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George Orwell said, "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."
At the bridge table, though, who controls the present often controls the future. In this deal, how should the defense go against four spades after West leads the diamond king?

Here is the daily Sudoku puzzle for August 20: sud_3col130820.pdf

Here is the daily Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for August 20: 20130820pzdxl-a.pdf

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DEAR ABBY: I recently declined a wedding invitation because my spouse and I will be out of town on the date of the wedding. A few days after I sent the RSVP, I got an email from the groom saying he had "suspicions" that I wasn't attending because I was bitter about not being in the wedding party.

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Ypsilanti residents will have a chance to voice their opinion on a modified plan to pay for the conversion of city lights to LED.

Previously the city council was considering a fee through a special assessment district that would cover the capital costs and require residents to pay the electric bill through 2031.

It was a busy Monday for some of Ann Arbor's smaller innovative companies.

AlertWatch, housed in the North Campus Research Complex Venture Accellerator, announced that it has received a United States patent for its patient monitoring software system.

Following the recent defeat of a video privacy ordinance, Ann Arbor officials are instead working on establishing administrative guidelines for any future police surveillance of citizens.

Sumi Kailasapathy, who serves as the City Council's liaison on the city's Human Rights Commission, said the issue could come to council soon.

The driver of this vehicle, which struck and killed Sharita Williams in early August, is allowed to drive while the investigation is ongoing. The incident has raised new questions about Ann Arbor's pedestrian crosswalk ordinance.