Dear editor,
Many times over the decades I have bemoaned the fact that our old courthouse was torn down. Iolans were told that there were structural damages that could not be repaired and that we needed a new and modern building to replace it. So, a seven-story building of brick and marble and cement from 1904 was destroyed after only 55 years for an ill-designed modern courthouse.
Driving across our country I see many cities and towns that have kept their old brick courthouses…
