Her mother, Avie Lee Parton, ran the household and was fond of singing traditional Appalachian ballads.
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Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2026
The result is a self-reflective collection of empowering pop anthems and wistful ballads that detail not only the dissolution of a relationship but a return to oneself.
By North Carolina’s historical standards, the answer should be no, but the bar has been lowered so much that a trip to a bottom-tier bowl feels like a victory.
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Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
30 Aug. 2026
Though the enrollment trend can be stabilizing to its balance sheet, the district is still performing well by state standards.
Dolly Parton, the brilliant songwriter and beloved country singer who has died at age 80, wrote one of the great anthems of the American working class.
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John Nichols,
Washington Post,
26 Aug. 2026
The musical features an original score by Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, drawing on protest anthems, pop, rock, disco and the Welsh choral tradition.
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