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In the Roman era, the Colosseum was the place to be. The iconic amphitheatre seated some 50,000 spectators who took in everything from gladiatorial contests to dramas based on classical mythology.

For those who like their politics with a touch of drama, the current election campaign in British Columbia has been a good show.

Obviously, every sane person was horrified to hear news last week of a factory collapse in Savar, Bangladesh. Tragically, more than 400 people were killed after a building, showing visual signs of stress, collapsed with garment workers still inside.

The thing about common sense is it’s just not that common. It is absolute common sense that the Villeneuve Airport can and should fill the void of being a regional airport once the Edmonton Municipal Airport closes.

The success of the capital partnership program now depends on the willingness of the city’s non-profit groups to step up with their ideas for significant infrastructure and bring them to fruition.

Citizens who suffer from offensive train whistles were given hope when city council voted in the 2012 budget to spend money on safety measures that would allow trains to pass through St. Albert without blowing its whistle.

With no shortage of human-caused tragedy in the headlines, such as Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings, it’s easy to be fooled into thinking that humanity is sinking ever deeper into an abyss of evilness.

In any democracy, the needs of the majority outweigh the needs of the minority, unless, of course, you happen to be a member of the Capital Region Board. The CRB, which consists of 24 government bodies throughout the region, including the City of St.

Anyone who follows the news from the United States will know that the environmental movement there is gearing up for the mother of all battles to kill the Keystone XL pipeline.

By passing the first two readings of the city’s re-written animal bylaw, council is barking up the right tree.