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For many of us, Dolly Parton was home | Opinion
Dolly Parton has died at 80. A journalist who knew her reflects on her music, philanthropy and enduring legacy.
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Rolling Stone
Dolly Parton’s Charity Knew No Bounds
From literacy to bald eagles, the superstar helped fund and support a number of causes
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Nashville Tennessean
Dolly Parton's business empire lives on. What's still to come?
The entertainer was still working until her final days, with a hotel, museum, coffee line and other ventures in motion. Here's what comes next.
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Remembering Dolly Parton in her best photos and stories of her accomplishments
East Tennessee's own Queen of Country has been beloved for decades. Take a look back at her amazing life.
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USA Today
How did Dolly Parton build her dazzling business empire? She owned it
Dolly Parton bet on herself in a cutthroat industry and it paid off. "What I really want to do is just to (do) – what I've always done – own myself."
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AP News
How Dolly Parton's love of the Great Smoky Mountains helped transform her hometown
Dolly Parton didn’t just sing about her Tennessee mountain home
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Nashville Tennessean
Dolly Parton never had children. She said it gave her the freedom to thrive
Country music legend Dolly Parton never had children of her own. Here's why she said being child-free helped her career, philanthropy and lasting legacy.
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Vox
What Dolly Parton taught us about how to give
The late icon made being a good person look easy.
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Nashville Tennessean
Dolly Parton and Carl Dean's love story began in Nashville. They'll rest there together
Before his death in 2025, Carl Dean spent nearly six decades married to Dolly Parton. Here's how they met and what we know about his death.
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Palm Beach Post
Dolly Parton's cancer battle revealed after country icon's death at 80
Dolly Parton had been battling cancer before her death at age 80, her representatives confirmed Aug. 25. What we know.
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USA Today
Google launches Dolly Parton search animation honoring country legend
Google has launched an Easter egg animation triggered when someone searches Dolly Parton's name. See how it pays homage to the country legend.
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Remember when Dolly played Smokies stadium? It funded a hometown hospital
Dolly Parton ended a 32-date tour in 2007 at a minor league baseball stadium in East Tennessee to raise money for a new hospital in her hometown.
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