As one of the first Greeks to come to Maine, Pericles Economos became a leader in the Greek community. Pamela Wood recounts how his words inspired stories for this issue regarding ethnic groups in Maine.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

Staff, contributors, trustees, and academic board members are listed.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

Leslie Brooks captures the life of Mary Merithew, who was given only a few months to live after being diagnosed with heart failure.

Readers write in response to the Salt Book.

Tim Greenway captures the life of Bonnie Dermody, a woman who uses methadone to help her recover from her heroin addiction.

The idea of recycling is nothing new, and for people in Maine they have been finding ways to reuse old items for generations. Elka Uchman documents how Mainers salvage and repurpose second hand items.

The creation of ceramic pieces is an art that potters take serious, generally not allowing people to watch them work. Anne Goldsmith watches and talks to potters at Rowantrees Pottery in Blue Hill to learn about their lives and their craft, uncovering the precise nature of their work.

As potters, Bob and Lou Lipkin craft and create different kinds of ceramic objects. Tracy Pinkham highlights the work the Lipkin's do with ceramics in their studio.

Jacqueline Shine discusses the work of Portland West, a non-profit that offers community outreach to assist individuals with affordable housing. Shine speaks to Liza Richardson about her experiences placing tenants, affordable housing, and Portland West.

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.