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Cheryl Wetzstein

cwetzstein@washingtontimes.com

Cheryl Wetzstein, a Washington Times staff member since 1985, is manager of special sections in The Washington Times' Advertising and Marketing Department.
Previously, she spent 30 years as a Washington Times news reporter, covering national domestic policy, in addition to being a features writer, environmental and consumer affairs reporter, and assistant business editor.
Beginning in 1994, Mrs. Wetzstein worked exclusively on welfare and family issues such as child support enforcement, abstinence and sex education, child welfare, sexually transmitted diseases, marriage, divorce, cohabiting and gay marriage.
She has won several newspaper awards, including 1977 Cub Reporter of the Year and 1983 Heart of New York award, both from the New York Press Club.

Articles by Cheryl Wetzstein

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill clarifying that alimony should be limited to the number of years of wedlock for couples married less than 20 years. It also gives clarity to handling cohabitating, retirement and unemployment. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

New Jersey updates alimony laws

New Jersey has joined a small but growing number of states that have updated alimony laws that critics say reflected outdated models of work, longevity, relationships and gender participation in the workforce.

September 11, 2014
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a meeting in Atlantic City N.J. that he convened on Monday Sept. 8, 2014 about the future of Atlantic City. The meeting with elected officials and casino executives came hours after Christie's administration said it would allow the state's casinos and horse tracks to immediately begin offering sports betting, a move assumed to be challenged in court by the major professional and collegiate sports leagues. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Christie signs bill tightening alimony rules

Couples who end up in New Jersey divorce courts are no longer likely to face "permanent" alimony, according to a law signed Wednesday evening by Gov. Chris Christie.

September 10, 2014
Artist Gilbert Baker, designer of the Rainbow Flag, holds a "Boycott Homophobia" banner before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade in March. Three Irish gay groups are applying to be in the parade after a gay broadcast-employees group was approved. (Associated Press)

Inclusion of gay group in St. Patrick’s Day Parade angers both sides

In the wake of news that a gay broadcast-employees group has been approved to march in the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, three Irish gay groups said Tuesday they are applying too — and if they're rejected, they want the approved gay group to drop out.

September 9, 2014
In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 photo, Trail Life member Adrian McCade, 7, second from left, gets direction on hand placement for the salute from his older brother Jack McCade, 8, during a group meeting in North Richland Hills, Texas. John Stemberger, an Orlando, Fla. lawyer who led the opposition to the Boy Scouts of America's May 2013 vote to accept openly gay youth, went on to found Trail Life. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Alternative to Boy Scouts sees big gains in first year

The adventure organization for boys formed in protest after the Boy Scouts of America eased its membership policies on gays in Scouting is growing "like wildfire" in its first full year, fueled by what organizers say is a hunger for a program that will help parents raise godly men.

September 8, 2014
Despite the new ruling from a federal judge in favor of gay marriage, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen sent his clerks a note reminding them that an earlier stay against the practice remains in effect statewide. (Associated Press)

Gay marriage notches wins in Wisconsin, Indiana

Gay marriage laws in Wisconsin and Indiana were struck down Thursday by a federal appellate court, adding another victory to gay plaintiffs and moving the issue closer to the Supreme Court.

September 4, 2014
Kody Brown and his four wives sued Utah in 2011 after a county prosecutor threatened to charge them under the state's bigamy law. A federal judge in Utah this week issued a final ruling that strikes down parts of the state's anti-polygamy law. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Judge decriminalizes polygamy in Utah

A landmark Utah case that would make a polygamy lifestyle legal is now free to move forward — unless state officials decide to appeal.

August 28, 2014
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Clinics push to block La. abortion regs

Abortion providers went to federal court in Louisiana Thursday to stop a law from going into effect Monday that they say will force them to close their clinics.

August 28, 2014
**FILE** A map highlighting reported cases of gonorrhea in women aged 15 to 24 — high concentrations in pink and red — is seen Sept. 19, 2011, at a news conference in the Watts-Willowbrook area of Los Angeles to announce a Los Angeles County program to provide young women in South Los Angeles with home-testing kits for sexually transmitted diseases. Los Angeles County has the highest number of Chlamydia cases and the second-highest number of gonorrhea cases in the country. (Associated Press)

Alarms raised again on drug-resistant gonorrhea

Public health officials are sounding the alarm -- again -- about the looming problem of drug-resistant gonorrhea in the wake of a Swedish study about four cases that didn't immediately respond to treatment.

August 27, 2014
The social and support networks of newlyweds can have profound effects on a union’s happiness and longevity. [Associated Press]

Study finds bigger weddings make for happier couples

Having lots of guests at your wedding is linked to a high-quality marriage, say researchers, who note that it’s not the lavishness of a wedding that matters but the size of the social network of friends and family who come to support the union.

August 19, 2014
healer: Pope Francis greets Lee Ho-jin, father of one of the more than 300 victims of the sinking of a South Korean ferry — most of them high school students — in Seoul. As part of his trip, Francis outlined his desire for greater relations with Asian nations, especially China. (associated press/L'osservatore romano)

Pope Francis calls for ‘fraternal dialogue’ with China, North Korea

Pope Francis on Sunday called on Catholic bishops in Asia to promote a "fraternal dialogue" among the peoples of Asia, stressing the need to "walk together" — comments widely seen as an outreach to China and other Asian nations with whom the Vatican has no diplomatic ties.

August 17, 2014