Jennifer Brewer highlights the Central Beauty School, where students studey to be cosmetologists. She speaks with students to learn about their schedules and the work they have to put in to complete their programs.

As women begin to enter into the blue collar working world in larger numbers, the old idea of women staying at home to raise a family is fading away. Valerie Coffin documents the lives of several women who work tough industry jobs and still raise their families, all playing vital roles in everyday life.

Bios of the contributors to the December 1990 Salt Magazine, with information on this issue.

Short write up on Maine locals and the Seabees.

Each day, ten men are needed for group prayer at the Etz Chaim Synagogue in Portland. Jennifer Freed documents the work members of the congregation do to keep their Jewish traditions and culture alive.

Pamela Wood speaks about the thoughts that Mainers and non-Mainers have about the state, in regarding to myth and reality.

Curious about a man known for his uniqueness, Salt students visit Arthur Welch of Cape Porpoise. Jason Wheeler and other Salt students speak to Welch about his personal life.

In Portland, the Maine Time Dollar Network allows community members to perform various services for each other that is bringing the community closer together. Stephanie Congdon explores how this network works and discusses how services are traded.

Jennifer Brewer highlights the Central Beauty School, where students study to be cosmetologists. She speaks with students to learn about their schedules and the work they have to put in to complete their programs.

In Portland, the Maine Time Dollar Network allows community members to perform various services for each other that is bringing the community closer together. Stephanie Congdon explores how this network works and discusses how services are traded.

Charlies McCormick covers the personal histories of people who live and work in the small community of Ocean Park.

Representative of a different era, the Criterion Theater in Bar Harbor stands out. Peter Cooper documents how the theater continues to function in Bar Harbor's changing world.