Boarding 'The Bus to the Crazy Train' and Other Colorful Debates

Readers took their opinions to the comments section on Carroll County Patch sites this week, flocking most to stories about the , a sustainable growth plan for the state, and discussions about and .  

: “Quoting Bill Maher: ‘The left has moved to the middle, the middle has moved to the right, and the right has boarded the bus to the crazy train.’ Sums up Carroll County pretty well!” - on a Westminster Patch responding to the letter a citizens organization sent to other Maryland counties criticizing the board on its position on sustainable growth plans in Maryland.  

: “Donna was an amazing teacher and person in general. When she passed away it saddened my entire family. She had been my teacher and then I had the privilege of becoming a special educator and working with her.” - on , who lost her heroic battle to cancer on Oct. 13, 2008.  

  “Thank you Mr. Dangel for your efforts to make a local bike trail. The local roads are way too dangerous and since the county has had no vision for the future, it's people like you who will ‘pave’ the way.” - on an Eldersburg Patch , a long-planned bicycle path through the Freedom Area in Eldersburg and Sykesville, which was recently closed at its entrance near the Eldersburg Estates.

 “Those people are just trying to make a living. There are a hundred other problems with zoning that need to be addressed first. Once we have sidewalks on major streets, clean up and stop letting developers build shopping malls on any old piece of land outside of town, then let's go after the mom and pop roadside stands.” - on an on whether roadside stands are dangerous.