From her own experience, Joanna Foster supports the parents of children born with deafness. Sofia Saldanha highlights how Foster became involved with supporting other parents, and how deaf culture has become a large part of her life.

From her own experience, Joanna Foster supports the parents of children born with deafness. Sofia Saldanha highlights how Foster became involved with supporting other parents, and how deaf culture has become a large part of her life.

In Portland, there have been lots of talks regarding a new tenant for Thompson's Point, a soon-to-be accredited college, The Circus Conservatory of America. Jenn Corey investigates the plans regarding this new development for Portland and what it would mean for Portland.

Finding ways for prison inmates to give back to society while incarcerated is a difficult task, but the Pups in Prison Program at the Downeast Correctional Institute does just that. Lorienne Schulze captures how the program allows inmates to train service dogs while they serve their prison sentence.

A refugee from Sudan, Nyapeni Chou Doul lives an entirely different life than she did in her native country. Kody Steffy captures the life of Doul, who lives in Portland.

Preparing for the Maine Science Olympiad Tournament, two high school students are building a robot in an attempt to win the state title for the 16th year. Teegan Jansen captures the work that Allie Wu and Sarah Walker put into their robot.

Inside back cover for the December 1983 Salt Magazine giving thanks to charter members.

Through creating works of art, Robert Saunders is able to find a way to heal himself of his bipolar disorder. Aida Curtis highlights how the art that Saunders creates allows him to relax, and how art allows him to work through his mental condition.

William Ibelle explores how three generations of Penobscot Indians are searching through their experiences to define what it means to be a Penobscot living in today's work.

Liza Buchbinder investigates the mental health system in Maine, speaking with caretakers and visting the Augusta Mental Health Institute.

As the Irish continue to flee from the crofts of western Ireland and civil war in northern Ireland, the Irish community grows in Portland. Robert St. John documents the lives of individuals within the Portland Irish community.

Coming from a long line of frontier men who built Eastport, Moses Pike recounts his experience running his sardine factory before he sold it.