Bios of the contributors to the December 1997 Salt Magazine, with information on this issue.

Attempting to heal from past wounds, Rosemary Erb turned to alternative healing and massage to help people feel better about themselves. Anna Clarke discusses Erb's work as a healer who uses simple human touch to help heal past wounds.

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.

Based in Portland, Edwige Charlot is an artist and printmaker. Greta Moran profiles Charlot as she makes prints and discusses her Haitian-French-American heritage and how art helps her make sense of her identity.

Fleeing Iraq because of their cooperation with American forces, former interpreters have found a new home in Maine. Genevieve Lysen documents the lives of Iraqis living in Maine, and discusses the difficulties they face here in America finding work.

In Maine, there is a growing conflict between old lifestyles and traditions surrounding hunting and wildlife preservation. Rebecca Goldfine investigates the differing opinions of hunters and animal rehabilitators regarding the use of land for hunting.

As they make preparations to move to Berkeley, California, Elizabeth Massa captures the lives of the Rynberg-Going family. Massa highlights how the traditional family structure is different in this family.

The image that most Americans think of when they hear the term trailer park is not a very appealing one. Susan Skodon captures images at Friendly Village in Gorham, revealing a small home community.

Heather Flor is a Peruvian-American farmer and artist who uses rest as a radical tool. Heather’s mother, María Rosita, and her four-year old nephew, Ediercito, do too.

In Maine, souring clock faces are part of a still living tradition of public clocks. Lynn Kippax Jr. and Robert Warner capture how these clocks are still in use by communities.

In 2016, the earliest-known anthropological recordings were digitally restored and returned to their original owners: the Passamaquoddy people. This is a story about how the tribe is re-introducing these songs and stories back into their community. Recordings used with permission from the Passamaquoddy Tribe.

Within the blueberry barrens, many different types of individuals help to complete the blueberry harvest. Pamela Wood speaks to these individuals to see what the harvest means to them and what they see for the future.