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Edward Early Jr. served the city of Lowell in many capacities over the course of several decades from his career in elected office to his dedication to the law. 

Historic Helena Walking Tours are coming back this summer to provide an interactive history of the Capital City.

The Administration's enterprise zone proposal, unveiled by Ronald Reagan on March 23, promises to break the logjam that has built up in Washington on the concept. While several states have passed their own versions of the enterprise zone and many cities have been pressing Washington to enact a program, congressional supporters of the idea have been frustrated by the absence of a concrete Administration plan, despite Reagan's long-professed enthusiasm for the innovation.'

Transformed by a 1960s urban relief program, a former synagogue has fostered generations of Black artists even as the neighborhood around it changes.

Daniel Webster, John Calhoun, and the “great compromiser,” Henry Clay, held the Senate gallery spellbound as they debated slavery, and many other topics.

In a classic debate, you can't just talk louder and expect to win.

Byron Hanke, the chief land planner for the Federal Housing Administration, changed the landscape of homeowner associations.

The actor and producer is receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Oscars. Here, he discusses a history in movies and in social justice.

In 1973, Lansing was the first city in the nation to test a fleet of battery-powered buses. The pilot was a disaster.

Fred Cuny, sixth-generation Texan and uncompromising disaster-relief consultant, takes his expertise to the ends of the earth.