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Editorial
January 11, 1961
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Editorial urges retaining youth and elderly in Northwestern Alaska for balanced development, advocating support for the approved vocational school to keep young people local and establishment of a nursing facility for the aged in Nome area.
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Let's Keep Our Beloved Ones Home.
Nome is the pivot around which the communications of the area, the travel and the economy of the area flows.
It is also the center of a very unique economic situation which must be overcome at any cost if this part of the State is to have a balanced development.
The youth are channeled off to schools when they are very young and many ties are lost or they are shipped away for relocation.
The aged are bundled up and shipped away from their families when they become helpless never to see their families or life long friends again.
Without the young and without the old, Northwestern Alaska has an unnatural situation which is not good for healthy development.
Northwestern Alaska must work hard for the Vocational School which was approved wholeheartedly in the last election by the voters, so that the youth of today will be here to do the work of tomorrow. At the same time the old people must not be forgotten and agitation and study must be made for an adequate nursing facility for the aged in the area.
Nome is the pivot around which the communications of the area, the travel and the economy of the area flows.
It is also the center of a very unique economic situation which must be overcome at any cost if this part of the State is to have a balanced development.
The youth are channeled off to schools when they are very young and many ties are lost or they are shipped away for relocation.
The aged are bundled up and shipped away from their families when they become helpless never to see their families or life long friends again.
Without the young and without the old, Northwestern Alaska has an unnatural situation which is not good for healthy development.
Northwestern Alaska must work hard for the Vocational School which was approved wholeheartedly in the last election by the voters, so that the youth of today will be here to do the work of tomorrow. At the same time the old people must not be forgotten and agitation and study must be made for an adequate nursing facility for the aged in the area.
What sub-type of article is it?
Education
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Northwestern Alaska
Nome
Vocational School
Nursing Facility
Youth Retention
Elderly Care
Balanced Development
What entities or persons were involved?
Nome
Northwestern Alaska
Voters
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Retaining Youth And Elderly In Northwestern Alaska
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Local Vocational School And Nursing Facility
Key Figures
Nome
Northwestern Alaska
Voters
Key Arguments
Youth Channeled Away To Schools Lose Ties And Are Relocated
Aged Shipped Away From Families And Never Return
Absence Of Young And Old Creates Unnatural Situation Hindering Healthy Development
Vocational School Approved By Voters Must Be Supported To Keep Youth For Future Work
Need Agitation And Study For Adequate Nursing Facility For The Aged