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After seeing the AQI of Omaha and Lincoln, it just makes me feel even more relieved that the fireworks are back to being illegal to light.

My little ole cow-town doesn't allow fireworks until July 3rd, but there's nobody to enforce that ordinance, so the fireworks have been going off since about June 15th. People have been lighting off their carryover from last year, ahead of the stands opening for business.

I'm not trying to come off too bitchy about others' enjoyments, but I really don't get how lighting off the same fountains and the same artillery shells can be entertaining for some. It's just that the enjoyment some people get lighting fireworks comes at the expense of our sleep schedules being disturbed... Nothing against fireworks really, it just gets old hearing the banging.

That being said though, shoutout to those of you who at least cleaned up after yourselves when the fireworks were over. YOU ROCK!

Pope Leo has excommunicated the right-wing Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), which has significant support among wealthy US Catholics.

My impression is that the Catholic Church in Nebraska is very right-wing, hostile toward former Pope Francis & current Pope Leo, and possibly aligned with SSPX.

Now that SSPX is no longer part of the Catholic Church, will Pius X HS continue to present itself as a Catholic high school?

Last weekend I bought a new mountain bike at Cycleworks. Their service is amazing, btw. Anyway, yesterday (7/3/26) I stopped by their while I was on a ride to share my experience about the bike when I noticed a dad loading a small e-bike for his daughter that has to be no older than 10 years old. My immediate thought was danger danger danger.

I live by North Star off of N 25th (1 block from Starbucks) and kids will ride their E-bikes and E-scooters without any protection going 20mph up and down 25th Street. If you don't know, 25th Street is often used as a shortcut to avoid the stop lights on 27th St. Based on my experience alone, kids as well as adults treat the road like everyone will yield to them while riding these machines.

I really hope these riders are aware of the dangers of these machines. It's just a matter of time before a kid or adult is struck by a car and is seriously injured on 25th Street or anywhere else.

Looking to buy a car here in Lincoln! Just want somewhere reliable and where they aren’t jerks. Thank you!

I am wondering if anyone has a recommendation on a non judgmental church in lincoln. I am a formerly incarcerated individual who is heavily tattooed. I have been rehabilitated and want to have a sense of community and feel welcome. Thank you!

BETWEEN TODAY, YESTERDAY, AND THE DAY BEFORE. THERE. HAVE. BEEN. BOOMS. AND BOMBS GOING OFF EVERYWHERE. IVE CALLED THE COPS, THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHY???????😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴 😴

I have a 6 year old German Shepherd mix.
I cannot have guests at my home because he becomes aggressive. At one point we were able to have a few specific people over and he’d eventually be okay with them being there. But last year he bit a close family member of mine (She opened my front door before I invited her in and I didn’t have him secured yet. I don’t know why but it’s obviously still on me.)

Since then, I’ve never allowed anybody to come over when my dog is home, but I am tired of living like this. My dog does well with humans and other dogs everywhere else he goes, just not at home.

Any recommendations in the Lincoln area?

Posting this so nobody else wastes their money like I just did.

I saw a Facebook ad for a ribeye deal that looked too good to pass up. Showed up expecting to grab some cheap steaks and leave. What I walked into was a full sales trap.

First, they make you wait. A long time. By the time you get to the front you've already stood there 30+ minutes, so you're not about to walk away empty handed. That's on purpose.

The "deal" from the ad? It's like 20 tiny pieces of steak, nothing close to what the ad made it look like. That's just the bait to get you there. Once you're at the table, the real pitch starts. The guy pulls out a big box, around 15 lbs of assorted cuts, Porterhouse, ribeye, all of it frozen, and quotes you something like $450+. Then he "throws in" a free box of chicken or frozen seafood so it feels like a steal.

Here's the part that got me. They never tell you the price until the very end, after you've waited forever and there's a line of impatient people behind you. You feel like a jerk holding everyone up, so you make a snap decision. The second you say yes, another guy grabs your box and walks it straight to your car. No standing around, no chance to talk to other customers, no time to think. You're gone before it hits you what just happened.

The whole thing is engineered. The wait, the pressure, the hidden price, the fake freebie, the escort to your car. None of it is an accident.

Red flags if you run into this:

• A price that only shows up after a long wait
• "Free" add-ons that make a huge number sound reasonable
• Someone rushing you to decide with a line watching
• Getting walked to your car so you can't compare notes with anyone

If you see the ad, just skip it. Buy your 4th of July steaks from a real store or a butcher you trust.

Was told by my doctor I have to donate blood or I’ll be put on blood thinners. Are there any places that offer a financial compensation, or what are the best places to donate blood?

What bars will be open on the 4th tomorrow?

I don't want to blast fireworks. I just want to get drunk.

I’m talking large suite with luxury bath, maybe a hot tub, beautiful view, etc. The kind that rock stars stay in when they come to Lincoln.