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Deborah Simmons

dsimmons@washingtontimes.com

Deborah Simmons was a senior correspondent who reported on City Hall and wrote about education, culture, sports and family-related topics.

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Questioning Betsy DeVos on education: What’s next?

Education Secretary-nominee Betsy DeVos is scheduled to be grilled Tuesday by senators as part of the advise and consent process. Let's hope members of the exclusive club ask the all-revealing question: What's next?

January 16, 2017
Expecting a baby in 2017? Congratulations! Now beef up your savings account. The Agriculture Department says the estimated cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or as much as almost $14,000 annually. (Associated Press/File)

Cost to raise child rises to $233,610

The cost of raising a child born in 2015 to 18 years old is ... drum roll, please ...$233,610. The economic angst, though, may continue.

January 11, 2017

Message to the Congressional Black Caucus

"I am true to my own race. I wish to see all done that can be done for their encouragement, to assist them in acquiring property, in becoming intelligent, enlightened, useful, valuable citizens." — Sen. Hiram Revels, the first black to serve in Congress

January 5, 2017
RFK Stadium (The Washington Times/File)

Washington Redskins need D.C. mojo back

The 'Skins left their mojo in RFK Stadium in Washington 20 years ago. The coaches haven't a clue as to how to get it back. Dan Snyder knows, and a few federal and D.C. authorities probably do, too. On Jan. 5, others get to open up.

January 2, 2017
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, waves to media and supporters after a breakfast meeting with Al Sharpton at Sylvia's Restaurant, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. Sanders defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The non-glitzy presidential inauguration

They all should be in Chicago. So very, very glad to know, though, that D.C. will be glammed up once Donald Trump occupies the White House.

December 28, 2016
In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2004 photo, author Carrie Fisher autographs her new book "The Best Awful" at a promotional event in London. On Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, a publicist said Fisher has died at the age of 60. (AP Photo/John D. McHugh, File)

Carrie Fisher: Quotes from a funny lady

Carrie Fisher, 60, died Tuesday, a few days after being hit with cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles while on her book tour.

December 27, 2016

Inner voice unveils secret of Merry Christmas

"Merry Christmas." Those two words automatically cross our lips this time of year. When that phrase greeted my "hello" after I answered my phone the other day, however, I knew who the caller was.

December 15, 2016

Donald Trump’s inner-city blues

The mayors of major U.S. cities with substantial black populations have pulled together their lengthy Christmas wish lists, which are not unlike those of their 20th-century predecessors and 21st-century progressive counterparts. In one, two-syllable word their common request is m-o-n-e-y.

December 12, 2016

Incoming for Antwan Wilson

The D.C. government is scheduled to hold its annual gambling venture on Saturday, when parents will gather their hopes of getting their hands on thousands of jackpot prizes — awards not of cash or gift cards, or even tarot cards or tea leaf readings.

December 8, 2016