The media have a credibility problem, and the reason is simple: There are too many people writing on topics about which they know absolutely nothing. They might as well just be making […]
Lucky to be alive

ALASKA RANGE — The ice bridge across the narrows of the Tatina River looked sketchy from the moment the Iditarod Trail was put in across it this year with the course […]
Iditarod’s $ Dilemma

Alaska author, former newspaperman and Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race fan Tim Jones has a pitch for you, but the odds are you’re not buying. “How much does a ticket to […]
Near death on Iditarod Trail

An Iditarod hiker is lucky to be alive after an ice bridge across the Tatitna River collapsed Friday dumping him into frigid, fast-moving waters over his head, according to reports emerging from […]
Not a Farewell Burn

Failed Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the tax-’em-till-they-bleed former Alaska governor who somehow morphed into a conservative lightening rod, has had one thing right for a long time now: “lamestream media.” Sad […]
Idit-a-mistake

Sometimes it is hard to avoid wondering if the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is trying to kill the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Last year the event, which likes to […]
Global warming reprieve?

As the day draws close for the start of Alaska’s biggest winter sporting event — the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race — the National Weather Service is promising a climatic shift back […]
Running man jogs on

UPDATE, 4 March 2016 — David Johnson reached McGrath this morning to make it four wins in a row in the foot class of the Iditarod Trail Invitational. ON THE FROZEN […]
Iditarod Trail a mess

YENTNA RIVER — Organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race were Wednesday doing their best to make a decent trail for the weekend start of the so-called “Last Great Race,” but […]
Iditacyclist nears victory

Photo: Tim Bernston on his way to ITI victory UPDATE: Tim Bernston arrived in McGrath at 1:45 p.m. on March 1 to win the Invitational. He became only the fourth cyclist to […]