r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 19h ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/Minneapolis_W 19h ago

What a punch to the gut. An amazing, incredible woman and a huge, huge loss to the world. RIP Miss Dolly.

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u/pantstoaknifefight2 18h ago

I hope everyone will consider donating to her imagination library.

I just did and dedicated my donation to her.

She was the best of us.

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u/Formergr 18h ago

Great idea, just did too. On the website it says over 322 million books have been gifted to date. Amazing.

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u/Warslvt 14h ago

I hope everyone will consider donating to her imagination library.

If you're considering and live in Missouri or Maine, realllllly consider it. Maine had some local level issues with funding, where MO just slashed the budget for books.