Brooke Shuman highlights the life of stock car racer Mike St. Germain, who focuses on God while racing. Shuman speaks to Mike and his wife about the racing lifestyle and the dangers that come with the hobby.

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.

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine was the first place in Maine built just for racing cars, and while it is no Daytona, the individuals who attend and participate at the speedway take it serious. Erin Collins discusses with drivers and crew members what it is like to race stock cars at Beech Ridge.

In Portland, El Sinai Church on Brighton Avenue is the first majority Latino Evangelical church in the city, ministered by Israel Ortiz. Anne Hoffman discusses the growing hispanic community in Portland, and highlights Ortiz's own journey to Portland.

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Inside front cover for the November 1984 Salt Magazine, with issue information.

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Timothy Peternel explores the lives and careers of bush pilots, further discussing the development of aviation.

In towns of any size it is valuable to have a working fire department in case of emergencies. Amanda Cross discusses the daily lives of firefighters who work for the Acton Volunteer Fire Department and their experiences being firemen.

Leaving behind her secular life following the divorce from her husband, Barbara Fenton sought refuge within a Mennonite church in Massachusetts. Kristen Hewitt highlights the religious journey that Fenton has gone through, and how several families moved to Brownfield to build a Mennonite church community there.

Andrea Clark discusses the lives and experiences of various individuals who grew up being black in Maine.

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