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Born to be Dutch


Posted at 12:01 am by Jon Bauer, Herald staff

Tilting at windmills: The supreme court in the Netherlands refused to outlaw the Harlingen branch of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, after prosecutors called the bikers a threat to public order.

But in a nod to the Dutch tourism industry, the court ordered that the bikers wear wooden shoes and embroider tulips on their leather jackets.

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Is it warm in here, or is it just me? The U.S. House passed a landmark bill that is intended to put a cap on the carbon emissions behind global climate change. Debate on the issue included an hour-long filibuster by a Republican leader outlining 300 pages of proposed amendments.

Now that Congress has taken a step toward capping carbon, maybe it can next work on capping its own hot air.

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Dem bones, dem bones: Herald travel columnist Rick Steves says the Czech Republic capital of Prague offers extraordinary scenery, including the castle of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Bone Church of Kutna Hora, decorated by its 14th- and 15th-century monks with the bones of 40,000 victims of wars and plagues.

Now you know where to take the teenage Goth in your family on a European vacation.
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