if (document.getElementById('content')){ var content = document.getElementById('content'); }
if (document.getElementById('letters-content')){ var content = document.getElementById('letters-content'); }
if (document.getElementById('content-home')){ var content = document.getElementById('content-home'); }
/*the main content section has a different id than what is seen in the rest of the page.*/

var leftHeight = document.getElementById('leftcol').offsetHeight;
var contentHeight = content.offsetHeight;
if(leftHeight > contentHeight){content.style.height = leftHeight+'px';}
else{document.getElementById('leftcol').style.height = contentHeight+'px';}