Paris Regional Medical Center

[nevb]

I am considering relocating to this area next year from NEPA. I am a new grad I will be starting on a tele unit next month 3-11 at $25/hr. My husband is a CDL driver classs A. We have 4 kids 15,13,7, & 6. What can you tell me about the area? Does anyone work at the Paris regional medical center? I found the website and saw quite a few jobs listed but no info on benefits and stuff like that. Any insights will be appreciated!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Lesssee, what other dirt...Oh, yeah. Racial tension!

My father, who was visiting his nephew in Paris, walked into a local convenience store and asked for a certain brand of beer. The cashier responded, "Oh. You must be one of those uppity black people from the North."

My father, who is actually from Los Angeles, was very unaccustomed to being stereotyped blatantly, racially, and out in the open. This was culture shock for him, which led to his two-word profanity-laced response to the clerk. Anyhow, I apologize for digressing.

[RN1989]

Yet another reason why I am happy to have gotten out of northeast TX. The good ole boys rule everywhere, but you feel it more when you live in the smaller, less metro areas. The dirty politics gets to be old after a while.

[sjt9721, BSN, RN]

My father, who was visiting his nephew in Paris, walked into a local convenience store and asked for a certain brand of beer. The cashier responded, "Oh. You must be one of those uppity black people from the North."

My father, who is actually from Los Angeles, was very unaccustomed to being stereotyped blatantly, racially, and out in the open. This was culture shock for him, which led to his two-word profanity-laced response to the clerk. Anyhow, I apologize for digressing.

O.M.G. I have no words after reading that.

And Commuter...No apology is necessary. :hgu:

[nevb]

I tis always unfortunate to hear that racism is still alive and well in America. It is quite frequent in my area as well. This is a very little minority area so it has been passed down to each generation.

[Long Rider]

"Baby" Cotton was probably guilty of assaulting the lady. She apparently has a record of behaving badly. Her mom has a reputation of a beligerant fighter, at least in the white community. The question is, was she sentenced too harshly? It's sort of a smaller scale Jena 6 scandal.

I don't want to get into the really deep political poop about it. Just rest assured both sides have an interesting story to tell. The reason I mentioned it is to let you know that the racial tension that is everywhere in the US is worse, just below the surface, in Paris.

East Texas has an unfortunate history of racism. For every, "Greenville: the blackest land and the whitest people" or the sickening lynching of Henry Smith in Paris (one of the most brutal stories I have ever heard, and it's all true), there are countless thousands of slights, dishonors, and heavy-handed enforcements of the law that the white folks are unaware of, and the black folks cannot forgive.

The lynching was over 100 years ago, but Greenville's banner flew until the late 60's-early 70's. I'm 40+ years old, and I did not know of the lynching or the banner that flew over Greenville's main street, 70 miles away, until 3-4 years ago, and I grew up there. Something tell's me the black families made sure their children never forgot though.

Most folks in Paris are more prejudiced than racist. Still there's wound's there that nobody knows how to heal, and some want to remain open indefinately. When you are born and raised in that crud you don't know how tragic it is until you leave.

[maurabartley]

Nevb,

Curious - why Paris?

[nevb]

Nevb,

Curious - why Paris?

I am looking for a small town checked out a bunch on the internet and the chamber of commerce website seemed to show an area that had a positive plan.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I am looking for a small town checked out a bunch on the internet and the chamber of commerce website seemed to show an area that had a positive plan.

It's better to check out small Texas towns that are actually going somewhere...

1. Midlothian

2. Saginaw

3. Roanoke

4. Crowley

5. Little Elm

In addition, you'll be in commuting distance to higher-paying nursing jobs in Dallas and Fort Worth if you opt to live in one of these small towns.

[maurabartley]

Gotta agree with the Commuter. I live in Midlothian and it is a small town that is growing. It is half between Dallas and Fort Worth so a lot of hospitals to choose from. There are a couple of distribution facilities around here. Also, Borat had suggested FFE in Lancaster for DH and that isn't very far from here. Businesses are trying to make the southern I-20 corridor into the place to be for truckers, supply chain, etc.

I can't speak to the other cities on the Commuter's list but they may be other places to investigate.

Wylie, McKinney, Lucas, Farmersville, Waxahachie, the list goes on....

And, I don't have anything against Paris, I was born there and still have family there. Just haven't lived there in 40+. You might want to check out some other towns before you make a leap.

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

Borat

*Ahem*

I wish that damned movie had never come out.

[maurabartley]

My apologies - Bortaz!! :bowingpur

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

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