 "Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, AK)")
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With snow, Wasilla's hopes for Iditarod rise: RESTART: Billed as the home of the race, it hasn't seen the event since 2002.
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Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, AK)
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February 5, 2007
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Byline: Rindi White
Feb. 5--WASILLA -- It's been five years since anyone cheered for Iditarod mushers as they began their 1,100-mile race to Nome from the town that calls itself the Home of the Iditarod.
Race fans, cross your fingers; 2007 might be the year the Iditarod comes home.
Officials with the city and the Iditarod say snowfall this year could be enough to bring the Iditarod restart back from Willow to Wasilla. The Iditarod Trail Committee w...