Photo by Michael J. Gallegos / Tribune

Grants residents Liz Lucero (left) and former miner Israel Martinez wait for their breakfast at the Grants Cafe. Martinez and Lucero, who's daughter worked in the mines, are part of a group involved in the Post-'71 Uranium Workers Committee, whose members often meet at the diner, as they did last week, to talk about mining issues. Martinez says his illness is a result of his work in the mines years ago.