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Leslie Gray Streeter is an author, veteran journalist and speaker. whose memoir “Black Widow,” was published in March 2020 by Little, Brown and Company. Until recently, she was the longtime entertainment and lifestyle columnist and writer for the Palm Beach Post. A native of Baltimore, Md and a University of Maryland graduate, she and her work have been featured in The Miami Herald, the Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlantic, the Today show, SiriusXM, O, The Oprah Magaz…

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Streeter: Thank God I live in Maryland

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By Leslie Gray Streeter Verified
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
Since I moved back to my native Maryland six years ago, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read panicked news stories and social media posts about the terrible things happening in other states. Not being able to get abortion care for any reason, even if the mother is about to die. The dismantling of voting rights. The efforts to legislate the trans community out of existence. And all I keep thinking is “Thank God I live here.” Maryland is traditionally called the Old Line State.
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Streeter: Statues should tell stories, not just praise powerful people

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By Leslie Gray Streeter Verified
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
After protesters in 2020 toppled the Christopher Columbus statue in Little Italy and dumped it into the harbor like so much British tea, I remember walking past the shockingly empty pedestal on a jaunt to get cannoli at Vaccaro’s and wondering what this moment of cultural evolution would bring. I am not Italian American, so I can’t speak to the strong feelings that some in that neighborhood have for their famous exploring countryman.
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Streeter: Cellphone bans at Maryland schools make sense — until they don’t

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By Leslie Gray Streeter Verified
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
About a month ago, my terrified child called me to say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was arresting people outside his school, unwittingly providing the tip for what became a national news story. If that disturbing incident were to happen during the 2027-28 school year or beyond, that call probably won’t be possible. My son would be subject to the Joanne C.
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