What Times-Call readers said this week
Here is a selection of comments on stories posted by the Times-Call on its Facebook page Oct. 26-Nov. 1.
Colorful characters take over Main Street at Longmont Halloween Parade
Joanie Lockhart Wiesman: Fun parade! The high school bands were outstanding and LOVED the Northern Colorado Bagpipe Band!
Niwot High School Symphony Orchestra invited to national competition
Catherine Werner: Wow! That's fantastic, Rock On!
Ned Avery: I student-taught with Stan Ketcham in 1974, first year of Niwot H.S.
Carolyn Richardson: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Jane Carlough-Meline: What is the schedule of their local performances here?
Longmont-area events for Sunday, Oct. 27: Halloween Drag Show at Left Hand
Jackie Epstein Miller: Only one of several events taking place. They are not all " drag events". If you don't like it, move on!
Colleen Hainzl: For everyone who has a problem there is a simple solution. ... don't go.
Tyler Peck: Disagreement with these things is not bigotry or hate. Leftists need to stop hijacking words.
Christina Barnes: Leave our children ALONE!
Gayle Zonnefeld: Sorry for all of you, so sad you have to do this for attention.
Denver's affordable housing shortfall could find an answer in its empty office towers
Derek Lucero: I'd do it.
Rachæl Sennstrom: What's the catch?
'We are thriving': Barbed Wire Books continues writing its story 15 years later
Patricia Mckenzie: We are all glad you did start Barbed Wire Books!
Jennifer Hakanson: Fantastic local business to buy new and used books.
Kathy Partridge: I love Barbed Wire books!
Valerie Volpe: Such an awesome store and such awesome people.
Julie Barringer-Richers: We LOVE Barbed Wire Books!!
Wendy Kanne Wagner: This is my all-time favorite book store! Kathy and the staff are so friendly and always very helpful. Love that I can trade books for credit! Congrats on the stores anniversary and many more.
Fallon O'Brien: I love this store.
Joshua Ferrell: Great book store ... one of my favorites.
Sara Pearl: I love Kathe and the store, and community, she created. Cheers to many more years of booky bliss.
Sheila Conroy: Thank you for fulfilling your dream here in Longmont. Very important for our community.
Boulder sister city trip to Cuba set for January after multi-year hiatus
Monica Sekich: Yep, a socialist country with no power and no meds; sounds like a real winner.
Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border security
Brenda E Kelley: Gabe Evans!!
Family entertainment center Winner's Circle to open Monday in Longmont
Heather Reynolds Atwood: Yeah!! We have been hoping for something like this to go into that spot. I hope it is a raging success!!
Payton H. Peterson: Longmont needs a spot like this! Really hope it's a success.
Cody Bush: The exact same business that was in this exact same spot before failed so this one should do just fine.
Lori Strader: Great! Looking forward to it!
Man reportedly drove stolen vehicle from Denver to Boulder County before crashing
Scott Barker: There's no crime in Colorado!
Heather Reynolds Atwood: So now the poor person who's car was stolen has to watch their insurance go up because of a claim, the car he damaged is also in the same spot. Just not fair.
Colorado State Patrol responds to injury crash on Colo. 66 near Longmont
Heather Reynolds Atwood: Wait until the 360+ housing units are built between Lifebridge and Hover on 66!! We think 66 is bad now. ... Longmont's city slogan should be "If we build it, they will come". Not sure how they will drive anywhere though.
