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Viva Las Vegas?

By Henry Schulte

Aug 03, 2026
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It was 53 years ago when my wife and I went to Las Vegas for our honeymoon. Not the most romantic destination, but the closest and cheapest since we had no money. My father knew someone and got a us a deal at the Dunes, a hotel that people under fifty, maybe older, never heard of and one that long ago has since been imploded. Just like the famous Rat Pa…

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