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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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**FILE** Education Secretary Arne Duncan is interviewed by the Associated Press in Washington on Jan. 17, 2013. (Associated Press)

White House to colleges: Forget Supreme Court — use race

The Obama administration pretty much told colleges and universities around the nation on Friday to ignore the Supreme Court – that affirmative action should be used whenever and wherever possible to determine which applicants are accepted for enrollment.

September 27, 2013
This Jypsiere shoulder bag in orange by Hermes sells for $8,650. (Screen grab from USA.Hermes.com)

Customs agents seize 16K fake Hermes purses at California border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in California seized more than 16,000 counterfeit designer Hermes purses — a significant find, given the same number of genuine handbags sold legitimately in stores would have gone for a collective $210 million.

September 27, 2013
** FILE ** Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, emerges from the Senate Chamber after his overnight crusade railing against the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as "Obamacare," at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Ted Cruz joins prayer vigil for American pastor jailed in Iran

Sen. Ted Cruz joined a handful of protesters in prayer outside the White House who were seeking spiritual intervention for an American pastor who's been jailed in Iran for a year. They were asking the Obama administration to step up its efforts to free him.

September 27, 2013
** FILE ** Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates is seen at a Dairy Queen in Beijing, China, Sept. 30, 2010. (Associated Press)

Bill Gates: Ctl-Alt-Delete ‘was a mistake’

Apparently, money really doesn't buy everything. Even Bill Gates, one of the world's wealthiest, couldn't convince a technology engineer to fix one of the seven greatest mysteries of Computer Geek Land -- the infamous Ctrol+Alt+Delete command.

September 26, 2013
** FILE ** Associated Press

Pakistan pulls plug on gay, lesbian, transgender website

The website Queer Pakistan is no longer, as government authorities in the Muslim-dominated nation that's ranked among the worst in the world for gay tolerance issues have pulled the plug on the online resource.

September 26, 2013
Actor Jim Caviezel portraying Jesus in "The Passion of the Christ." (Associated Press)

Jesus Christ was the original tweeter: Vatican

Twitter's got nothing on Jesus Christ. That was the thrust of a message from one Vatican cardinal who commented that the savior of Christian faithful was really the first and foremost when it came to encapsulating powerful messages in short-form.

September 26, 2013
Union football players put in service time at the Uintah Basin Rehabilitation and Senior Villa in Roosevelt, Utah, on Sept. 24, 2013. The football coaches at Union High School have taken a stand against poor performance in the classroom and bullying outside the classroom, including disrespect of teachers and students. (Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)

Utah H.S. coach suspends football team — all 80 players

A high school football coach in Utah has taken the unusual step of suspending his entire team, hoping the 80 players might reflect, mature and return to the field with a life lesson in humility, respect and hard work.

September 26, 2013
"Evil woman steals ball from little girl" (YouTube)

Justice at last: ‘Evil woman’ outed for grabbing girl’s game ball

Talk about a haunting past that follows. An unidentified woman at Houston's Minute Maid Park only now is making a splash on social media and YouTube — but she probably wishes she weren't. A video from a 2011 Astros-Diamondbacks game shows her snatching a baseball from the hands of a little girl as the stadium announcer expresses shock and awe.

September 26, 2013