One such honey pot group reported on by the
BBC includes an altered photo of Bill Gates holding a syringe, much like the one in the headline of this article. It is presented to social media users as an “anti-vax” group when in reality it is anything but that.
A trained psychologist by the name of “Richard” set up the decoy group not to spread vaccine skepticism, but rather to try to “help” those who reject the notion that all vaccines are safe and effective simply because the government says they are.
Richard’s friend “Dave” – they all use fake names because they are scared of anti-vaxxers – pretends to believe in vaccine skepticism “conspiracy theories” to try to lure others into the group in order to manipulate them.
These are just some of the building projects in Oxford this week. For more, visit oxford.gov.uk/planning McDonalds will not be allowed to build a drive-thru entrance onto the side of its Headington restaurant. The fast food giant had planned to demolish a Carphone Warehouse building which sits alongside its restaurant on London Road, and replace it with a single drive-thru lane. However, Oxford City Council refused permission for the plans, because the restaurant sits just off the busy Headington Roundabout, which leads to the A40. In a notice which explained the decision, the council s head of planning Adrian Arnold said the drive-thru would lead to an intensification of traffic on the roundabout, clogging up nearby roads with more traffic.
Hadley officials ponder new levee for flood-risk protection
A family takes a stroll on the Connecticut River levee in Hadley, March 8. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY Before a decision is made to pursue construction of a 1.4-mile-long levee system on Bay Road to protect the town center against 100-year floods from the Connecticut River, engineering consultants anticipate giving town officials more information about the project and the condition of the existing flood control system.
As soon as annual Town Meeting later this month, residents could be asked to spend $150,000 so Woodard & Curran engineering consultants of Andover can evaluate options, engage the public and develop a plan and cost estimates for what could be a multimillion-dollar construction project, as well as expensive repairs to existing levees.
Hadley officials ponder new levee for flood-risk protection
A family takes a stroll on the Connecticut River levee in Hadley, March 8. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/3/2021 11:53:09 AM
HADLEY Before a decision is made to pursue construction of a 1.4-mile-long levee system on Bay Road to protect the town center against 100-year floods from the Connecticut River, engineering consultants anticipate giving town officials more information about the project and the condition of the existing flood control system.
As soon as annual Town Meeting later this month, residents could be asked to spend $150,000 so Woodard & Curran engineering consultants of Andover can evaluate options, engage the public and develop a plan and cost estimates for what could be a multimillion-dollar construction project, as well as expensive repairs to existing levees.
Oklahoman
PAWHUSKA On a recent sunny spring Saturday, people stroll the sidewalks of downtown Pawhuska, swinging shopping bags from the popular Pioneer Woman Mercantile, taking snapshots of the quaint brick buildings and wandering in and out of stores with their doors open to the customers and the breeze.
Inside the boutique The Honey Pot, mother-and-daughter co-owners Penney Johnson and Amber Hurd last weekend gazed out at the familiar sight, which they won t be seeing for the next two and a half months. This is going to be a jewelry store in the movie. They re going to cover the road in dirt complete dirt all the way from my corner all the way up to the hill, Hurd said. They re going to take all my windows out, they re going to take my awnings off, and they re going to make it look like the 1920s.