Salt shares letters to the editor, and speaks about past stories.

Aboard the schooner, Bowdoin, Julia Rodriguez captures the expressions of Maine Maritime Academy students.

In central Maine, there is a cluster of small communities that are home to many Swedish immigrants. Debbie Ziegler and others investigate how these communities continue to preserve the traditions of their forefathers.

Dr. Charlie Perakis studies and practices the art of medicine, not just the science of medicine. Jose Holtzman highlights how Dr. Perakis uses narrative medicine to help people cope with disease, and how he teaches this method to medical students at the University of Southern Maine.

The act of contradancing, a type of folk dance, is examined in this piece by Leila Childs. She explores the history of this folk dance, the music associated with it, and talks to the dancers themselves to uncover the social aspect of dancing.

Jordan Wyant documents how Kevin Badger, founder of the Maine Highlands Defense Force, feels marginalized by politics as a veteran on disability. Wyant discusses how Badger expresses his frustration through his militia and online forums.

Students at the Maine Primitive Skills School learn how to live outdoors, by learning how to build fires and shelters. Sarah Jesse highlights the work that Katee Schultz has done at the school, as she prepares to spend a night alone in the woods.

Lisa Merlini highlights the lives of Mira Cua and Cong Ba Nguyen, a couple who have different nationalities, but were able to mix and meld them into the family they started.

Pamela Wood responds to the possibility of Maine having a nuclear dump site.

Stephanie Weinstein captures a photograph of Ed Werler looking out his front door.

Alyssa Grossman captures the life of Myrtle Lowell, speaking with Lowell about her about her life and growing up in Maine.

While growth or decline may affect a community, the local residents remember the history of a community. Lindsay Larson interviews individuals in the town of Belfast to gather their opinions about the town, and discusses it's history and the MBNA.