Short write ups with information on Salt alumni.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done.

On John Bunker's farm in Palermo, Bunker grows hybrid peppers and livestock. Lisa Mattingly documents the life of Bunker, writing about being a cancer survivor, homesteading, and apples.

Short write ups on the lawyer George Willard, the Custom House Wharf in Portland, and the Colony Inn.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done.

After years of being institutionalized, Grace Babcock lives independently enjoying her freedome and life. Leslie Forstadt shares Bobcock's story about growing up on her grandparents farm, spending 20 years in an institution in Massachusetts, and writing poetry.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done.

In an effort to solve the graffiti issues in Lewiston, the city designated an specific area for artists to tag and paint, while outreach groups commissioned artists. Jennifer Calivas captures the topic of graffiti and the activities of Brian Serfes.

In Salt's first guest article, John E. Chaisson writes about his childhood days in the Maine woods.

Audrey Dilling speaks to Deb Dunn about the process she undergoes to write books, and discusses writing erotic romance novels.

James C. Curtis writes on the documentary tradition, comparing the work of Salt and the Farm Security Administration in Maine.