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Mackey has lead, but can his dogs keep it?

Mackey remains in the lead, but some wonder whether his team can keep up the record-breaking pace.

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Jamaican having hoot on the Iditarod Trail

Jamaican Hootin' Newton Marshall has turned out to be the funnest, funniest musher on the Iditarod Trail.

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Chest cold, cold temps dog Kasilof musher

In Galena, Iditarod musher Bruce Linton fights illness and the downward pull of frustration.

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Mackey plays by his own rules

It's no surprise Iditarod musher Lance Mackey took the lead Saturday. He trains to be the master of uncertainty.

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Mackey leads as he heads to Unalakleet

A seven-minute rest before leaving Kaltag has given reigning Iditarod champion Lance Mackey the lead over Jeff King.

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Mackey has lead, but can his dogs keep it?

(UPDATED: Lance Mackey left Unalakleet at 9:48 a.m. after resting for six hours and 16 minutes.) Defending Iditarod champion Lance Mackey remains in the lead, but some wonder whether his team can keep up the record-breaking pace.

Iditarod 2010 | Jill Burke | March 14, 2010

Jamaican having hoot on the Iditarod Trail

Jamaican Hootin' Newton Marshall has turned out to be the funnest, funniest musher on the Iditarod Trail.

Iditarod 2010 | Craig Medred | March 13, 2010

Chest cold, cold temps dog Kasilof musher

In Galena, Iditarod musher Bruce Linton fights illness and the downward pull of frustration.

Iditarod 2010 | Jill Burke | March 13, 2010

New questions slow gas tax bill's progress

Lawmakers considering a supposedly simple bill breaking gas out of the state's oil tax found Friday that a fix they can be confident in isn't going to come easily.

Politics | Rena Delbridge | March 12, 2010

House passes foster care transition funding

Alaska lawmakers are investing about $715,000 this year to provide a smoother transition for young people from the foster care system into life on their own.

Politics | Rena Delbridge | March 11, 2010

Arts roundup

Don't have Iditarod fever? Don't worry -- there's still plenty going on.

Arts | Maia Nolan | March 10, 2010

Low flow could mean big problems for Alaska's pipeline

At some point -- maybe as soon as 2014 -- decreasing flow through the trans-Alaska oil pipeline will dwindle enough to cause potentially major operational issues.

Politics | Rena Delbridge | March 9, 2010

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No need for concern over Iditarod dogs' welfare

I won't argue anybody's misconceptions about the Iditarod because I don't have to. I know the truth: Dog care is the most important thing in a musher's life.

Talk of the Tundra | Lee Anne Smith | March 12, 2010

It's our oil... but it's their investment

To continue to attract new investment in its resources, Alaska must return to the policies that successfully developed the state's wealth in the first place.

Talk of the Tundra | Brad Keithley | March 11, 2010

Faking it

Sarah Palin was right about one thing: Too many media people make things up, but that owes less to liberal cant than it does to ruthless capitalism.

Medred | Craig Medred | March 9, 2010

Culture

The right book at the right time

13 Ways of Looking at the Novel, by Jane Smiley, challenges and inspires us all to read better.

Books | Andromeda Romano-Lax | March 13, 2010

Arts roundup

Don't have Iditarod fever? Don't worry -- there's still plenty going on.

Arts | Maia Nolan | March 10, 2010

The 49th Estate: Thrifty treasures

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Sherry Comer is a local musician and student. Her South Anchorage home is full of thrift store treasures and family memories.

49th Estate | Jennifer Canfield | March 8, 2010