The Chronicle: Layoffs Introduce a College Town to Uncertainty
One of the most popular lunch spots on a small downtown strip here is a place called Lou’s, a 62-year-old diner with a checkerboard linoleum floor, a dessert case filled with diet-busting baked goods, and, since this fall, a bailout special on the menu. On a recent day, it was a generous serving of meatloaf, with mashed potatoes and corn, for $6.95.