❌

Normal view

Received — 28 August 2026 ⏭

Fans Push to Rename Nashville Airport for Dolly Parton

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Christine Chung and Emily Cochrane
27 August 2026 at 23:16
A surging online push to rename Nashville International Airport for the beloved Tennessean superstar could get snagged in bureaucracy and politics.

© Chandan Khanna/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

“Who doesn’t want to be ‘departin’ from Parton’?” said one of the fans behind an online petition to rename Nashville International Airport for Dolly Parton, who died on Tuesday.
Received — 27 August 2026 ⏭

Dolly Parton’s Cautious Politics Resulted in Widespread Affection

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Julia Jacobs
27 August 2026 at 12:03
Bipartisan tributes demonstrated the success of the singer’s long-running effort to stay out of party politics in a sharply divided country.

© Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press

Dolly Parton, whose death was announced on Tuesday, kept partisan politics at a distance throughout her career.
❌