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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

Online files show Scouts hushed abuse cases

A searchable online file of hundreds of men who volunteered decades ago as Scout leaders and were suspected of sexual abuse was posted Thursday by an Oregon law firm.

October 21, 2012
Portland attorney Kelly Clark examines Oct., 16, 2012, in his office in Portland, Ore., some of the 14,500 pages of previously confidential documents created by the Boy Scouts of America concerning child sexual abuse within the organization. The documents were released two days later, despite The Boy Scouts of America's fight to keep those files confidential. (Associated Press)

Fallout from sex-abuse files goes beyond Boy Scouts

The recent release of a "treasure-trove" of names, dates and locations of men suspected of molesting boys in Scouting is likely to have broad impact, from sparking new lawsuits to forcing youth-serving organizations to ramp up their efforts to protect children in their care, according to experts in child sexual abuse.

October 21, 2012

Lawsuit filed against Calif. ban on change-gays therapy

A legal-defense group that supports traditional values filed a federal lawsuit in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday to block a new California law that bans certain kinds of counseling for youth seeking help for same-sex attraction.

October 1, 2012
Jerry Brown (Associated Press)

Youth ‘conversion therapy’ banned

A bill that blocks California children and teens from seeking the kinds of same-sex-attraction therapy gay activists oppose was signed Sunday by California Gov. Jerry Brown.

September 30, 2012

Report: Children lean on homeless services

A new snapshot of American homelessness finds that some 209,000 people visited soup kitchens, missions and emergency shelters in March 2010, the Census Bureau said Thursday.

September 27, 2012
** FILE ** Stephanie Reed gently massages the back of her 4-month-old daughter, Rylyn, during a class to teach new parents how to massage their babies at the Kathryn Weil Center for Education in Lafayette, Ind., in January 2005. (AP Photo/Lafayette Journal and Courier, John Terhune, File)

Survey: Parents concerned about supporting children

American parents remain shellshocked by the Great Recession and worry about supporting their children, the weight of federal debt and the cost of college, said a survey released Wednesday.

September 26, 2012
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a University of Colorado Law School event on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Jeremy Papasso) ** FILE **

High court yet to say if it will rule on DOMA

Marriage advocates are anxiously watching the Supreme Court to see which cases it will take up — or turn down — regarding the constitutional status of gay marriage.

September 25, 2012
Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Girls age 14 can get birth control at New York City schools

New York City school and health officials are stepping on parental rights by going beyond condom giveaways and giving girls as young as age 14 "morning-after pills" and other chemical contraceptives at school without telling their parents, leaders of traditional values groups said Monday.

September 24, 2012
Family members and others who filled the 14,000-seat arena for Rev. Moon’s services raise their arms in the three cheers of EokMansei, a traditional Korean gesture. Church officials estimate some 35,000 people made the trip to Gapyeong. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Funeral for Rev. Moon a time of reflection for church

Hak Ja Han Moon, widow of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, told 15,000 Unificationists on Monday that she will "be faithful" to his life and tradition and that the worldwide movement should "march forward without pausing" to build God's ideal world.

September 16, 2012
Mourners stand in line outside the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center complex outside of Seoul, Korea on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 to pay tribute to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Traditional Korean funerals last three days, but the reverend's funeral will go for 13 days. It culminates Saturday, Sept. 15 with a SeongHwa Ceremony, which is considered the final farewell ceremony before burial. They are expecting some 30,000 people to attend. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Unification Church faithful make pilgrimage from around the world to pay their respects

The faithful gathering this week in a Unification Church complex outside Seoul may be dressed similarly — most men in dark suits with white ties, the women in cream-colored dresses or pantsuits — but they give different reasons for why they made the long pilgrimage to pay their final respects to Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

September 13, 2012
Cody Fleming with Kilmer’s Farm and Orchard in Inwood, W.Va., loads peaches into pint-sized containers at a farmers market at the Southwest Waterfront in the District in 2011. A new study led by a Stanford University researcher looked at whether foods not exposed to pesticide are healthier. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Study sticks fork in organic claim

Apples are apples and oranges are oranges, and it makes little difference whether they are bought as organic products or not, a new study concluded this week.

September 4, 2012
Followers pay their respects to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon at a Unification Church in Tokyo on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. Rev. Moon died Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, at a church-owned hospital near his home in Gapyeong County, northeast of Seoul, church officials said. He was 92. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Unification succession plan announced

The succession plan for the Unification movement has been spelled out for several years, with leadership moving to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's 69-year-old widow and his youngest son, church leaders said Monday.

September 3, 2012
The Rev. Sun Myung Moon speaks during the Common Legacy Breakfast Summit in Washington on Dec. 13, 2004. (The Washington Times )

Report: Rev. Moon’s health condition worsens

Unification Church head and Washington Times founder the Rev. Sun Myung Moon has been moved to a private complex in Korea where he can be surrounded by family as his health has taken a turn for the worse, a Unification Church leader said.

August 31, 2012

Gay therapy ban ready for enacting

A California bill to ban therapies to "change" sexual orientation in children and teens passed its final legislative hurdle late Thursday and now goes to California Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature.

August 30, 2012