News Loren Parks won't deny that he is the biggest political contributor in the history of Oregon politics. But the way he sees it, he may also be the most misunderstood man in the state.To liberal activis ...   More

News Portland lawyer Tom Nelson has some advice for U.S. Muslims who have attracted the unwanted attention of federal government agents. "My legal advice to my Muslim clients is," says Nelson, "'Don't talk ...   More

News Where is Raymond Billings? Or perhaps even more pertinently, who is Raymond Billings?According to his attorney and his closest associates, Ray Billings--owner of the X-rated Jefferson Theater--was las ...   More

News It seemed a simple plan. They would collect a bunch of empty milk jugs, slice off the tops, fill them three-quarters full of gasoline, stuff the tops with cellophane, push a punk into the top for ...   More

News Christian Longo is ready to bargain for the very thing he's accused of taking from his family: the chance to live. Earlier this month, one of Longo's attorneys sent a letter to Lincoln County Dist ...   More

News Editor's Note: This is the conclusion to a two-part series begun with last week's cover story, which can be read here.   Sometime in the first week of June 2001, Chris Longo packed his wi ...   More

News Editor's Note: This is the first half of a two- part series. The conclusion will appear in next week's WW.Sometime around two in the morning of Dec. 17, 2001, 27-year- old Christian Michael Long ...   More