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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 with Cheryl Chumley” video and audio show for The Washington Times, a Newsmax contributor, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled “God-Given Or Bust: Defeating Marxism and Saving America With Biblical Truths" and "Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom.” She's also the co-author with Allen West of the upcoming "America's Second Civil War: Rescuing the Republic From the Unholy Alliance of Marxists, Islamists and Democrats" (April 2027). Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Buckingham Palace is the London home of Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Help wanted: Clock winder for Buckingham Palace

Help wanted: someone to come wind up all the clocks at Buckingham Palace. But before scoffing and mocking, know this: The queen maintains about 1,000 clocks at her residence.

September 24, 2013
A young spectator interacts with members of the Ranger Training Battalions during the 2010 Best Ranger Competition, Fort. Benning, Ga., May 08, 2010. Families and spectators were allowed to view specific portions of the competitions to cheer on their teams. DoD photo by Daren Reehl

New Army rules ban below-elbow tattoos on recruits

New Army rules on grooming will mean recruits seeking to sign on the dotted line will first have to prove they don’t have tattoos that stretch past the elbow and that can be hidden under most shirts.

September 24, 2013
Former Vice President Dick Cheney wears a hat and sunglasses at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas on Thursday, April 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Dick Cheney blames hunting-contest loss on faulty gun

Former Vice President Dick Cheney — who once accidentally shot a fellow hunter and campaign contributor during a 2006 quail quest in South Texas — had a new weapon-related mishap Tuesday.

September 24, 2013
** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, file photo, Hostess Brands Wonder breads are displayed at a grocery store in Santa Clara, Calif. Flowers Foods Inc., which bought Wonder from the now-defunct Hostess Brands, says the bread started returning to supermarket shelves Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Wonder Bread returns to store shelves

Wonder where the Wonder Bread’s been? The iconic white bread made a return to store shelves on Monday, following a weeks-long hiatus due to the sale of the company that used to make it, Hostess.

September 24, 2013
The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward J. Snowden arrived Thursday, Oct. 11 in Moscow hoping to meet his son. “I am his father. I love my son,” Lon Snowden told reporters in remarks broadcast by Russian TV. (Associated Press)

Edward Snowden, in fear, forced to wear disguises

Edward Snowden, who fled the United States after releasing intelligence secrets to the British press, is now living in fear in Russia, dressing in disguise whenever he leaves his house, his attorney said.

September 23, 2013
** FILE ** Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican

Rep. Paul Ryan spurs talk of White House run with book deal

Rep. Paul Ryan — former vice presidential candidate, current Wisconsin congressman and rumored White House candidate for 2016 — has scored a deal for a book, due out in August, commenting on the state of conservatism and the way of the Republican Party's future.

September 23, 2013