Jessica Stolzberg documents the lives of visually imparied individuals and their experiences at the Maine Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

At Baxter Academy, the first STEM charter high school in Portland, students can participate in a program called "Flex Fridays," where students pursue real-world projects. Margaret Rawson highlights the work that students are putting into building tiny houses, and discusses how the curriculum functions at Baxter.

Allyson Mehley captures the lives of visually impaired individuals and their experiences at the Maine Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

In Maine, many mills are shutting down due to raising fuel prices and global competition, but new research at the University of Maine is providing a way for the mills to reopen. Larissa Curlik explores how the technology being developed to turn Maine's woods into fuel for cars can save struggling mills and put them back into production.

When the Portland Public Library first got internet service on their computer they saw an increase in the patronage of a new group of people, young people who were living in shelters, on the streets, or in a disadvantaged environment. Aaron Clark explores how these youth are utilizing the technology that the library has to offer.

The online community has evolved from crowdfunding artistic projects and philanthropic necessities to a third category that sits somewhere in between funding your friend's cool indie album and a round of life-saving chemo for a child. Jessica Melcher and her husband joined a growing trend when they began accepting online donations for a costly in vitro fertilization pregnancy.

A motivational speaker, Bill Picard lives with cerebral palsy, and uses his experiences speak about people who are different than others. Matthew Largey documents Picard's daily life and how people react to his speeches.
Issue 61-62, 2006

Prior to the year 2000, many communties began to prepare for any crisis that may have presented itself once the new year rolled in. Meagan Gould speaks to individuals involved with Y2K preparations to understand the measures of precaution that were taken for the new millennium.

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. Ali Kuzmickas covers the work that Allie Wu and Sarah Walker put into their robot, speaking to them about their competition experience.

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.