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<p>Vets voted Plettner the winner of the Alaska Airlines Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award given to the musher "who has best demonstrated outstanding care of his or her team throughout the race while remaining competitive."</p> <p>Mushers honored Plettner with the World Communication Center Most Improved Musher Award for finally cracking the Iditarod's top 20 after nine years of competition. Her best previous finish was 29th in 1994. She sat out the race last year after finishing 66th in Iditarod 2000.</p>

The State-of-Streisand ---Blinded by Her Rainbows Semi-annual proclamations on the State of Streisand keep whole nations fully informed of important landmarks in the singer’s life, whether we request the urgent updates or not. So you need not be a fan to have heard the news -- Valentines Day 2001 was her last concert. Judging from the reviews, it was a provident decision. But this time she means it. It was the last -- ever. She’s gone. No more concerts, ever again. Wait a minute. Didn’t Ma Streisand promise to go away before? And on more than one occasion? I received ...