Cheryl Wetzstein
Articles by Cheryl Wetzstein
Prop 8 judge refuses to recuse himself
A federal appellate judge said Thursday he will not step down from the Proposition 8 trial, which begins Monday. Published December 2, 2010
Documentary traces children’s AIDS
In the spirit of "never forget," a documentary about how thousands of American hemophiliacs became infected with the emerging AIDS virus is being released publicly Wednesday in honor of World AIDS Day. Published November 30, 2010
Jeb Bush urges action on NCLB
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and members of a new "children's union" called Tuesday for the swift reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Published November 30, 2010
WETZSTEIN: Marriage out? Here’s other side
A recent report from the Pew Research Center generated coast-to-coast headlines about how marriage is on the rocks. Published November 29, 2010
Daily HIV pill use yields strong results
Men who faithfully take a daily pill that contains drugs to treat HIV can reduce their risk of catching the deadly virus by up to 73 percent, the National Institutes of Health said in a study released Tuesday. Published November 23, 2010
U.S. not close to STD goals, CDC reports
The U.S. gonorrhea rate fell to a record low in 2009, but the syphilis rate notched up again and the chlamydia rate reached a historic high, the federal government said in its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases. Published November 22, 2010
WETZSTEIN: Remembering ‘The Light and the Glory’ of first Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving time is here again. This is a reprise of a 2008 column I did about the origins of this national holiday based on "The Light and the Glory," written by Peter J. Marshall and David Manuel. Published November 22, 2010
Changes in family trends raise qualms
Americans are "suspended between acceptance and unease" about the many changes in family trends, says a new report based on the views of nearly 2,700 people. Published November 18, 2010
Caffeine-laced alcoholic drink marketers warned
Four marketers of popular caffeinated, high-alcohol drinks have been sent warning letters that these products are not safe and cannot be portrayed as safe, federal officials said Wednesday. Published November 17, 2010
Feds may put a ban on ‘blackout in a can’
It may soon be the "last call" for "blackout in a can." Published November 16, 2010
Schumer: Four Loko, similar drinks will be banned
New York's senior senator said Tuesday that high-alcohol, caffeinated beverages such as Four Loko and Joose will soon be banned by the Food and Drug Administration. Published November 16, 2010
WETZSTEIN: Culture war gets Amazonian
If anyone thinks that America's culture war over sex is losing steam, they only need to Google "Amazon.com" and "pedophile" and read the news. Published November 15, 2010
Amazon.com draws criticism for selling pedophilia book
Child-welfare advocates are still fuming over Amazon.com's online offering of a "guidebook" to being a pedophile by an author who says he wishes to give "that particular sexuality" a more benign face. Published November 11, 2010
Cigarette warnings to be more graphic?
Scenes of a graveyard and the words, "Smoking can kill you," may one day cover the entire top half of a cigarette package if the federal government's new warning label system comes to pass. Published November 10, 2010
Census: Solo households continue to expand
More than one in four American households has only one person in it, reflecting a slow but steady expansion of single living, the Census Bureau reports. Published November 10, 2010
Gays again target DOMA in court
A gay rights legal group has taken a second aim at the federal law that backs the traditional definition of marriage in federal programs and protects states from being forced to recognize other states' gay marriages. Published November 9, 2010
WETZSTEIN: Marriage gays want is altered
After I've written about gay marriage for 12 years, more than a few people have asked me how this issue got to be so big. Published November 8, 2010
GOP draws religious groups, unaffiliated
In the 2010 contest for House seats, Republicans won stronger support from people in the major religious groups — and even the unaffiliated who usually vote Democratic, an analysis of exit polls show. Published November 4, 2010
Setbacks in House, optimism in states for gay rights
The midterm election was a mixed bag for gay rights advocates as voters elected four new gay-friendly governors but threw out the House's Democratic majority, same-sex supporters in Maine and three Iowa judges who legalized gay marriage. Published November 3, 2010
D.C. tops in gay-male households
The District of Columbia leads the nation in male same-sex households, while Massachusetts is tops in lesbian-led homes, a university-based research center says in a new report. Published November 1, 2010
