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Arrest Development: Let's get real, gentrification, which means "from gentry, noble birth, good genes", is really a catering to Euro/Anglo culture who are given privilege, mobility, whether it's suburban or in the city, and easier access to......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Peter: food for thought: General Motors employs over 30 times the number of people in {canada} as they do in india or korea, but i doubt we would hear you complaining about "hard working americans'" jobs......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

chevys are made in korea now: Maybe not india, but current Chevrolets are built in Korea and that's a fact. Most of the american IT jobs have been outsourced to india....

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

USA faces bankruptcy: look at that empty field. that area gave food and happy lives for many families for decades until greedy american bosses in USA started to move jobs to india and outsourced all that work....

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

lianna: The north side is not only for "low-income people".. there are plenty of middle/working class people in west brighton, mariners harbor, etc. who own homes and have good jobs. ...

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Billie: I live in Florida, my boyfriend lives in Tarrytown. The first time I saw this site it brought back sad memories of my own. My mother, father, uncles and friends all worked in factories in......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

diverdan363: Thank you jacksonville for lieing to us about the quality of air, its poluted, look at the rise in lung cancer in florida the diesel death zone, jaxport may offer jobs but did they mention......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

gotout: i moved away more than 20yrs ago be honest hutch is boring. i come home at least once a year to visit family. things are getting pretty ratty there. the neighborhoods need to do like......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

living in Hutchinson: Wow. Interesting website. I would like to comment too. I live in Hutchinson. I have been here my entire life. I moved to big cities in other states for a few......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

surviving: hutch is safer than a lot of big cities, and the commute to work is not so bad,(hour wait traffic jams etc.) I have traveled and it"s not fun to set ,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

river otters21 girl: It is a darn shame to see hear what happened to Kensington. Oh, I agree with YourOwnFault 100% except that this cancer known as white flight took place more recently than the 50s and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Jerrod the "Wildchild" Racerboy: Hutch Really isnt as bad as some make it out to be. Great paying jobs arent plentyfull but there are plenty of jobs out there if you REALLY want to work!! Most people in this......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

CJ: Hello! I found this website because a co-worker of mine is considering a move to North Florida. I told her about my experiences but she didn't believe me. Perhaps she'll believe you......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Who Cares for Kensington: I'll leave race out of my comments and will continues to focus on the radical change of culture and values. The changes are what thay are and I am sure that the government nor activists......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

adr: im not gonna read any of these comments, all i know is that the pics were all of one area by the old hospital, not the church, i dont know what year, but now they......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

serlingrod: Thanks Peter. It's nice to have a friend back you up. I just marvel at the stubborness of it though.....I mean, "keep on painting" ... Really? I've made it perfectly clear I'm not an artist..I'm......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Tex: You have several different problems going on at the same time up there. You have people with a poor work ethic, who want to live on free handouts. But, you also have a city......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

phantom: Regarding the economic side of the Kensington exodus - Google: Kensington and Globalization. The frst entry in the search findings should be a paper on the topic published at Kutztown State by Mike Kelly on......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

howardandros: I am from Hutch and although I live in the Bahamas, it is still nice to go back home. I love the seasons and the people are all nice, jobs are a pain almost......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: Actually my tennant lost his job about 10 years ago, and still hasn't been able to find employment due to health problems and also due to the fact there are no decent jobs to be......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bill F: What years did the largest exodus happen? I don't know if I buy the lack of jobs for the "white flight". ...

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

zagg: My cats give each other rim jobs. Naughty kitties....

in response to: Unlikely by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

phantom: Actually, a number of sociology papers have been written on "white flight" in Kensington. Census & demographic data supports the theory that the largest exodus was to follow jobs. As the mills closed (Houghton's, Stetson......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Tex: Well, I don't think it takes rocket science to see that there are more $50,000 a year plus jobs in Texas than there are in Hutchinson, Ks. Unemployment is everywhere, and if you don't have......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: I saw today in the Hutch News where some poor 44 yr old guy shot himself in the head up there. I don't know his background, but he probably was poor and broke and......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: I don't drive down 17th, I drive to work in a brand new convertable down streets lined with palm trees and seagulls flying overhead. Because I live and work in a city that promotes good......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

LoveNorman: I moved to Norman from Telluride, Co about 9 months ago....and I would NEVER move back!!! Norman has what Telluride could never have....moral, friendly people, available housing and jobs for the working class, and......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

chiamattt: Jack, it's not like the United States is going to 'give' the beef to Korea for free. In previous years (prior to 1994, i think) the Korean market was worth a little more than 3......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

tom lockhead: Hi Hairsy, glad to hear you are doing ok. Stayed in the neighborhood until the jobs dried up. Joined Smith Kline and French and wound up my last 10 years in New York City. Retired......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Charlie Gouldie: I was born in Weir St 1960 and went to St Margarets, I still stay in Plantation next to the new Squinty Bridge. I still go round to the Stanley Bar where a lot of......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

B Street: I grew up across the street from one of the few working factories in Kensington starting in 1965 until I was forced out 22 years later. While I too have fond memories of wall ball, swimming......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Andie: Dear Yep its me, There is a difference between a "job" and a "career where you can make a living and support your family on. Hutchinson offers plenty of the former and not the latter. This......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Big Dog: Ha! KP is not open for tours. As for becoming a CO (CX1), you just have to keep an eye on the federal government web site (jobs.gc.ca). Positions are usually only posted......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Anon: About people who want to get out of Kensington. Some men will find an unsuspecting lonely woman, tell them a tall tale of many reputable jobs that they have had, tell them of the......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

CartLegger: Oh, it does--the jobs, that is!...

in response to: Trenton Makes by luna park

67502 May 7, 2008: Hutch has not grown since I came here in 1978. It's a retirement town with lots of low income housing and those people DO NOT support our downtown or help us stay in business.......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

BigGaloot: Moved here to Hutch 11 yrs. ago for better job. Now job market is terrible here and no new industry moving in. Reminds me of Great Bend KS where all the old......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

cityman: That sounds great but you only get to vote for city council members one in your district and one at large posistion. Council members do not get fair compensation for their duties.You get what you......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Former Hutchinsonite: Oh, I forgot, you guys are big in prisons and reformatories, because of all the drugs, high crime rate and lack of jobs, the homeless are probably charged with trumped up charges, sent to prison,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Former Hutchinsonite: Oh, I'm wrong, most of them will have lost their cars due to no jobs, so they'll just be sleeping on the street, ...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Pearly Princess of Peckham [Tammy]: Hi Jim. Thank you for all the nice things you have said about my family. We had many great jobs together. always had a laugh. sorry for the long reply but i don't really go......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

what it is: Boring is for the bored. No jobs are for those who are not looking. Happiness comes from within,your town can not make you happy. Are things great here? Absolutely not. But quit "yer bitchin" and......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

me: Believe it or not,some people are actually content with living here. I make decent money,I am in nursing,I didn't have to relocate to a big city to make a living for myself and children. But......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Re hutch native: If you want to make good money, you have to move to the bigger cities, and I've lived in several large cities and couldn't be happier. If Hutchinson is so great than why is......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

hutch native: I can't believe this website. Absolutely amazing that so many people have taken the time to rant and rave about how terrible Hutch is. I grew up in Hutch, graduated from Hutch High in 1984......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

me: memorial hall was built in the horse and buggy days,so therefore it lacks proper parking for any sizeable event to take place there. If money was spent on parking, if money is to be spent......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: You are absolutely right, we should be thankful for what we have and the great country that we live in. We are very blessed and fortunate to live in a country where we have......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: I actually had to journey up to the fair city of Hutch a couple of weeks ago. I made a visit to your Hutchinson Mall. Do you remember the scenes from 'Dawn of the Dead'......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

ExKansan: I guess I missed all the above mentioned incest, pedophilia and lynch mobs growing up in Belleville, but I must say that would hardly be boring! Like other posters here I moved away to a......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Steve M: Hi Deb I was brought up in Collins Close during the 1970s. I remember the cat story. I can't confirm whether this was true or not, even though I worked at the pub briefly......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

lisa: i currently go 2 the buskwick campus and were now doing a mural inside of our school and this mural on our school wall gives us advice and inspiration......GOOD JOBS YOUTHS...

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Tex: Yes I loved Hutch, I especially loved it when I was able to leave town and come down here to Texas and get a job that paid over twice as much as what I was......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Questioning: I have a question...I am a white non hipster brought up by a single parent working 2 jobs in brooklyn so i know what its like not to been the one looking for rent stabilization......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Still in Hutchinson: McPherson is thriving with business because it is right off the interstate and that is what big business owners want. The cost of living in Hutch is less than most places around here,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Hunter: My, my, you fellows (Tex, Noname, and former Hutchinsonite) have certainly grown suddenly very touchy. You raise so many points with so much overlap I'll try to answer by point, rather than address each correspondent......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

noname: Re: Former Hutchinsonite. I have to agree. Seems odd to has some asshole in California commenting about a town that he does not inhabit. Hutchinson is truly the worst of the worst. These statistic that......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Hunter: I'm back again, and will comment again on Tex's "statistics". Tex your reply to my criticism of your use of crime statistics was simply to attribute the data to the FBI, but I did not......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Re: Cody: Sounds like you're pretty self centered. As long as everything is fine for you and your family and business, that's all that counts isn't it? What about all the underprivileged people in your......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

B. B: I live in Henry Horner as well from 1982 until 1989. I have to say that my time in the Horner projects was a learning experience. I raised 5 children there and none......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

D.bennett: All right real talk i`m tired of hearing people say they`ve read the book there are no children here that book the movie was all bullshit ok u don`t have to feel sorry......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Hunter: I'd like to make two points at this time. First, it seems that most of the dissatisfaction with Hutchinson revolves around the lack of "good", i.e. well-paid jobs. As I mentioned earlier, there are no......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex Re: Hunter: I'ts all about good paying jobs, its not about 'movies', or 'tv shows' or what kind of library you have. You have a lot of people living in Hutch who don't give a damn......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

b girl: I think the main complaint is lack of good paying jobs....

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

squid_town: Hello.Visited hutchinson twice,clean ciy compared to gloversville ny.have been offered three decent jobs.Will move there as soon as i dig up the money out of this shit hole in ny....

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Flux: But also...... who says graffiti artists cant have jobs to....

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

james: Hutch does have manufacturing jobs its called meth ...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Chris: I just happened over this page while looking for something via Google, but I couldn't just let this go- I grew up in Hutch, but no longer living there. I moved to the West Coast......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

pearly princess peckham {tammy}: Hi Diane. Its great to hear from you. Please send my love to all your family. I miss our pearly jobs together as we used to have the most laughs. it would be great if......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Alfred: "Old bastards" - I'm 26. Maybe young people in this city should learn to take enjoyment from simple things like taking a stroll at Dillon Nature Center or listening to non-commericial, uninterupted classical music on......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Alfred: I live in Hutchinson, and I knew this article was pure propaganda right when I saw the photos. The first photo is of an entrance gate to the State Fairgrounds, which the author describes as......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Hunter: I grew up in Hutchinson (HHS Class of '50), but have lived in California most of the time since. I visit friends there from time to time, and am fairly familiar with contemporary Hutchinson. The......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Kimberly: This town SUCKS!! I have lived here 40 years,been in the bar ,in the drugs, in a couple good jobs,currently in one of the top paying postion and still have nothing to show for any......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct. Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Padre Island: I am honestly not a Hutch hater, I was born there and grew up in that area. It just saddens me to see what the city was 30 to 40 years ago, and the situation......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bob: The Hutchinson, KS haters amuse me. I'm sure some of them have lived in other cities, some have attested to it in their diatribes. However it seems that they are either young or......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

rachael: hmmm... many of the comments i've read have either amused me or angered me...but I'll go on anyway... i'm a brooklyn native and originally from east flatbush. my parents left there to move to long island [for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Tom Martin: It sounds to me like Kansas, in general anyway, is probably the place to live. I grew up on Long Island, and moved to South Carolina in 1973. I went back to Long Island 2......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

JOHNNY MOSS: I HAVE TRAVILED THE UNITED STATES QUITE A BIT AND HAVE LIVED IN SEVERAL DIFERANT CITIES AND STATES, AND CAN TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT ANY TOWN THAT YOU GO TO HAS MORE THAN......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: That's the way a corrupt system works If you have corrupt lawyers and they become corrupt judges then you really have problems. The working middle class who built this country, are usually the main ones that......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Hutch Ho: Yes, I have read everyone of these posts. From way back somebody asked readers to list 10 good things about Hutch,which you would know about if you had read all the threads. Anyway,this thread originally......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

me: Because their is not that many well paying jobs here, which this post is mainly about. The question now is,what can be done about this....

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

...just lookin for a job, lookin for a job...: OMG! I thought I lived in a pretty good place until I stumbled onto this site while surfing for nursing jobs in this area. I've been HappyInHutch for 30+ years and known about......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

anon (ip68-103-169-13.ks.ok.cox.net): i do live here and the post is pretty right on. This town has the highest housing market , and the lowest paying jobs. The Salina Jouranl is the newspaper i town and it post......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

Tex: The idea that attractions will help bring people to a city to live and work is absolutely stupid. Which would make you think that someone is making money on all those Hutchinson pet projects......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: I was born in Hutchinson, Ks. (in fact it was at the Grace Hospital, which is the second picture from the top). Back in the 70's Hutch was a going jessy, vibrant downtown, lots......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

unsure: Actually, as I look back on what I wrote, and after reading every single comment on this page (whew!), I realize that I do need to spend more time in Bushwick and see how I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

HushUp: For the person who thinks that someone should ask the side of the 'Gang Member' on why they shot and killed my son's friend - It's obvious you have no clue what it's like to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bass Girl: I love those old photos above! It's good to see Hutch had a good start. I wonder what happened? I had an interesting visit with a neighbor who has been trying to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

why not: Why not place a large meat-processing plant in Hutchinson? It would create lots of decent paying jobs and enlarge the tax base as well.Empty apartments would be a thing of the past and overall business......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

HushUp: Oh, and by the way, that list was only about 25 companies; and of those 25 they are employing over 10,000 people around here. Excuse me, they aren't all manufacturing companies, but I happen......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

observer: leaving Hutchinson, Kansas about 20 years ago was a decision i've never regretted.The mindset of the business community is that you OWE them for a minimum wage existence.GOOD jobs are hard to find and unless......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bass Girl: LOL @ all of the comments made since I last stopped by. I can't help but shake my head when I see people hanging on to the "but we have the Cosmosphere, the free......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Peter: those "knaack" boxes look like strongboxes they use to store tools in at construction sites and whatnot... [[http://www.knaack.com/jobsite_storage_equipment/tool_chests.php]] great photo!...

in response to: Dumpster Grid by little ukraine

one more comment: ok, i got to this site by accident but it caught my attention so I continued to read. I should have gotten out the dictionary to make sure I spell everything right so you dont......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bushwick Girl: My Bushwick...I love this neighborhood. I've been in the bush since 1988 I migrated here when I was 8 yrs old. Back then I was too young to understand what was really happening in this......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Plains of Despair: Go watch The Factor some more. I can refute your comments. With this statement. HUTCHINSON KANSAS IS SHRINKING. YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IT IS YOUR JOB TO PROTECT......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

81 Supporter Denver: As far as "Other peoples property" HA now has a stronge guidelines than back in the day. Sure there's prob ladies that like to be "passed around" but the rule is "if it's not yours,......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Hutch=LOW INCOME: I question people like you who list these many cities they have lived in. You must travel alot, because if you lived in that vast number of cities you must stay for less than a......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent