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Originally Posted by briansgi
My wife grew up in Parsons, her parents and sisters still live there. To be honest, it's pretty depressing if you ask me. Very few jobs, many who live in Parsons do not like the school system and send their kids to Altamont instead. I don't see much at all positive for Parsons right now, but that could probably be said for many smaller communities in Kansas right now. My in laws are always complaining about the property taxes on their home and their vehicle tags. Health care doesn't seem to be much better, the in laws go to some doctor in Chetopa which is a town 1/5th the size of Parsons and 20 miles away. The largest employer for several decades was the ammunition plant, but I believe it's now closed down, very sad!
Good luck!
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The reason people send there kids to Altamont is because there are no black kids there. It has nothing to do with the school system, just racism.
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