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.

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

Introduction to articles in this issue of Salt magazine on the topic of what it means to be a Mainer, and the displacement of Maine people.

After being interviewed for Salt, Stilly Griffin calls Salt to tell them how he has become a star.

Tim Burns investigates the experiment of raising cashmere goats in Maine. Burns visits farms in Maine to learn about how these goats are raised and how this fits into a Maine lifestyle.

Kim Lovejoy speaks to two residents in Kennebunk, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kingsbury, about their personal histories.

Following up on a project from fourteen years ago, Jenifer Dean catches up with Monica Mann to document how her life has changed.

For her whole life, Emma Adams has been pulled towards the Italian side of her family. They had a warmth and deliciousness that she just didn’t find anywhere else. As she grew up, the love for that feeling solidified into a deep passion for the Italian language, one that would take her on a life-changing journey to Rome. But this love for Italian did much more than change her own life, it also became a gift to her grandmother who spent a lifetime denying herself the pleasure of speaking her mother tongue.

As an experienced boatbuilder, Tim Dowling understands the importance of being accurate in lofting. Dorothy O'Keefe documents the work Dowling does as a boatbuilder.

Striving to do more with his job, Ryan Coulombe is Salty Pete, the mascot for the Portland Pirates hockey team. Brandan Collins documents how Coulombe makes attempts to do more for the organization and the normal routines of his work.

Inside back cover for the November 1987 Salt Magazine, with pictures of Salt Magazine covers.

Pamela Wood highlights how David Turner, an Eastport councilman, holds the power to question Pittston Company's actions.