room of the White House, before welcoming President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and his wife, Mrs. Margarita Zavala, on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Conservative TV talkers bemoan jet-set Obamas for ‘royal presidency’

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly traded jabs with libertarian-leaning likewise host John Stossel on the White House administration's jet-set lifestyle, honing in particular on the president and first lady and their family's penchant for taking vacations at the taxpayers' expense.

March 28, 2014
Miley Cyrus performs with Madonna for MTV Tuesday Jan. 28, 2014. The 21-year-old pop star and the 55-year-old Queen of Pop grinded and grabbed each other as they performed Cyrus' hit "We Can't Stop" and Madonna's 2000 track "Don't Tell Me"  Tuesday during a taping in Hollywood. The "MTV Unplugged" special that closes with the duet is set to air Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sandy M. Cohen)

Skidmore College touts new course — on Miley Cyrus and bisexuality

Come to Skidmore. Study Miley Cyrus. The Saratoga Springs, N.Y., college is offering a new course aimed at bolstering summer class attendance: "The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender and Media," complete with studies of her shocking shaking at the music awards and discussion of female bisexuality.

March 28, 2014
Supporters of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act say it would give law-abiding citizens the ability to protect themselves when they travel, but critics say it eviscerates states' rights to uphold their own firearms standards by allowing gun owners who obtain permits in states with lesser requirements to carry in all 50 states. (Associated Press/File)

Anti-gun radio host wishes on NRA: ‘I will shoot you’

An angry liberal radio host with an anti-gun bent went on a rant during a recent broadcast about new Georgia legislation to expand the concealed carry laws, ultimately sending out a wish that he could shoot an NRA board member.

March 28, 2014