Emma Jones, a defense attorney in Pikeville, KY, said people in this region feel like they've been left behind "because they have been." Jones shared what makes eastern Kentucky a great place to live, and what she believes is needed to make it better. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear and "Drone Thistle" by Blue Dot Sessions.

E20: In Appalachia, a Feeling of Being Forgotten and Left Behind

<p>Crossing the Divide is a cross-country reporting road trip from WGBH and The GroundTruth Project. At a time of deep divisions in America, five early-career journalists traveled together from east to west during the fall of 2017, to explore and report on the issues that divide us and stories that unite us.</p>

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Crossing the Divide is a cross-country reporting road trip from WGBH and The GroundTruth Project. At a time of deep divisions in America, five early-career journalists traveled together from east to west during the fall of 2017, to explore and report on the issues that divide us and stories that unite us.

<p>Crossing the Divide is a cross-country reporting road trip&nbsp;from WGBH and&nbsp;The GroundTruth Project. At a time of deep divisions in America, five early-career journalists&nbsp;traveled together from east to west during the fall of 2017, to explore and report on the issues that divide us and stories that unite us.</p>

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