NPR's John McChesney returns to the area where his family farmed for many generations in Saline County, Missouri. It's a rich agricultural region, surrounded on two sides by the Missouri River.

Writer Verta Mae Grosvenor examines how massive, rapid resort development has altered life on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina. The long-time residents are the Gullah — or Geechee — people.

Listen as All Things Considered's Linda Wertheimer visits both Pembroke Pines and Southwest Ranches — by land and by air — and talks to the people who live there about how and why each town has chosen the path it did.

As part of "The Changing Face of America" series, NPR's Margot Adler explores how teenagers' computer skills have altered the balance of power in families and schools.

Austin has turned into a mecca for people from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand — and India. Once a town renowned for its Tex-Mex flavor and music, Austin is learning to savor new Asian spices.