Goodbye to Mitch, Writer and Friend

John "Mitch" Mitchell, nationally known author and editor of several prominent magazines, died on July 7 at the age of 75. Mitch wrote the story on mountaintop removal in the March 2006 issue of National Geographic, introducing millions of subscribers to the horrific mining technique. His prose called to task those who would defile the environment for profit. Goodbye, Mitch, you will be missed.