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DEAR ABBY: My husband is 99 percent bed-bound with primary progressive MS. My oldest son is bipolar (he's off his meds and doing great), and my youngest son has Asperger's. I know ... wow.

Saline quarterback Travis Brown is helped off of the field after sustaining an injury against Ypsilanti Community Friday, September 6, 2013.Patrick Record | AnnArbor.com

The stark cover of University of Michigan professor Douglas Trevor's new novel, "Girls I Know," features an empty diner booth.

But once you start reading about Walt, the novel's 29-year-old, Boston-loving m

Canada's Old Man Luedecke, who is actually a pretty youthful guy, brings his literate, banjo-driven songs to The Ark on Tuesday.

Huron High School basketball players line up before a game against Bedford last spring.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com file

Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner smiles after Michigan's 41-30 win over Notre Dame at Michigan Stadium Saturday, September 7, 2013. Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com

After a long day waiting for their front row seats, students celebrated up close and personal with the players after Michigan's 41-30 win over Notre Dame at Michigan Stadium Saturday, September 7, 2013.

Saturday was the last time Michigan and Notre Dame will play in Ann Arbor for the foreseeable future. Devin Gardner and Jeremy Gallon sent the Fighting Irish out with a bang in Michigan's 41-30 win.

The scene outside the Big House during Saturday's game against Notre Dame.Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com

The Michigan vs. Notre Dame football game may not have started until the sun went down, but the parties started soon after it came up. Along State Street, Hill Street and other areas on and around campus and Michigan Stadium, there were parties aplenty.