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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.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R- Ky., right, walks with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, center, to a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Republican and Democratic lawmakers talked about putting the final touches on a human trafficking bill, and turning their attention to Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama signs human trafficking law

President Obama has signed a popular bill to punish people involved in human trafficking and provide resources to victims.

June 1, 2015
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2015 file photo, Gov. Pat McCrory delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C. When McCrory was running for governor, he pledged to run an open and transparent administration. But since he took office in 2013, the release of information requested under the state’s public records laws has slowed to a crawl. Some requests have languished for nearly two years. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

N.C. governor vetoes gay marriage ‘conscience’ exemption bill

A North Carolina bill permitting magistrate judge and other officials to "opt out" of marriage duties if they objected to performing ceremonies for same-sex couples passed Thursday. The governor has vetoed it; the measure is back before the lawmakers, who could vote to override the veto.

May 28, 2015
Adam Crapser, 40, who now has a wife and children including 1-year-old Christal, was adopted from South Korea when he was young, but his adoptive parents neglected to make him a U.S. citizen and re-homed him. (Associated Press)

Adoptees decry re-homing as states move to end practice

Adopted under false pretenses from Ethiopia in 2006, Tarikuwa Lemma was barely acclimated to America when her family "re-homed" her to relatives a few months later. It was "really humiliating," she testified to Maine lawmakers Thursday. Re-homing is "not right, not fair, not safe."

May 25, 2015
The Spider-Man balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

50 movies kids should watch before they turn 12

School is not quite out for most children in elementary school, but a family-friendly media organization has released a list of 50 of the best movies children should see by age 12.

May 22, 2015
Lynette McGuinness holds a sign during a rally against human trafficking Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Miami. This event was part of the One Billion Rising for Justice, a worldwide event by supporters demanding the arrest of those who participate in domestic violence and human trafficking. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **

Human trafficking bill goes to Obama

A bill to help victims of human trafficking and boost law enforcement against the "modern-day slavery" passed the House Tuesday.

May 19, 2015
"A primary way to fight child trafficking is to fight demand created by sex tourists," said Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Republican. Data show that "registered sex offenders are traveling disproportionately to countries where children are trafficked for sex," he said, adding that a "deeply disturbing" 2010 Government Accountability Office report found that at least 4,500 U.S. passports were issued to registered sex offenders in 2008.

Child sex trafficking victim seeks congressional action

A young Mexican woman -- who said she had "no other identity" beyond that of a sex object until she was rescued from a sex-trafficking gang -- urged Congress to do much more to stop this growing criminal enterprise.

May 14, 2015