Letters to the Editor
Editor:
Am I alone in my grief over the loss of our wonderful pharmacy? When I look at its empty shell, I remember what a comforting presence it was. The clerks, so patient and cheerful, were always willing to come out from behind the counter to help customers find what they needed and to make useful suggestions. Many staff members remembered my name. It was a place with an ambiance of community where I often ran into friends.
It was also a place to buy a candy bar after a distressing doctor visit.
Why weren’t we, the Leisure World population, consulted before our only store was snatched away?
None of the rumors I’ve heard would be good reasons for us to lose such an important part of our community. Behind all of these possibilities is the central illness of our time—the worship of wealth, the unquestioning allegiance to the belief that profit must always be maximized.
Every week I look for letters expressing outrage at the removal of one of the best institutions in Leisure World. There have been none. In talking with people, I hear my distress echoed, so I wonder, where is the outrage?
Rachael Lehmberg Mutual 2
