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'We Don't Like the Changes'

I'm very disappointed with Yankee's changes. I preferred the smaller format, which was easier to slip into my purse and take anywhere with me. Please remember the old saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Kathy Mondazzi, Tyngsboro, MA

Since you've taken a national treasure away, I know just what I'll do ... When my subscription has ended, I will not renew!

Carol Schick, Montoursville, PA

I've lived in New Hampshire most of my life, and Yankee has been a part of my life for ages. What happened to all the great articles and helpful hints? The whole magazine seems to be directed toward the rich and famous. The large majority of people in New England are just plain folks, and they have some fascinating stories to tell. A bigger magazine isn't going to make me buy it, but some interesting articles will.

Jan Van, via e-mai

I just received the new January/February issue and turned to the last page, as I do every month, to read Mary's Farm. It's gone! How could you move it to the front? Edie Clark's musings seem so out of place there. Her observations often made me smile as I pondered her simply written essays. You've ruined my monthly ritual of reading Yankee last page first!

Jeanann Williams, Tewksbury, MA

'Thanks for the New Yankee'

I love the new format of the first issue of 2007! I sat tonight and read it cover to cover. It was such a pleasure to be able to read an entire article on one page -- or at least consecutive pages. It was almost like curling up with a favorite book. The hardest part now will be waiting two months for the next issue!

Janey Carrico, via e-mail

I'm a Yankee subscriber, and I also work for the United States Postal Service. I find the magazine's new size easier to deliver. The old format was a little bigger than letter size but too small to be a flat. It kind of sat somewhere in between. Two thumbs up!

Laura Seaborne, Worcester, MA

Having been a fan of Yankee for 50 years -- and tiptoeing toward my dotage as a hard-line Yankee -- I rolled my eyes when I learned of great impending change in Dublin and prepared to say goodbye to a beloved longtime friend. The new Yankee arrived today -- and this old Yankee has been walking around with a spring in his step ever since! I congratulate you for taking this revered New England icon and giving it a strikingly fresh new face. Keep up the great work.

Daniel T. Chane III, Winchester, MA

About a Boy

I'm wiping away tears after reading Yankee's heartwarming article about Shirl Penney and Clarence Townsend ("The Pride of Eastport," January/February). It made me so proud of a young man whom I don't even know. I can only pray that the young person who receives the scholarship will "pay it forward" and give back to the community if and when he or she is able.

I sit here in my warm den, reading your magazine, while my husband and son play with new Christmas toys, and know how lucky and blessed I am. Thank God that Clarence was there for baby Shirl.

Andrea Buchanan, Stratford, CT

Speaking My Mind: Should the government be allowed to take your home?

Whenever the subject of eminent domain comes up, the talk is about property and compensation. When a person or family has made a house a home, however, it becomes another kind of property -- one for which there is no tangible compensation. The accumulation of memories, interactions, relationships -- the views of nature, exchanges with neighbors, working in the home and garden -- these are but a few of the things for which no amount of money can compensate. There are those who don't mind taking the money and moving on. But there are those for whom their homes are investments of the heart, even the soul -- these are the people devastated by acts of eminent domain. And this is something the law needs to take into consideration.

Victoria Miller, San Pedro, CA

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