We began the day yesterday with former Anchorage Mayor Rick Mystrom's briefing on an an Alaska Railroad extension that could ameliorate gas pipeline logistical costs; we ended it with the Iditarod Mushers' Banquet  (Stories and Photos coming....) Tomorrow will be another big day in Washington: tune in over the weekend and find out why before you read about it elsewhere. Alaska Dispatch by Rena Delbridge.  The state has directed an estimated $142 million toward gas line development in the past six or so years. Now Gov. Sean Parnell is asking the [...]