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Editorial: Dolly

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump ordered flags lowered across the U.S. as a sign of respect. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger did the same across the Commonwealth. It’s probably the only time these two have ever agreed on anything. What can bring these two polar opposites to the same side? Two words: Dolly Parton. Dolly, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80, represented the best of us. A phenomenal talent (singer, songwriter, actress) and entrepreneur, she will likely be remembered as much or more for her kind, giving spirit and her countless acts of philanthropy such as Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (which has given over 332 million books to young readers … and is still going strong). She came from the humblest of beginnings and never forgot her duty to help others succeed. Someone like Dolly comes along once in a generation, if we are so lucky. Universally loved and respected sounds like a bit of a cliché, but it definitely holds true when talking about Dolly Parton. As...

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