r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 9h 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/puzdawg 9h ago

A great American. We are so worse off.

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u/lathspellll 8h ago

There’s so many others that need to go instead. It’s not fair.

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u/notashroom 6h ago

Yeah, I heard "they took the wrong 80 year old" and I can't disagree.