Despite her youth, healthy lifestyle, and idyllic setting in rural Maine, Kelsey George feels herself becoming sicker and sicker. Without the help of doctors, Kelsey figures out the culprit. She then repairs her health and sets out to protect others from having to go through a frightening health crisis like she experienced. The personal becomes political.

When Henry Joy was a state legislator, he decided that the best way to deal with the economic troubles of Northern Maine was to split away from Southern Maine. Ari Erlbaum speaks to Joy about his concern that Southern Maine has too much influence on the North, and Joy's efforts to push for secession.

In the town of Biddeford, the contract with the Maine Energy Recovery Center (MERC) is expired, many residents of the town have spoken against renewing the contract due to health concerns of center's emissions. Caryn Turgeon captures images of residents in the town.

Maine's state flag was voted one of the country's worst by experts, but when a politician proposed reinstating the original state flag, a heated debate ensued. Ali Lemer looks at Mainers' complicated feelings about their official symbols. Music: "Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), "Light Touch" by Podington Bear/Chad Crouch (soundofpicture.com) and "Rhodesia" by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org) are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Thanks to Tim Schneider, Janice Cooper, Dave Martucci, Matt Dunlap, Sue Sheriff and Barry Goldsmith

At 21 years old, Matthew Lajoie is running for the school board seat at-large in Brunswick. Rebecca Cohen speaks to Lajoie about the trouble he has had with the law and his experience running for the school board.

Pamela Wood highlights Fred Soderstrom's stance against the Pittston Company.

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

Having moved to Maine over a decade ago to keep his family safe from civil war in Somali, Dr. Said Mohammed wants his children to be well educated and help the Somali people. Chris Remington profiles how Dr. Mohammed wants the best lives for his daughters.

At two years old, Kaylee Brown suffers from a fatal seizure disorder that is causing ripples throughout the family. Peter Lang-Stanton documents how Kaylee's mother copes with her daughter's disease, resorting to controversial solutions.

When the mills in Biddeford closed, the town's economy began to suffer. Emma Morgenstern documents how organizations in the town are trying to develop the economy again through the downtown area, and how some residents don't agree with the changes.

Pamela Wood highlights Roger Conti's stance supporting the Pittston Company.

Pamela Wood documents the opinions of other towns people regarding the Pittston Company refinery.