Comment: ‘Stop Being Averse To Positive Changes in Owings Mills’

Readers took their opinions to Baltimore County Patch sites this week, flocking most to stories about favorite Super Bowl commercials, whether , speaking out at the Baltimore County Council, and a non-profit organization that is relocating from the Relay community to Howard County.

Super Bowl Commercials 2012: What Was Your Favorite? “I actually think the commercials are the best part of the Super Bowl anyway, regardless of what astronomically overpaid football team is running up and down a field, chasing a ball and each other. So much money spent on something such as this is unbelievable. Companies and private individuals, and definitely overpaid football players and coaches, ought to expend some of their monies on families struggling every day to make ends meet, children, homeless, and any other truly worthwhile cause.” - Sharon Stanton

“To home school is a choice and ALL choices have consequences good and bad. If you choose to home school, there are plenty of options out there for rec league organized sports. Should public schools accept students from Catholic schools into their sports programs or vice versa?....that would never happen.” - edb

“I doubt any transgender person expects to be treated like an NFL quarterback or an NBA star. They would just like to work a regular job like everyone else, live in an apartment without fear of being evicted, and GO TO THE BATHROOM when they have to go. It's not asking for anything special or more than anyone else. It's just asking to be treated THE SAME.” - Laura Blanco Dzingeleski

"I really wish some of your folks here would stop directing your comments towards the people of Baltimore city who use the metro train that terminates in Owings Mills. Granted, I know there have been crimes (I have been a victim myself) in the Owings Mills Mall area as a consequence of the metro rail in Owings Mills, but crime happens everywhere-maybe not as frequent in those areas where we feel safer in, but still, crime happens. I am excited about what Brown is doing in Owings Mills. Let's celebrate and be proud of the changes that are occurring and stop being so averse to these positive changes in Owings Mills." - BluePeace

"Now we will be looking at a vacant lot....Not a fan of the car lot, but it’s better than vacant, and at least it's not a Goodwill flea market, bar or ‘nude-y’ store." - Al Walker