A business professor is speaking out against the potential end of paper checks. This professor, Jay Zagorsky, believes they still have a use in the banking system. The reason for his stance is the large number of checks still being used.

Billions of them are circulating, which he sees as evidence that they are not yet obsolete. Further details on this story are available from KTXS, the local ABC affiliate in Abilene, Texas. They have more information on the professor's views and the government's effort to stop using paper checks.