The first 4 are finished, the next 4 are in Safety, and the rest are in White Mountain.
Current Standings:

31 Gerald Sousa (10)
32 Rick Casillo (34)
33 Jason Mackey (36)
34 Scott Smith (35)
35 Robert Bundtzen (97)
36 Louis Nelson Sr. (80)
37 Rohn Buser (37)
38 Sven Haltmann (73)
39 Cindy Gallea (82)
40 Jon Korta (71)
41 Clint Warnke (15)
42 Robert Nelson (70)
43 Rudi Niggemeier (52)
44 Rick Larson (95)
45 Kelley Griffin (86)
46 Fabrizio Lovati (77)
47 Karen Ramstead (19)
48 Lachlan Clarke (58)
49 Bruce Linton (8)
50 Benoit Gerard (91)

Rachael Scdoris (55) is in Koyuk in 62^nd place, while the back of the pack is 81^st place, Liz Parrish (75) , in Unalakleet.

Realizing that most people probably don’t have a copy of the New York Penal Law handy [not a bad read, but it lack the plot of the Criminal Procedure Law], if the law enforcement official of the state of New York were interested in pursuing a charge against soon-to-be former governor Spitzer, they would go with that old favorite:

Title M – OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS

Article 230 – (230.00 – 230.40) PROSTITUTION OFFENSES

§ 230.04 Patronizing a prostitute in the third degree.

A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute in the third degree when he or she patronizes a prostitute.
Patronizing a prostitute in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

A class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or not more than 1 year in jail. [Terms of 1 year or less are served in a local jail rather than a state prison.]

Technically both misdemeanors and felonies are classified as crimes in New York official proceedings. Words have specific meanings in the law. This is so the people who write laws don’t actually have to be able to write, as evidenced by the above example.

The case would be almost impossible to prove in a court without a lot more than the Feds have revealed, and I doubt a DA would bother.

The Federal case may be a bit of problem without proof of the prostitution claim, because the Feds seem to be dealing with the laws covering converting to cash that is then used illegally. They certainly didn’t seem to pursue Limbaugh and his drug purchases with large cash withdrawals, but he’s not a Democrat.

The next group of 15 arrived at Nome:

16 Gerry Willomitzer (7) [Yukon]
17 Ed Iten (32)
18 Ray Redington Jr. (49)
19 Aaron Burmeister (14)
20 Jim Lanier (4) [oldest]
21 Aliy Zirkle (17)
22 Silvia Willis (40)
23 John Baker (67)
24 Sigrid Ekran (24) [Norway]
25 Hugh Neff (16)
26 Warren Palfrey (44) [Northwest Territories]
27 William Kleedehn (66)^r [Yukon]
28 Matt Hayashida (5)
29 Ed Stielstra (92) [Michigan]
30 Melissa Owens (59)^r [youngest]

This group includes the first 2 rookies, and the youngest and oldest mushers.

Jim Lanier is not only the oldest musher, at 67, he raises and races all-white huskies from his Northern Whites Kennel.

Melissa Owens is home and will have to return to her school work as a senior at the high school in Nome.

Rachael Scdoris (55) is on the trail out of Shaktoolik in 64^th place.

Aliy Zirkle’s husband, Allen Moore (76), scratched at Shaktoolik.

^r – Iditarod rookie

It’s time to acknowledge the hard work and concern of someone who is not a Floridian, but who has consistently supported our right to have our votes counted in this election: Mary Beth of Wampum. Best known for the Koufax Awards and covering Native American issues, she has stood with us to attempt to bring some democracy to our situation and has taken the trouble to actually be informed on the issue.

If you would like to inform yourself about what this is all about, how it started, and how it is progressing:

From the Florida Dems FAQ… is a quick overview of how the primary date was changed.

Sharpton supports disenfranchising Florida voters… is an example of one candidate’s surrogate going against a lifetime of principle for possible political gain.

This is wrong on so many levels… Roland Martin, another surrogate on CNN with another call for disenfranchisement.

Electoral college math… shows the effect of Florida on the November election for Democrats. Short version: Florida has 10% of the electoral votes needed to win the Presidency.

Think Florida Democrats… shows people that the Democrats can forget Florida if they don’t get this right. I would add that the referenced poll was among the Democrats who voted in the January primary, which makes them the more committed of party members. If a quarter of the most committed won’t vote in November, they also won’t man phone banks, won’t walk neighborhoods, won’t volunteer.

I’m already gone and won’t be back to the Democratic Party. I’m not a “good Christian” – I neither forgive nor forget.