Table of contents for April 1976 Salt Magazine.

Statement from Neil Rolde, Chairman of the Salt Capital Campaign regarding capital, education, and magazine development costs.

Whit Richardson highlights the lives of two families, whos husbands are deployed in Iraq. Richardson explores how the wives live together during the deployment, and the conversations they have with their husbands overseas.

After being bedridden due to a severe workplace accident, Trieste decided to finally come out as a trans woman. Arielle Zionts profiles Trieste's decision to come out, and dealing with her neuromuscular disorder.

As a longshoreman, Ed Barnes has had experience loading many ships into the Eastport breakwater. Pamela Wood highlights how Barnes came into his line of work.

Lucille Rossignol captures the stories of people who grew up in Turner, Maine, and reveals a sample of life in a small town.

Schooner Fare is a folk group that gives a new beat to old songs that were almost forgotten. Amy Schnerr documents how the band aims to give songs back to the people in a contemporary setting.

Getting involved with the wrong crowd at a young age, Liz Leddy found boxing as a way to fix her life. Christine Heintz offers a profile on Leddy and how boxing has allowed her to stay sober.

As industry brings in new developments and technology, the small family farm begins to fade into history. Hilary McQuilkin investigates how the barn used to be the way of life for many people and the subject of barn deconstruction.

Through a common threat in the form of cancer, several women meet at St. Bartholemew's Church in Yarmouth to share their stories and struggles regarding breast cancer. Gabrielle Hall speaks to women who attend this support group to learn about their stories.

Pamela Wood speaks to readers about the new Salt magazine look.

After learning that fraternities would be shut down at Bowdoin College, Chris Kendig set out to document that part of Maine's history, with his own bias regarding fraternities.