Spirit of a Racer in a Siberian Husky's Blood A Siberian husky in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which begins Monday, is the descendant of an overlooked hero of the 1925 race to deliver lifesaving diphtheria serum to icebound Nome, Alaska.

CITY ROOM; U.S. Takeover of Central Park? Alaska's Idea City Room blog; Alaska State Rep Kyle Johansen of Ketchikan introduces bill that would declare Central Park a wilderness area and prohibit further improvement or development unless authorized by Congress; Johansen, annoyed with outsiders' interfering with the right to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, is using the legislation to point out what he perceives to be the hypocrisy of Eastern elites. Photos (M)d

Palin Has a Few Choice Words for Christie After Gingrich Remarks Sarah Palin took on a fellow Republican, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, declaring that he had gotten "his panties in a wad" in a "rookie mistake" that reflected a "lack of self discipline."

Crews Begin Using Hose to Send Fuel to Iced-In Nome, Alaska A Russian tanker was not able to enter the frigid harbor of Nome in the extraordinarily cold winter weather.

Tanker Must Offload Fuel to Nome Without a Spill A Russian tanker plans to position itself near the frozen harbor of Nome, Alaska, to send fuel through a mile-long hose.

Fuel Tanker Renda and Icebreaker Healy Are Sighted Off Nome The tanker, with help from a Coast Guard icebreaker, is carrying gasoline and diesel to the city, which cannot be reached by road or rail and is running low on fuel.

Icebreaker Slowly Carves Path for Tanker to Bring Emergency Fuel to Alaska A Russian tanker is slogging through sea ice behind a Coast Guard icebreaker, trying to bring 1.3 million gallons of emergency gasoline and diesel to remote Alaska.

Reindeer Are Fading Into Holiday Myth Climate change and large-scale development are making it hard for reindeer to survive.

Occupy Oakland Angers Labor Leaders Occupy Oakland has cast itself as the true champion of America's workers, creating a potentially troublesome rift with the Occupy movement's sometime allies in organized labor.

The Pipeline We Actually Need Alaskan natural gas could provide an alternative to coal in electricity production and to oil in transportation.

Kelly Cobb Leads Duke to Women's National Semifinals Kelly Cobb, a freshman from Chugiak, Alaska, has led the Blue Devils soccer team into the semifinals of the Women's College Cup. Duke will play Wake Forest on Friday night.

BITS; Disruptions: Fliers Turn Phones Off, But It's Not Clear Why Nick Bilton Disruptions column observes old government rules persist against airline passengers using electronic devices on flights without evidence that they help keep fliers safe; points out no crashes are attributed to people using technology on a plane.

No Charges Recommended Against Prosecutors in Ted Stevens Case Despite intentionally withholding evidence, prosecutors in the case against the late Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska should not be prosecuted, the investigator said.

Alaska Hit by Powerful Storm A powerful storm with hurricane-force winds slammed into western Alaska, causing power failures in some tiny coastal villages and warnings that the area could suffer major flooding.

U.S. to Open New Areas to Offshore Drilling The Obama administration announced its proposed five-year plan for offshore oil drilling, which calls for opening new areas in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska but bars development along the East and West Coasts.