good people

Do It Like Dolly Did

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Yes, it’s true. Despite all the accolades and tributes it’s hard to believe Dolly Parton has passed on. The event happened much too suddenly for the millions who were moved by her talent.

No longer will she be gracing the stage, telling stories about her hard-scrabble upbringing in rural Tennessee, singing songs we all could relate to, being kind and gentle to those she had never met, smiling and being of good cheer as if today would never end.

But just as it will for all of us, it did end. Mentions and memories will now be a slow fade … Read the rest “Do It Like Dolly Did”

A Matter of Class

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What do you mean when you say another person has class or is a class act? Is it a matter of wealth or fame? Or is it how they act toward you or others?

As a journalist, I’ve met and interviewed thousands of people. Of those, five struck me as being a class act. Even now, as long as fifty years afterward, I not only remember them and what they did and said, but also the surroundings in which I visited with them.

Three were farmers, Ben near Houlton, Maine, Marion near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and Paul near Caliente, … Read the rest “A Matter of Class”