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Yale Kramer /p> p> MASS. REFUGEES br> Re: Andrew Cline's Mass. Exodus : /p> p>I enjoyed Andrew Cline's article on Massachusetts's continuing decline. I revel in it! I would suggest however, that Mr. Cline take another look at the county-by-county maps of the 2004 election results. My up-until-then staunchly Republican State of New Hampshire went for Jean-Francois Kerry, propelled by voting results in the two counties bordering Taxachusetts and one along the Vermont border. Fie on these uprooted Flatlanders... br> -- Gene Smith br> Contoocook, New Hampshire /p>

I had an idyllic childhood in a small historical town in Massachusetts. My wife and I left Massachusetts for good 14 years ago. Since then we have lived in four different states. In every place we have lived, we have encountered many other Mass. refuges including comrades in the military, classmates in grad school, co-workers, and neighbors. Almost all of them seem to be fiscal conservatives, social moderates like myself.

p>We left for better job opportunities and affordable housing. We still follow the Red Sox and Patriots. We still have family there and return regularly to visit. We all miss our beloved Massachusetts but most of us will never return permanently. We are truly Massachusetts' greatest export.

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