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2010 Yukon Quest mushers
<strong>Kelley Griffin</strong><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 50<br /> <strong>Experience:</strong> Veteran<br /> <strong>Home:</strong> Wasilla<br /> <strong>Occupation:</strong> Musher
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Pat and Nikki Morrow take advantage of a spare moment while daughters Bailey, 5, and Campbell, 2, are at school and napping respectively to sort through and organize a row of closets in their garage Friday afternoon, December 11, 2009, as the Morrow family adapts and adjusts to their military lifestyle. Husband and father Chief Warrant Officer 2 Pat Morrow, a Blackhawk Helicopter medical evacuation pilot and flight operations officer in the U.S. Army Alaska s C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment at Fort Wainwright, spent 12 months deployed to Iraq. Eric Engman / News-Miner
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Bailey, 5, and Campbell, 2, watch as their mother Nikki Morrow gathers an armful of fire wood, a task that her husband Pat would have normally done, Friday afternoon, October 30, 2009, as the Morrow family adapts and adjusts to their military lifestyle. Husband and father Chief Warrant Officer 2 Pat Morrow, a Blackhawk Helicopter medical evacuation pilot and flight operations officer in the U.S. Army Alaska s C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment at Fort Wainwright, spent 12 months deployed to Iraq. Eric Engman / News-Miner
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My Best Photos - January 2010
Sunday morning I woke up to find this young male moose at my kitchen window looking for food in my window boxes. My camera was in my pocketbook on the table right in front of the window! I was very hesitant to get it with only a pane of glass between me and this moose! I moved really slow, got a great picture ... and very lucky! Christine Shurow, North Pole
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2010 Census
Barbara Tebbits waves to friends as she comes indoors from the outside where the temperature hovers around -20 degrees fahrenheit in Noorvik, Alaska., Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. Tebbits carries her daughter Lulu Good, 2, bundled on on her back. The U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves is heading to Alaska to formally launch the nation s 2010 count in the remote Inupiat Eskimo village of Noorvik, Alaska, where residents are planning a huge reception of traditional dancing and a feast of caribou, moose and other subsistence foods. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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News Miner staff photos
Alaska s Theresia Schnurr, right, leads Alaska Nordic Racing s Kinsey Loan around a corner of the girls /women s 10-kilometer race during the Besh Cup series cross country ski race #6 on Sunday morning, February 7, 2010 at the Birch Hill Recreation Area. John Wagner/News-Miner
Alaska's Theresia Schnurr, right, leads Alaska Nordic Racing's Kinsey Loan around a corner of the girls'/women's 10-kilometer race during the Besh Cup series cross country ski race #6 on Sunday morning, February 7, 2010 at the Birch Hill Recreation Area. John Wagner/News-Miner
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Alaska s Aurelia Korthauer leads the pack of competitors in the girls /women s 10-kilometer race during the Besh Cup series cross country ski race #6 on Sunday morning, February 7, 2010 at the Birch Hill Recreation Area. John Wagner/News-Miner
Alaska's Aurelia Korthauer leads the pack of competitors in the girls'/women's 10-kilometer race during the Besh Cup series cross country ski race #6 on Sunday morning, February 7, 2010 at the Birch Hill Recreation Area. John Wagner/News-Miner
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Lathrop s Colton Wolter, left, dislodges the puck from the control of West Valley s Dylan Blankenship, center, during the second period of Saturday evening s, February 6, 2010, Railbelt Conference Championship game at the Patty Ice Arena. At right is Lathrop goaltender Stephon Williams. John Wagner/News-Miner
Lathrop's Colton Wolter, left, dislodges the puck from the control of West Valley's Dylan Blankenship, center, during the second period of Saturday evening's, February 6, 2010, Railbelt Conference Championship game at the Patty Ice Arena. At right is Lathrop goaltender Stephon Williams. John Wagner/News-Miner
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Alaska Anchorage s Brandon Walker passes off the ball during Saturday afternoon s, February 6, 2010, Great Northwest Athletic Conference game against the Alaska Nanooks at the Patty Center. The Seawolves topped the Nanooks 56-42. John Wagner/News-Miner
Alaska Anchorage's Brandon Walker passes off the ball during Saturday afternoon's, February 6, 2010, Great Northwest Athletic Conference game against the Alaska Nanooks at the Patty Center. The Seawolves topped the Nanooks 56-42. John Wagner/News-Miner
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Alaska s Jon Moe, 20, drives to the hoop amid Alaska Anchorage traffic during Saturday afternoon s, February 6, 2010, Great Northwest Athletic Conference game at the Patty Center. Surrounding Moe are Alaska Anchorage s Nick Pacitti, 34, Kevin White, 1, and Donnie Lao, background. The Seawolves topped the Nanooks 56-42. John Wagner/News-Miner
Alaska's Jon Moe, 20, drives to the hoop amid Alaska Anchorage traffic during Saturday afternoon's, February 6, 2010, Great Northwest Athletic Conference game at the Patty Center. Surrounding Moe are Alaska Anchorage's Nick Pacitti, 34, Kevin White, 1, and Donnie Lao, background. The Seawolves topped the Nanooks 56-42. John Wagner/News-Miner
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Alaska Anchorage s Casey Robinson, left, deflects an attempted shot by Alaska s Emmanuel Jenkins during Saturday afternoon s, February 6, 2010, Great Northwest Athletic Conference game at the Patty Center. The Seawolves topped the Nanooks 56-42. John Wagner/News-Miner
Alaska Anchorage's Casey Robinson, left, deflects an attempted shot by Alaska's Emmanuel Jenkins during Saturday afternoon's, February 6, 2010, Great Northwest Athletic Conference game at the Patty Center. The Seawolves topped the Nanooks 56-42. John Wagner/News-Miner
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Alaska s Andy Taranto, right, attempts to recover the puck after Michigan State goaltender Drew Palmisano blocked his diving shot during the second period of Saturday evening s, February 6, 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Carlson Center. John Wagner/News-Miner
Alaska's Andy Taranto, right, attempts to recover the puck after Michigan State goaltender Drew Palmisano blocked his diving shot during the second period of Saturday evening's, February 6, 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Carlson Center. John Wagner/News-Miner
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Alaska s Dion Knelsen, right, passes the puck while facing pressure from Michigan State s Nick Sucharski during the second period of Saturday evening s, February 6, 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Carlson Center. John Wagner/News-Miner
Alaska's Dion Knelsen, right, passes the puck while facing pressure from Michigan State's Nick Sucharski during the second period of Saturday evening's, February 6, 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Carlson Center. John Wagner/News-Miner
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Alaska goaltender Scott Greenham, left, keeps a close eye on a bouncing puck as Michigan State s Jeff Petry tries to get his stick on the puck during the second period of Saturday evening s, February 6, 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Carlson Center. John Wagner/News-Miner
Alaska goaltender Scott Greenham, left, keeps a close eye on a bouncing puck as Michigan State's Jeff Petry tries to get his stick on the puck during the second period of Saturday evening's, February 6, 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Carlson Center. John Wagner/News-Miner
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In this Jan. 31, 2010 photo, a mother moose grazes on Klondike Street in Homer, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists warn the public that feeding moose hay comes at the moose’s detriment. Naomi Klouda/Homer Tribune
In this Jan. 31, 2010 photo, a mother moose grazes on Klondike Street in Homer, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists warn the public that feeding moose hay comes at the moose’s detriment. Naomi Klouda/Homer Tribune
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In this Oct. 13, 2006 file photo, Mechele Linehan is arraigned at the state courthouse in Anchorage, where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in the 1996 homicide of fiance Kent Leppink. An Alaska appellate court on Friday awarded a new trial to Linehan, a former stripper-turned-soccer-mom who was convicted of plotting to kill her former fiance for money. Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News
In this Oct. 13, 2006 file photo, Mechele Linehan is arraigned at the state courthouse in Anchorage, where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in the 1996 homicide of fiance Kent Leppink. An Alaska appellate court on Friday awarded a new trial to Linehan, a former stripper-turned-soccer-mom who was convicted of plotting to kill her former fiance for money. Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News
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In this May 28, 2008 photo, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, talks with her husband Todd Palin, as the listen to state Revenue Commissioner Pat Galvin speak in Anchorage, Alaska. E-mails obtained by The Associated Press suggest Todd Palin was intimately involved in decisions related to state government when his wife was governor of Alaska. Al Grillo/The Associated Press
In this May 28, 2008 photo, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, talks with her husband Todd Palin, as the listen to state Revenue Commissioner Pat Galvin speak in Anchorage, Alaska. E-mails obtained by The Associated Press suggest Todd Palin was intimately involved in decisions related to state government when his wife was governor of Alaska. Al Grillo/The Associated Press
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