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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.

Articles by Deborah Simmons

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Vultures are circling the Confederate flag again

The vultures are circling. As soon as it became clear that Dylann Storm Roof was going to be charged with killing people inside a house of worship, the cries went out. Take down that dang Confederate flag that flies on the grounds of the South Carolina state capitol.

June 22, 2015

DEBORAH SIMMONS: D.C. soccer stadium and its endgame

Did you read the news the other day? The D.C. United soccer team is going to stay in the District because the city -- i.e. taxpayers and other stakeholders -- are going to foot the bill. Now read the headline you were kept in the dark about: The soccer deal isn't about soccer or soccer fans.

June 11, 2015
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DEBORAH SIMMONS: Summer jobs programs fail youths seeking workforce success

Youths and parents can become dependent on the stipends, for food and other necessities, for sure. In too many circumstances, though, youths and parents become dependent on the money to buy school clothes, spend recklessly on summer fun they otherwise could not afford, and still fall way short of helping "them jump-start their lives."

June 8, 2015

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Wal-Mart doubles down on Sam’s Club, consumers

Thanks to home-shopping networks like QVC, HSN and EVINE Live (once also known as ShopNBC) guys and gals are purchasing Kansas City steaks, Maine Lobster and those juicy Honeybells without the benefit "taste-vision." Similar consumer habits are reflecting the convenient — and highly profitable — reality of today's retail food market, which is re-reinventing itself by also transporting consumers back farther into the future.

June 4, 2015

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Football wives: Emma Dockery teams up to make a difference

Emma Dockery doesn't fit the mold for casting on reality shows like "Football Wives." She rolled up her sleeves and used her personal experiences growing up in a military family, being a wife to former Redskins guard Derrick Dockery and a mom to start Yellow Ribbons United, an organization that comes to the aid of members of the armed forces, their families and their children -- especially their children.

May 18, 2015

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Martin O’Malley’s Baltimore needs a change of venue

On Sunday, the Democratic mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, talked about her city returning to "normal" because people were prancing around parts of Charm City as if Martha and the Vandellas had declared "summer's here and the time is right for dancin' in the street." She also announced that the emergency curfew would be lifted.

May 4, 2015
The Rev. Al Sharpton, left, shakes hands with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake as she prepares to speak at a summit to address issues surrounding the death Freddie Gray and its aftermath at New Shiloh Baptist Church, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Baltimore. Police completed their investigation into the death of Gray a day earlier than planned Thursday and delivered it to the chief prosecutor in Baltimore, who pleaded for patience and peace while she decides whether to bring charges. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Baltimore riots over Freddie Gray spread Al Sharpton’s message

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake addressed the media Thursday, as has been customary since all hell broke loose Monday night. One of the most "powerful" women in the state of Maryland, she has been telling us that the pictures we see and the words we read about her hometown don't always present a clear, focused picture. Well, of course that's not true.

April 30, 2015