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All Night Marriage Dies in Vegas

August 22, 2006 | 10:51 am

Say it ain’t so! The Clark County Commission has cut the hours of the marriage bureau. No longer will the impulsive be able to get legally knotted in Vegas 24/7 on weekends. According to the Las Vegas Sun, the county will save $200,000 by eliminating the sort of late-night foolishness that resulted in Britney Spears' first wedding to what's-his-name before she had the second marriage to the other what's-his-name. Apparently, less than 4% of marriage certificates are given out during these hours. Still, isn’t this the worst way to save money? There are certain bad choices that are a Las Vegas tradition and this one is a classic. To see it vanish in a few bureaucratic pen strokes is too sad.


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