Get ready to blow some stuff up, ladies and gentlemen. Lincoln has joined the rest of the state by significantly expanding its list of legal fireworks. I suspect the actual effect will be minimal. After all, a big chunk of the people who wanted a wider selection of fireworks had only to drive a few miles out of town to get them. I know that never stopped me when I was a kid.
The big losers in this decision are the fireworks tent operators in small towns surrounding Lincoln -- Hickman, Roca, Cortland, Eagle, Raymond, and so on -- though those tents usually are a bit cheaper, and they start selling much earlier.
The oddest thing to me about this decision is how negative I am about it. I used to love early July. Now I loathe its noise and pollution. Teenage me would mercilessly mock current me.
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