I'm a 5th generation Oregon native. The state is now radically different than the place I grew up in, and not for the better. However, I have lots of family and friends here as well as a small business. I'm over 70, and my wife and I like our home. My son and his wife and our grandchildren live close by. He doesn't like what has happened to the state either, but has a business that he built up that is doing well. Politically, Oregon sucks, but there are lots of other considerations involved in moving somewhere else. At this point I'm not ready to leave, but I do have a bunch of relatives in Idaho, so that could be a future option.
