United and Divided

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…

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,…

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…