The scourge of Winona. A people are known by what the monuments they leave. Think Rome. Think Athens. Winona? Yes and no. Image: Steve Lunde
COMMENT: Let us behold our heritage
Since 1889 the Winona County Courthouse has been an architectural wonder to behold. It’s an enduring testimony to community pride. Then came the 1960s, and the Powers That Be decided to build a police station next door. They gave it an auspicious name, the “Law Enforcement Center,” but no matter how fancy the name it was an ugly, cheaply built structure that bespoke only the skinflint municipal leadership of the 1960s. It said nothing of civic pride. Worse, it hemmed the courthouse in a sea of urban blight. Now is time to get rid of the LEC. Today the county and county leadership is talking about relocating and reconfiguring emergency services. Do it. Do it elsewhere. Do it to make us as proud now as we were in 1889. Editorialist: John Vivian
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