Barton County MO Democrats

09/04/2026

The Supreme Court gave the big middle finger to Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. Let’s do this, friends.

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

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08/31/2026

We all do better when people have support systems in place.

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08/28/2026

Its a shame that our District 127 Representative, a former English teacher, voted against giving books to children.
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08/28/2026

Nailed it!

08/27/2026

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08/26/2026

In world where you can be anything, be a Dolly.

Some celebrities collect luxury homes. Dolly Parton collects proof that having money doesn’t require losing your soul.

Dolly’s highlight reel of good deeds:

In 1988, she created the Dollywood Foundation in her home county of Sevier County, Tennessee, to tackle high-school dropout rates. Through the Buddy Program, she promised $500 to seventh- and eighth-graders who graduated. The dropout rate for those classes fell from 35% to 6%. Imagine: a billionaire-in-waiting investing in kids instead of pretending teachers are the problem.

In 1989, she offered a $500 scholarship to every Sevier County student who wanted to attend Hiwassee College. Education should be a right, but Dolly has spent decades making it a little more reachable anyway.
In 1991, she helped establish Dollywood’s Eagle Mountain Sanctuary with the American Eagle Foundation—a 30,000-square-foot haven for non-releasable bald eagles. Conservation, but make it rhinestones.

In 1995, she launched the Imagination Library, mailing free books to children from birth until they start school in participating communities. It has since grown far beyond her hometown and now serves families across the U.S. and several other countries.

In 2020, as COVID spread, Dolly donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s research effort—funding that contributed to the work behind Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Dolly Parton didn’t wait for a tax break, a branding consultant, or a congressional hearing to do the right thing. She just saw needs—kids needing books, students needing opportunity, animals needing care, scientists needing resources—and showed up.

More billionaires should try it.