Author: Doug Struck

A 6,700-mile road trip through Middle America reveals resilience, pragmatism, and diversity. More and more, white Middle America is being repeopled with newcomers of color, bringing a workforce to agricultural jobs, a vibrancy to decaying towns, and a mixed welcome. Continue reading

Undocumented workers who have been in the US for many years and have US-born children fear their families could be split. They are walking to a more welcoming place. Continue reading

Coeur d'Alene Idaho was once known as the location of a neo-Nazi group which sought to form a whites-only nation there. The town said no, and engaged in a long battle to reclaim its image. Continue reading

The country looks different viewed from the inside out. A Colorado country fair suggests why folks in rural areas feel alienated by the big cities. Continue reading

Everyone else in the farm town that Elsie Eiler grew up in moved away or died, including her husband. But that doesn't mean she is alone. Continue reading