Letter to the Editor

Last Saturday I went to Columbia to the farmers market and the local bookstore. I stopped by Lowe’s to pick up some things for the house and garden. When I went to check out I looked for a cashier. There were none. There were only lines for “self checkout” in the entire store. I was very surprised. Then I felt sorry for the cashiers who had lost their jobs. I felt irritated because I had unwieldy items that were hard to check out by myself. I felt angry because there was no way to use cash, which is Constitutional legal tender. I had the choice of paying by QR code, debit or credit card. To to...