Iditarod board rules to amend communication two-way rule, mushers not pleased

Modernizing and governing a sport born long before Facebook, GPS tracking devices, cell phones and even its most recent champion, has proved to be a bit of a struggle. Much to the dismay of some Iditarod mushers, the race’s board of directors voted to leave a new rule — which will allow racers to make and receive cellphone calls during the 2017 race to Nome — nearly the same at a board meeting Friday morning.
Following this year’s race, where two mushers and their te