Cheap coffee. That's why Laughn Elliott Doescher comes to the Burger King on upper Aurora Avenue North: one buck for 12 ounces of pick-me-up.
On a Monday morning, just after 9 a.m., Doescher, 62, slid into his booth. Known to some in the area as the "Mayor of Aurora," Doescher stared into the caramel-colored liquid, eyes glistening under droopy brows. His fingers, nearly each one adorned with a ring -- tiger's eye, turquoise, silver -- caressed the paper container. He lifted the coffee cup and took a slow draw. ...