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Level Food Cart Playing Field

If you've ever leased an apartment for any length of time and scratched your head when the owners or managers gave discounts and bonuses to new arrivals -- but not to the loyal, on-time paying renters who already lived there - the simmering food controversy in Coeur d'Alene might speak to you. With fine intentions to offer recreationists more snack and meal choices this summer, city officials have opened the doors for food vendors in trucks to sell their wares next to McEuen Park in downtown Coeur d'Alene. The sizzlin' brats and burgers and other tasty treats will smell wonderful, unless you happen to be competing with them. A trial run with five food trucks has been approved for April 12. In all likelihood, residents will see more options for Car d'Lane in June, and the stage has been set -- barring unforeseen circumstances -- for the nation's food truck frenzy to be fed locally throughout the summer/Coeur d'Alene Press Editorial Board. More here.

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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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