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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

SIMMONS: Too many shoes can still drop at D.C. city hall

Kwame R. Brown is expected to appear Friday in federal court and plead guilty to bank fraud tied to his personal finances. He also became the second member of the D.C. Council to resign this year, making city stakeholders more than a little jittery about their body politic.

June 6, 2012

SIMMONS: ‘High stakes’ in the politics of abortion

Missy Reilly Smith, who has paired up with pro-life Democratic presidential candidate Randall Terry to siphon votes from President Obama, isn't about to fall into the rabbit hole and start questioning the president's U.S. citizenship, parentage or even his views on government largesse.

June 3, 2012

SIMMONS: Now walk the walk on Ward 5 talk

Concerned stakeholders of Ward 5 have been raising red-light issues for a couple of years now, mostly in response to a proliferation of strip and adult-entertainment establishments, shelters for homeless and wayward young adults in motels along the corridor and marijuana shops.

May 30, 2012

SIMMONS: In memory of hope for the poor

Monday is Memorial Day, the American holiday when we pay homage to heroes in jubilant and solemn fashion. And while I mean no harm to our commander in chief, I do think it the perfect time to again reflect on the audacity to hope on behalf of our rising generation of youths, who are inextricably tied to troubled school systems.

May 23, 2012

Thomas will go to Ala. prison next month

Harry Thomas Jr., the former D.C. Council member who was sentenced earlier this month to 38 months in prison, will report June 20 to a federal prison camp in Montgomery, Ala., a member of the Thomas defense team said Friday.

May 18, 2012

SIMMONS: Cobbling and gobbling D.C. budget

Mayor Vincent C. Gray will be in bunker mode Monday, scheduled for a late-afternoon closed-door session with his Cabinet as his 2013 spending plan, which nickels-and-dimes residents and visitors alike, is set for a vote on Tuesday.

May 13, 2012

SIMMONS: Majority of moms vouch for vouchers

Remember the Ohio mom who was jailed and put on three years' probation because she lied on her daughters' school applications about where they lived? Well, a new nationwide poll of mothers sort of bails her out.

May 9, 2012

SIMMONS: ‘Framework’ for more of the same in D.C. schools

District officials are scheduled to announce plans for the Gray administration's Early Success Framework, a cradle-to-career initiative that, while perhaps well-intentioned, should be viewed with considerable skepticism and through a lens of benchmarks that measures the effectiveness of traditional public schooling.

April 24, 2012

SIMMONS: Two steps forward, one back in racial progress

America certainly is a house divided — and the irony is that we are divided because we have the right to exercise unparalleled freedom and the pursuit of happiness as we see fit for ourselves and our families, yet we view race as a divisive issue.

April 15, 2012

SIMMONS: Looking inward to draw lessons from a tragedy

Racial fear was front and center, where an all-black panel of the D.C. Commission on Black Men and Boys drew a mostly black audience for its forum titled "Lessons from the Life and Death of Trayvon Martin."

April 11, 2012