Stories about George Mitchell
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UMaine baseball ‘family’ celebrates dedication of Mitchell Batting Pavilion
ORONO, Maine — The way his brother tells it, Paul Mitchell holds a unique distinction in the annals of baseball. Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell joked that his eldest sibling began his Waterville High School baseball career by hitting triples in his first two at-bats, only to get picked off ...
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George Mitchell cheers unique housing development in Belfast
BELFAST, Maine — Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell grabbed a spade and dug right in Tuesday afternoon as the crowd attending a groundbreaking ceremony for the Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage development erupted in cheers and whistles. The moment has been a long time coming for the planned community, which began ...
George Mitchell to address Middle East turmoil during talk in Belfast
on Oct. 24, 2011, at 11:45 a.m.
BELFAST, Maine — Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell will cover the recent political turbulence in the Middle East and its effect on U.S. foreign policy during a talk at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center. Belfast Senior College and the Camden Conference are ...
George Mitchell: Climate change skepticism will ‘not last’
PORTLAND, Maine — Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and world diplomat George Mitchell called upon President Barack Obama — and everyone else who backs stiff environmental protection laws and the science behind climate change — to be bold and persistent in the face of opponents Friday. Mitchell touched upon a ...
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Forest fires and wind turbines: The danger no one is talking about
By Clyde MacDonald on June 29, 2011, at 6:19 p.m.
Despite all that has been written about wind power, a vitally important issue has barely been mentioned. When turbines fail, blades may fall to the ground or send fragments that land up to a mile away. Turbines often catch fire, and when they do they often send flaming shards into ...
Entire political process goes by in a week at Boys State
WATERVILLE, Maine — While most high school juniors enjoy the beginning of summer vacation and flaunt their newfound “senior” status, there are a few hundred focused on something else entirely: politics and government. At Thomas College in Waterville, 188 male juniors aren’t just learning about government. For the 64th consecutive ...
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After George Mitchell
By Ed McCarthy on May 23, 2011, at 10:31 p.m.
George Mitchell resigned as special envoy to the Middle East last Friday. He has explained his departure as a personal decision, but its timing in the midst of significant developments, including the president’s Thursday speech, suggest more may be learned. Sen. Mitchell represented, at least symbolically, a counterweight to Barack ...
Yale University gives honorary degrees
The Associated Press on May 23, 2011, at 1:33 p.m.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University gave honorary degrees Monday to peace envoy George Mitchell, film director Martin Scorsese and writer Joan Didion. At the Ivy League university’s 310th commencement exercises, Yale President Richard Levin called Mitchell a model U.S. senator who played a key role in the successful peace ...
Snowe and Collins might not like each other much, but they love Maine and their jobs
By Martha Sherrill, Special to The Washington Post on May 06, 2011, at 10 a.m.
The most exasperating fact of life for a U.S. senator is not wrestling with those impossible, angry windbags across the aisle. The true test of civility is forging a relationship with that one other person who was sent to Washington to work alongside you. That unwanted sibling with whom you ...
Maine’s George Mitchell honored at Ellis Island
The Associated Press on April 14, 2011, at 11:04 a.m.
WATERVILLE, Maine — George Mitchell, the former senator from Maine who’s now the special U.S. envoy for Middle East peace, has been honored along with other immigrants or their children at Ellis Island, N.Y. Mitchell received an Ellis Island Family Heritage Award on Wednesday, along with tennis superstar Martina Navratilova; ...
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