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jessep28

IMO there is an opportunity for a local news source that is 100% online. There's no printing or distribution costs (or large office space to rent), and if you have a reasonable monthly subscription on Patreon, then it seems to me that it could be very popular. I think the trick would be to keep cer...

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I wonder if he made money with today’s sale ?. I posted earlier in this thread that he will make more off the 9% interest he is charging them, than he did with the revenue from the paper. IF I did my math right, 576,000,000 at 9% over 20 years (assumed) he will end up selling it for $1,243,781,161....

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Lincoln Journal Star, and most of the general circulation newspapers in this state were owned by Berkshire until today's announcement. They were managed by Lee in the same manner as OWH was.

My first thought when I saw the news was that the writers union's not going to like this, lol.

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One thing the mayor's office will need to do a better job of when making their case is explaining the revenue shortfall. A lot of people posting snarky comments on social media think that road maintenance is completely self funded via the wheel tax.

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Also, pay attention to your oil pressure gauge for the first few minutes. If you see pressure start to drop, or get any low oil pressure warning messages, shut the car off immediately. On rare occasion, the old filter gasket will stick on the filter mount. If it's not checked and they spin the new f...

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Sometimes, even competent people mess up oil changes. I was changing the oil on a $350,000 tractor once, started the motor briefly to move the tires so I could get a 5 gallon bucket under the drain plug, and completely forgot that I had already loosened the cap on the cartridge filter housing. The m...

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Heartland Automotive out of Kansas used to operate almost all, if not all the Jiffy Lube locations in Omaha, but they were apparently acquired by a private equity firm last year.

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King of Kings is at least on paper part of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, but they've long since gone the megachurch route. They moved to the current location in the 1990's. Prior to that, the congregation was on 124th and West Center. There's a bunch of megachurch marketing BS on their about p...

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Speculation here out in Farmville is that since they originated out in the area where there are missile fields, that maybe the military is looking for something missing from them.

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Their checking accounts don't look to be that good in terms of fees and perks. The "interest bearing" accounts have an APY at a sky high 0.01% APY, lol But having a big bank with branches nationwide make travel more convenient if you need ATM or branch services.

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That building at 72nd and Giles was originally a Starbucks. The dining room and parking lot were both tiny. Maybe they are going to build a new restaurant somewhere else and just let the lease expire.

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I've got an ancient credit card that I opened in college with Chase, who bought the original issuing bank. I hardly use the card, but have never had a problem with them.

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Now Farm and Fleet needs to expand into the metro area, hahahaha.

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Most of those are fees. Taxes raise revenue for the government. Fees are used to provide a service such as E911 or in the case of the Universal Service Fund, telecom services to entities such as schools and hospitals.

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The newspaper announced that a new executive editor has been hired. He will start on January 6th.

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People I've spoken with from out of state are surprised that a store with the name furniture in it sells consumer electronics like cell phones. I guess I can see why dropping the full name makes sense.

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I was a teenager working retail at one point, and my attitude may not have been the best when I was under stress or we were short handed. I try to cut them a break in most situations.

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Not to tread on Grandpa Smuckers' territory, but who programs those kiosks? I'm guessing someone in a different demographic than I am or perhaps under orders from Higher Ups who don't ever use the kiosks themselves. Because I don't find most of them logical and that's why I stand and stare at them....

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Someone probably made them an offer for the lot that they couldn't pass up.

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I think a lot of the problem with those Freestyle machines is that you get enough bleedover from the previous person's choice to make the drink taste funny.

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Quality issues with Godfathers aside, the chain places are dumping their sit down restaurants and going to carry out and delivery only operations.

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As long as you stay away from the editorial personalities in the evening, both Fox News and MSNBC aren't that bad. Although, I can's stand Fox News' website; it reminds me too much of the Yahoo homepage.

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I have a family member who works there, and he mentioned that the scary thing is that, at least for the department he works for, there has been zero internal communication about the merger.

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And exclusive of the media, the political parties are doing a lousy job of selling their ideology. R and D lie about theirs, while L and I can't get any traction. Too much infighting with the L's, and I think a lot of people view them as anarchists who want legalized heroin and a Bitcoin economy.

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The one on 156th and Harrison needs to be burned down to the ground and rebuilt, or sold to Tobacco and Phones for Less.

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This is a poorly written article. The restaurants with kiosks and a dining area still have a manned terminal at the counter to take cash. You order at the kiosk, get a cash ticket and complete the order at the cashier. I suspect that this piece may actually be talking about a concept McDonald's is t...

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Omaha area law enforcement dispatch isn't encrypted, but they are P25 digital systems. Encrypted talkgroups are available for tactical stuff, if needed.

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Coyote wrote: ↑Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:15 pm The Eat Fit Go in the Paxton closed on will become a Gandolfos.

It's nice to see that Gandolfo's is still trucking along. They're nothing that I would drive out of my way for, but I've never had a bad sandwich there.

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I see a comment section while logged in with my main browsing window, but it's gone when I load the article in private browsing mode. I'm a paid subscriber though.

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The weekday newspaper was always a light read, but now it only takes me about 5-10 minutes to breeze through it. I mainly scan the Midlands section for local news and that's about it.

It's not the worst deal at $99 a year for an online subscription.

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That place is too greasy for me anymore. Years ago, I would occasionally buy gas at that Kwik Shop across the street. If the wind was blowing out of the right direction, the scent from the meat processing plants down the road would mix with the restaurants and make me nauseous, lol.

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I think that the unlimited collections from the spring and fall yard waste campaigns will be composted. In severe overgrowth situations, bagging makes sense. But mulching blades and keeping the deck high should eliminate the need to capture clippings. Most people won't know the difference between a ...

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Pepperwood opened in the Spring of 2000. They pulled me over from my store to work for a few hours on the store's opening day.

Lakeside opened in 1999.

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Gasoline futures jumped $.20 today in reaction to the attacks on oil production facilities in Saudi Arabia. It may be wise to fuel your vehicles up before pump prices follow.

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The only practical reason I can see for closing with zero notice is to keep your labor from walking out and taking everything that isn't bolted down. But it's more likely that the franchisee ran out of cash. Hopefully they can quickly make a final payroll. Gift card holders usually get screwed in th...

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I questioned NU's quick scoring drives in the 4th quarter with that much time on the clock. At least the third quarter was boring and I was able to get a nap in without missing anything.

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I like their margarita's too after I have had a few of them. The first 3 or 4 of them taste like gasoline then they start to smooth out a little. My record is 18 margaritas in one sitting. :grr: Actually nobody has worse margaritas then Don & Millies but nobody sells them as cheap either. Was t...

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Automated side loaders will be used primarily. For narrow streets and alleyways, rear end loaders with cart tippers will be utilized. Recycle will be bi-weekly, but people get a 95 gallon cart. That's over five times the volume of the current 18 gallon bin. The city loses money on Omagro. I think th...

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I ate at Don & Millies for the first time in a LONG while, since I'm an hour away from one these days. Don & Millies has grown on me over the years. I'd have to say that the Double Don is one of the better fast food/quick service burgers out there.

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I signed up after JoeMoney went bye bye, but didn't some of you suspect that he stalked a forum meetup once to eavesdrop?

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