Newport News-Times: ‘Stop the Panic' tour plans local visits

Americans For Prosperity-Oregon announced this week that its “Stop the Panic” tour will visit Newport (on Oct. 31) and Lincoln City (Nov. 1) to draw attention to “the negative economic impacts” of Congressional and state proposals attempting to combat global climate change.

Bono to write about music

Apparently, completing U2's oft-delayed new album and gearing up for the likely world tour to follow aren't enough to keep Bono busy, which may be why the Irish rock legend has agreed to write six to 10 op-ed pieces for the New York Times next year.

The twist is that -- according to Times publisher Abe Rosenthal -- Bono won't be writing about AIDS, global warming, world debt relief or any of the other major issues near and dear to the singer's heart. Instead, he'll be writing op-ed pieces about ... music.