George Lewis, sociologist and Maine native, explains why we are creatures of the culture that we create and consume.

With the possibility of Maine having a nuclear dump site, the strong response has been "No!". Lynn Kippax Jr. captures the responses of the public to a nuclear dump site.

Sociologist Peter Rose argues that ethnic groups in Maine are not part of a homogeneous melting pot, but rather distinct contributors to an identifiable American stew.

Tim Hughes investigates the controversy over rBST and discusses how cattle farming in Maine plays a role in the dialogue regarding the bovine growth hormone.

Living in Kennebunkport most of his life, Albert Hutchins is a Maine lobsterman. Fran Ober visits Hutchins to learn how to knit a lobster trap head.

Located near the town of Freeport, Maine has its own desert, but instead of sand, it contains glacial silt. Vanessa Silverton-Peel explores how the Desert of Maine has become a tourist attraction.

Tim Hughes investigates the controversy over rBST and discusses how cattle farming in Maine plays a role in the dialogue regarding the bovine growth hormone.

Unlike other Catholic religious orders in Maine, the Sister of the Precious Blood are a cloistered group. Mary Pope explores the daily lives of the sisters whose whole world exists within the Monastery of the Precious Blood in Portland.

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Amy Cadge documents the story of the Greer family, discussing their journey to Maine and their studio where they care for people.

During the 1950's, a colony of Slavic immigrants came to Richmond, Maine. Gretchen Batz documents how the Slavic community integrated into the town.

As one of the first Greeks to come to Maine, Pericles Economos became a leader in the Greek community. Pamela Wood recounts how his words inspired stories for this issue regarding ethnic groups in Maine.