Week # 43-98, Air Date 10/25/1998 - 10/31/1998

Segment #1 "SIERRA BLANCA CONTROVERSY" (4:45) Latino USA's Ingrid Lobet reports on the controversy over the proposed low-level nuclear waste site in the west Texas town of Sierra Blanca.

Subject Types: Environment

Locations: U.S. Regions - Southwest; States - Texas

Segment #2: "LATINOS & THE G.O.P."(4:04) NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on how the Republican party is wooing Latino voters in the upcoming elections.

Subject Types: Elections; Politics

Segment #3: "WHO ARE LATINO VOTERS" (5:08) Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa speaks with political writer Ruben Navarette of the Arizona Republic and editor Ruben Martinez of the Pacifica News Organization about the diversity of the Latino vote.

Subject Types: Elections; Politics

Segment #4: "YOUTH VOTE" (4:06) Youth Radio's Belia Mayeno-Choy reports on efforts to increase voter participation by targeting the nation's youth.

Subject Types: Elections; Politics; Youth