Newspaper owner, editor joins Haines assembly race

The owner and publisher of the Chilkat Valley News, Tom Morphet, will seek a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly. Haines, Alaska (Photo by Alan Vernon/Flickr Creative Commons)
Tom Morphet, the owner, publisher, reporter, editor and designer for the Chilkat Valley News, was certified Monday to run for Haines Borough Assembly.
According to the borough, Morphet filed his paperwork at 4:58 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19.
Public notices claimed that the filing deadline was Friday at 5 p.m.
Morphet handed in hi