Special to the Herald - In a continuing effort to automate library functions, the Chippewa Falls Public Library staff is hoping to partially computerize one of the things we do most often: check out ...

Self-checkout lanes at grocery stores and retail outlets are sometimes a controversial topic. Shoppers either love the convenience or hate that they have to do the work they feel an employee should be ...

You wouldn’t think we’d need a law to protect human interaction from being programmed out of what’s considered an everyday exercise. But when it comes to checkout lines at grocery stores, that’s ...