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Starbucks Expanding

Pedestrians are reflected outside a Starbucks store in Atlanta. Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee company, is planning to add at least 1,500 cafes in the U.S. over the next five years. The plan, which would boost the number of Starbucks cafes in the country by about 13 percent, was announced at the company's investor day in New York,Wednesday. Taking into account Canada and South America, the company plans to add a total of 3,000 new cafes in its broader Americas region. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

DFO: When I'm meeting someone for coffee, it's generally at Starbucks, with Kootenai Coffee second, and Java on Sherman and Calypso's tied for distant third. How about you?

Question: Rank your go-to coffee places in town, from first to third.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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