“She was, quintessentially, a uniter of people. In 2019, The New York Times ran a story with the headline “Is There Anything We Can All Agree On? Yes: Dolly Parton”: from the Times obituary (gift links).
Dolly Parton was a force for good in the world. I wish that I weren’t sharing this news.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Dolly Parton (1946–2026)
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Michael Leddy
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Yes, and everyone keeps playing “Coat of Many Colors,” a song that made me cry ever time, even before she died.
ReplyDeleteThat’s the one that got Rachel in childhood.
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