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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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** FILE ** A latte crafted at Peregrine Espresso in D.C. (The Washington Times)

Coffee kills, cola causes violence: New studies knock favorite drinks

It's getting so water is about the only safe beverage left on the planet — and even that doesn't come without caveats, as researchers point to the dangers of tap and the need to buy bottled. But the newest studies: Drinking four or more cups of coffee a day could bring early death, and cola causes violence in kids.

August 16, 2013
** FILE ** Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio answers questions May 10 in a news conference. (Associated Press)

Arizona’s tough Joe Arpaio puts crosses in desert to mark illegals’ deaths

Tough-talking Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who's been slammed by detractors who say his border control crackdown views are anti-immigrant and racist, has ordered his deputies to commemorate those who die while crossing into the United States by placing Christian crosses at the site of their desert deaths.

August 16, 2013
This photo released Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, by the Richard family shows Jane Richard, 7, who lost part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013, walking on a prosthetic leg in Boston. The family of Jane and her late brother Martin, 8, who was killed by one of the blasts, said in a statement that the little girl is already dancing on her prosthetic leg and “struts around on it with great pride.” (AP Photo/Richard Family)

Boston Marathon bombing victim, 7, returns home minus left leg

A 7-year-old girl, Jane Richard, who lost her left leg in the Boston Marathon terrorist attack — which also killed her 8-year-old brother, Martin — returned home Thursday with a new prosthetic, a new lease on life and, her family says, as an "incredible source of inspiration."

August 16, 2013
** FILE ** The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was gutted in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack by Islamic extremists. (Associated Press)

Benghazi truth-seekers press for ‘paparazzi’ blitz on lawmakers

A group dedicated to finding out the truth of what transpired at America's consulate during the fatal Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack says concerned citizens should bombard their congressional members with requests to create a special committee — and videotape the lawmakers' responses to post online as additional pressure.

August 15, 2013
** FILE ** Israeli soldiers are seen in a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. (Associated Press)

Israel drafts first transgender female soldier

For the first time in the nation's history, Israel has drafted a transgender female soldier — a teenager who is currently undergoing sex change surgery to be a girl.

August 15, 2013
** FILE ** Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Sean Murphy, right, a tactical photographer, and his son Connor Patrick Murphy, arrive at State Police Headquarters for his hearing to determine his duty status after he released images of the arrest of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, in Framingham, Mass., Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Boston Herald, Ted Fitzgerald)

Sgt. Sean Murphy returns to patrol after Dzhokhar Tsarnaev photo flap

Sgt. Sean Murphy, the Massachusetts state trooper who leaked photographs of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's real look during his capture and arrest — not the rock-star image portrayed by Rolling Stone magazine — is back on the job, a spokesman for the department said Thursday.

August 15, 2013
**FILE** Keith Olbermann poses May 3, 2007, at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (Associated Press)

Keith Olbermann on Al Gore: He’s a ‘clod’

A progressive tiff that's hit the media circuit is pitting Keith Olbermann against his former Current TV boss, Al Gore, with the fired broadcaster issuing a scathing assessment of the former vice-president's political prowess: He's "a clod."

August 15, 2013
Murray Richards with Jackie, a Jack Russell mix, who was accused of biting a jogger. (credit: The Mercury of Australia)

Dog ID’d in pooch lineup as biter dodges prosecution

The jig's up, Jack -- Jack Russell, that is. At least, that was very nearly the fate of an ex-policeman's dog, a 5-year-old Jack Russell cross breed that was accused of biting a jogger's leg and subsequently identified as the perpetrator in a photograph lineup of suspicious-looking pooches,

August 15, 2013