Who ruled that newspaper publishers can’t hold public office and continue to operate their newspapers? Lew Williams, Jr. was Mayor of Petersburg while he published the Petersburg Press from 1956-1966. His son Lew III is currently in his third term as Ketchikan’s Mayor and he and sister Tena Williams publish the Ketchikan Daily News. Council news and opinions are published with full transparency and integrity by KDN staffers.
This writer served on the planning and…