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Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County.
At the 2010 census, the population of Midland was 111,147, and a 2015 estimate gave a total of 132,950, making it the twenty-fourth most populous city in the state of Texas. Due to the oil boom in Midland, certain officials have given population estimates above 155,000. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Midland County, the population of which grew 4.6 percent, between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012, to 151,662, respectively, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The metropolitan area is also a component of the larger Midland−Odessa, Texas Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 295,987 on July 1, 2012. People in Midland are called Midlanders.
Midland was founded as the midway point between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1881. It is the hometown of former First Lady Laura Bush, and the onetime home of former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, and former First Lady Barbara Bush.

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I find it very disturbing that a person, such as myself, who has a masters degree and has been employed as a teacher for over 20 years, and has worked as a petroleum geologist, can only find jobs such as Kent Quik that pays $12.00 per hour working as a cashier. At the present time I work as a substitute teacher making $85.00 per day. What's wrong with this picture? I feel I am not wanted or needed by society. I deserve better than this.

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I find it very disturbing that a person, such as myself, who has a masters degree and has been employed as a teacher for over 20 years, and has worked as a petroleum geologist, can only find jobs such as Kent Quik that pays $12.00 per hour working as a cashier. At the present time I work as a substitute teacher making $85.00 per day. What's wrong with this picture? I feel I am not wanted or needed by society. I deserve better than this.

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COL is expensive

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