‘The Mall Has Been Dead for Years’

Readers took their opinions to the Baltimore County Patch sites this week, flocking to stories about the , the opening of a , whether should be on every school athletic field and a UMBC grad who recently returned home after

CATONSVILLE “It's all about response time with an AED. Save a couple of minutes, save a couple of lives...I am personally VERY impressed with the well trained and quick thinking individuals that surely saved this young woman's life.” – Duncan McTaggart on a story about

“While there is no doubt in anyone's mind that Matthew VanDyke is a brave young man I can't help but wonder why ... if he wanted to make a change and fight for peace and humanity why didn't he just join the other 100's of thousands of men and women in our fine country's armed forces and put his life on the line beside them? He is a U.S. citizen isn't he?”- Angie C, on a story about UMBC grad Matthew Van Dyke returning from Libya,

OWINGS MILLS “The mall has been dead for years. Kudos to County Executive Kamenetz for getting this site re-developed, without use of taxpayer dollars. This, plus the Metro Center project, will allow us to be proud of Owings Mills.” –'Calmdown' on a story about how the and replaced with an outdoor shopping center.

REISTERSTOWN “No Grunting??? What a joke!!” – Steve Ehrenpreis, on a story about Planet Fitness .