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:uhoh3: where is the best washington city?:uhoh3:

r u taliking about tacoma park washington dc i am interested in knowing more about it as i have got job in this area plz tell me more thanks in advance

I think the rent for a 1 bedroom apartment in takoma park is around $700-800 a month. Try a search on your computer for takoma park, Washington DC. For renting try Rent.com. Good luck. :) I don't live in Washington DC so I really don't know much about the area.

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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
Olympia, gets my vote. so much to do, minutes from the sound, close to ocean and mountains. has a small town feel

Is Tumwater considered a suburb of Olympia? Anyway, my wife & I will be moving to Tumwater the end of March 2006 [all the way from Central Texas].

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:uhoh3: where is the best washington city?:uhoh3:

i love seattle! its expensive to live, but there is diversity and being a nurse is all about diversity. there is always is a lot to do around here. seattle is like a typical city so obviously there will be traffic and smog etc. however, i think if your a city person and enjoy new experiences then seattle i would say is a great place to enjoy diversity.

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hi there was wondering if u could give me an idea of the job opportunities in bellingham. I am a RN with 9+ years in acute hospital setting experience. Could u give me an idea of the salary in ur area and job openings. Also what is the patient staff ratios and job satisfaction. I was also interested in the real estate property costs and cost of living. Thanks :o

Hi I live in Bellingham (well recently moved 10 min north to Ferndale - but B'ham is my homesweethome), although Ferndale is great too, little small for me but cheaper than buying a house in B'ham.

You should go to www.peacehealth.org and search the Whatcom County job postings. I think the RN wage range is $23.25 - 40.97 hourly. FYI - I have heard that peacehealth (who I do work for as an LPN) will only grant credit for HALF of your years of RN experience when it has not been earned at peacehealth. :madface: So, you might think if one is an RN with 25 years exp in OB/L&D to start at the top of the range. I doubt it.

BUt St.Joe's is a great hospital (on of top 100 in the US) with state of the art cardiac unit and is not for profit. I love working for them. Bellingham's mantra - "the city of subdued excitement" is so true. Cost of living is terrible though, but I have to say worth it. I got a 3.5% COL pay increase when real estate prices went up 18% EACH YEAR here over the last 2 years. Not to mention gas prices here are the highest in the state for some weird reason, even though the 2 major oil refineries are here in Whatcom county. Wish I could drive up and fill up direct form BP or Arco!!! So anyway. Even though you get less in pocket it is a great place to work and live. Just wish I could afford to get out on the town! Hahah.

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Aside form my town, I also think North Bend and Issaquah are absolutely gorgeous. Washington sure is beautiful! I simply cannot imagine living in Kansas or somewhere (sorry KS!) where there's no ocean, bay, mountains, etc. I am so thankful.

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Aside form my town, I also think North Bend and Issaquah are absolutely gorgeous. Washington sure is beautiful! I simply cannot imagine living in Kansas or somewhere (sorry KS!) where there's no ocean, bay, mountains, etc. I am so thankful.

OMG! When we moved from Texas [the Hill Country area around Austin is beautiful!] to Olympia, WA we drove through Kansas and that place is uglier than West Texas, LOL!

Susan & I love the South Puget South area.

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I'd vote for Anacortes...a small, charming community surrounded by water, lakes, and forest on Fidalgo island, and right on the ferry point to the San Juan islands and Victoria, BC. Not to mention 10 minutes from Deception Pass. I just couldn't believe how safe and wonderful that town was, despite the lack of amenities in the immediate area. 45 minutes to Bellingham, 20 to Mount Vernon. I love it there.

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Oh, these places are beautiful but ugh! RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.....I about went nuts the year and a half I lived in Seattle. I vote for Spokane! A little on the conservative side, but MUCH better weather!

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Oh, these places are beautiful but ugh! RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.....I about went nuts the year and a half I lived in Seattle. I vote for Spokane! A little on the conservative side, but MUCH better weather!

And VERY LOW PAYING, AND ANTI-NURSE. There are three schools of nursing here, and no nursing shortage. Nurses are paid, and treated as such. I would recommend the Tri Cities area of Washington over Spokane in a heartbeat. They have built up the medical community, to accomadate a growing population, and offer higher pay, and much better benefits that Spokane. The colleges all have branch campuses there, as well. And the weather there is warmer in the winter that Spokane.

Conservative is an understatement.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN

Spokane, Washington

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Oh, these places are beautiful but ugh! RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.....I about went nuts the year and a half I lived in Seattle. I vote for Spokane! A little on the conservative side, but MUCH better weather!

Isn't the rain kind of worth it to have all of the nice greenery the whole year?

I have my questions about Spokane after the conservative, anti-gay mayor was busted for abusing city resources via gay sex chat websites. Hypocrisy, maybe?

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Isn't the rain kind of worth it to have all of the nice greenery the whole year?

I have my questions about Spokane after the conservative, anti-gay mayor was busted for abusing city resources via gay sex chat websites. Hypocrisy, maybe?

The ex mayor just passed away last week of colon cancer. They had a memorial service for him on Friday. It was really kind of sad the way he spent his last few months with that scandal over his head. He really did alot of good things for the city, before he screwed up.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN

Spokane, Washington

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The ex mayor just passed away last week of colon cancer. They had a memorial service for him on Friday. It was really kind of sad the way he spent his last few months with that scandal over his head. He really did alot of good things for the city, before he screwed up.

Wow, I didn't know that. It really shouldn't have mattered, his orientation or interests or anything. But promising government jobs, especially for things like that, is too much scandal to overcome.

I didn't personally like Spokane much at all...kind of the way I didn't like Walla Walla, Yakima or Pasco, but I really enjoyed my time in Northern Idaho....Coeur D'Alene, specifically.

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