Jeremy Bernfeld NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 Bridging the urban-rural divide In the wake of the 2016 presidential election one thing is clear: rural America and urban America see things differently. At Harvest Public Media, we bridge the urban-rural divide. We want to explore what is cleaving the country apart, and how these differences define our future. In a series of profiles, Harvest Public Media reporters will introduce us to our fellow Americans and examine the issues that they hold dear. We will re-discover the ties that bind us and learn more about the lines that divide us. And through their voices, we’ll come to know Americans just a little bit better. Help us report: We want to know more about the issues important to people living in rural areas. What should we report on? What should be know about the rural area you live in? Click here to tell us more . NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 United And Divided Thu, 16 Sep 2021 07:58:17 +0000 https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Kristofor Husted This story is part of the special series United And Divided , which explores the links and rifts between rural and urban America. Schools in rural school districts often don’t have the budget or the teachers to offer students all of the courses they would like to take. One rural district in a Missouri county decided to offer credit for online classes in an effort to give its students the educational opportunities it can’t otherwise afford. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/what-happens-when-their-school-doesnt-offer-physics-rural-students-head-online 337 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Sun, 09 Jul 2017 14:01:00 +0000 What Happens When Their School Doesn't Offer Physics? Rural Students Head Online Amy Mayer This story is part of the special series United And Divided , which explores the links and rifts between rural and urban America. As Highway 30 enters Denison, Iowa, a city of 8,000, the national fast food chains stand next to Mexican groceries and restaurants. In this small city near the Nebraska border, waves of immigrants have been arriving since at least the 1980s. In small, rural, diverse towns like this one, religious institutions can play an important role. Often, they provide needed social services. Many are a small slice of home. And they can serve as some of the most prominent points of connection between the different communities in town. Recently on a hot Sunday, parishioners at the English language mass at St. Rose of Lima exited the Catholic church to the sound of a live band and the smell of tacos and papusas outside. Denison is the seat of Crawford County, where more than a quarter of the people are Latino. Father Paul Kelly enjoys ministering to both the Spanish and https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/united-and-divided-sunday-church-rural-iowa-town 329 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Sun, 25 Jun 2017 13:06:00 +0000 United And Divided: A Sunday At Church In A Rural Iowa Town Luke Runyon This story is part of the special series United And Divided , which explores the links and rifts between rural and urban America. At the public library in the rural Morgan County town of Brush, Colorado, Marissa Velazquez welcomes her students to class. It’s a sunny Saturday morning, and today marks the halfway point in Velazquez’s class, a ten-week crash course on American history, civics and English. Everyone in it has the same goal: become an American citizen. In two hours, Velazquez runs through voting rights, the legislative process and some grammar tips. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/hope-and-fear-why-some-rural-immigrants-are-taking-steps-toward-citizenship 292 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Thu, 13 Apr 2017 17:14:43 +0000 Hope And Fear: Why Some Rural Immigrants Are Taking Steps Toward Citizenship Grant Gerlock This story is part of the special series United And Divided, which explores the links and rifts between rural and urban America. Rural voters overwhelmingly chose President Donald Trump in the presidential election. But when it comes to the central campaign promise to get tough on trade, rural voters are not necessarily in sync with the administration. Dawson County, Nebraska, could easily be called Trump country. As in most of rural America, Donald Trump won a big majority there – 70 percent of the vote. But it’s also a good place to look at one issue where rural residents have different perspectives: trade. Don Batie farms in Dawson County where the flat, fertile Platte River valley meets the tall, rolling Sandhills. On a bright afternoon he fires up a dusty Freightliner truck hitched to a flatbed trailer to pick up a load of hay bales. Rattling down a gravel road, he traces his family’s history in the area. “My great-grandparents came here 144 years ago from England and homesteaded https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/rural-trump-country-trade-policy-divides-0 94 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:17:57 +0000 In Rural Trump Country, Trade Policy Divides Luke Runyon This story is part of the special series United And Divided , which explores the links and rifts between rural and urban America. The bell signals the start of second period. A trio of young women take seats in English class, their attention quickly drifting outside the walls of the high school in Fort Morgan, Colorado, eager to talk about what they’re working toward. “I want to become an FBI [agent],” says freshman Mariam Mohammed. “It’s my dream.” On her left, her sister, Mutaas Mohammed, with a clay-colored hijab wrapped around her face and dark purple lipstick, says she wants to study fashion design. The girls’ friend, Isra Mohamud, a senior this year, chimes in: she’s looking at a nursing program at the local community college. All three arrived at the high school fewer than four years ago, part of a decades-long migration of people originally from East Africa, Central America and Mexico to this small, conservative farming community on Colorado’s eastern plains. The young women https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/immigrant-communities-diversify-face-rural-colorado-city 54 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:15:00 +0000 Immigrant Communities Diversify The Face Of A Rural Colorado City