Filling the grill with bacon

September 23, 2010 | 6:02 p.m. CDT

Mike Stevens, an employee of Ernie’s Cafe and Steakhouse, 1005 E. Walnut St., prepares to cook bacon in the early morning hours on a recent morning. Stevens has been working at the cafe for about eight years.

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