With his passing, an era in our city comes to a close.

In comes an era of world peace such as has not been known before.

The era of open season on scientists has come to an end.

In 1846, the era of peace was coming to a close.

At the time, I never thought this era would come to an end.

But now, just maybe, this era is coming to an end.

The second era came in the 1960s and 70s when the club went through its most successful period.

That era came to an end with 9/11, of course.

That era should finally come to an end, in my view.

The question after Sept. 11 is whether the era of human rights has come and gone.