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After reading @greeborunner 's upset at the mindless, hateful rantings of JHB, I thought I would inject some much-needed POSITIVITY into the mix, with some inspiring facts about @DollyParton, culled from a recent edition of @NewStatesman:
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1. In 1986, Parton opened Dollywood [a theme park] which is now the largest employer in Sevier County.
2. In 1995, she launched the Imagination Library, which has since distributed 140 million books to children.
3. When hundreds of Tennessee families lost their homes in
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2. In 1995, she launched the Imagination Library, which has since distributed 140 million books to children.
3. When hundreds of Tennessee families lost their homes in
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wildfires in 2016, Parton set up a fund giving them each $6,000 over six months to help them rebuild.
4. She has written 5 books and has a TV production company, which co-produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
5. She always avoids party politics and rejects ideological labels.
4. She has written 5 books and has a TV production company, which co-produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
5. She always avoids party politics and rejects ideological labels.
6. This summer, as anti-racism protests spread across the US, she stated : 'Of course black lives matter. Do you think our little white asses are the only ones that matter?No!'
7.More than 24,000 people signed a petition calling on Tennessee legislators to
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7.More than 24,000 people signed a petition calling on Tennessee legislators to
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replace all confederate statues with monuments to Dolly.
8. In April, she donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, TN which is directly linked to development of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.
9. She has written 3,000 songs and released
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8. In April, she donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, TN which is directly linked to development of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.
9. She has written 3,000 songs and released
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