OHIO — Pessimism about the country's future has risen in cities since last year, but rural America is more optimistic about what's ahead for the U.S., according to a new survey from the American Communities Project.

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Optimism about the future is also down from last year in areas with large Hispanic communities

Rural residents are feeling more upbeat about the country's trajectory

A stable job market, health care availability and a fair economic environment for his adult children are his main priorities

And despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that crime is out of control in big cities, residents of the nation’s largest metropolitan centers are less likely to list crime and gun violence among the chief concerns facing their communities than they were a c

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