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Galena’s nuclear option

An Alaska village along the Iditarod Trail is considering moving in a nuclear reactor to solve its growing energy crisis.

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Iditarod photo gallery

Scenes of Lance Mackey and Jeff King as they passed through Unalakleet (by Stephen Nowers)

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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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Mackey has lead, but can his dogs keep it?

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

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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, King in and out of Shaktoolik

Six miles separate the two Iditarod leaders as they now hug the windswept coastline of Norton Sound in the race to Nome.

Iditarod 2010 | Jill Burke | March 14, 2010

Galena’s nuclear option

An Alaska village along the Iditarod Trail is considering moving in a nuclear reactor to solve its growing energy crisis.

Iditarod 2010 | Jill Burke | March 14, 2010

Mother's cancer weighs heavy on Iditarod musher

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Veteran Iditarod musher DeeDee Jonrowe races for the love of driving dogs and for the spirtial experience of the journey. But this year, her load is heavier than in past races.

Iditarod 2010 | Jill Burke | March 14, 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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Simultaneous miracles, the best kind

Just in time for March blizzards, two miracles lift spirits.

Small-town Alaska | Heather Lende | March 14, 2010

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

Culture

Marty's New York Bagel Deli

REVIEW: There is not a better bagel in Anchorage. Period.

Dining | Maia Nolan | March 14, 2010

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