With the Yucca Mountain program seeming to grow smaller in Nevada’s rearview mirror, veterans of the nuclear waste wars are compiling oral histories to preserve recollections of the long and controversial repository battle with the federal government.
At 99 years old and tethered to an oxygen tank, Silverio Cuaresma hardly fits the image of a poster child.
Yet, the Filipino-American Veterans of Nevada are hoping that he’ll anchor their campaign. The group wants to present President Barack Obama a petition when he visits Las Vegas on Monday.
Whatever the circumstance, it’s no fun when not everyone can make the trip to the annual holiday party. While you might not be able to reconnect with all your loved ones over the holidays in person, it doesn’t mean you can’t catch up with each other. And with new technology available, it’s easier than ever keep in touch – even if you can’t be in the same place at once.