Iditarod musher declares innocence Two years after being booted from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race amid allegations of sexual misconduct, disgraced former champ Brent Sass from Eureka has offered his first […]
Bad boyfriend
Everywhere Epstein
1,049 shades of gray As if the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race doesn’t have enough problems being pursued by animal-rights activists, all the buzz in the small world of long-distance sled dog […]
Trouble again
Musher now banned on two continents Banned first by the now defunct Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race that once ran for 1,000 miles through the frozen heart of Alaska to Whitehorse, […]
Iditarod hellstorm
Update: This story has been updated to report a second dog death, which Iditarod was late to report on Sunday, and a 2024 death rate now significantly worse than the 10-year […]
Taking responsibility
Newsgroups claim credit for Sass dismissal Fans of 2022 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Brent Sass mad at the Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) and threatening to boycott the race because it […]
It begins
Likely winner as unclear as future A resurgent Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a throwback to the Alaska of long ago, launched Saturday on the downtown streets of Anchorage normally devoted to […]
Troublesome secrets
Iditarod’s #metoo problem Update #2: The Alaska Department of Law this morning (2/22/2024) withdrew the charges against Eddie Burke Jr.. A department spokesman said a statement as to why would be forthcoming. […]
Hidden story
One thing nearly all politicians share in common is this: They’re all about transparency until it’s time to be transparent. Here was Alaska Gov. Bill Walker four years ago in his […]
State of misogyn
The first and to date only woman to win the 1,000-mile, Yukon-Quest International Sled Dog Race, arguably Alaska’s toughest ultramarathon, and a three-time runner-up in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Aliy […]
Alaska divided
From his home in rainy Ketchikan near the southern end of the Alaska Panhandle, former Alaska Commissioner of Public Safety Dick Burton watches the slow but steady tribalization of the 49th […]
