steve wright

husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend... just trying to do the right thing

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.

She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.

The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.

She handed out the checks herself.

In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.

When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.

You've probably heard that part.

Here's the part you haven't:

The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.

Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.

She built her county an entire hospital.

She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.

In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.

Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.

In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.

And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.

She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.

She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.

Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸

[steve wright @805park]

@saniyafatma1278 A US Congressman

[steve wright @805park]

@Lexibexiio No. Your math skills is your problem.

[steve wright @805park]

@tmr6dlr Uhh no…

[steve wright @805park]

@0TulsiGabbard2 Yes

[steve wright @805park]

@ZubastyCat 30 liters = about 8 gallons
Not going to travel far even is the gas was of good quality

[steve wright @805park]

@CharlesMullins2 What is the energy balance on this process?

[steve wright @805park]

@watermanbbb Or you can realize that…
Alabama went to the CFP, the S16, and the CWS.

[steve wright @805park]

@travisreier Economics. Market demand.

[steve wright @805park]

@Lord_Sugar Sloth

[steve wright @805park]

@Sofia50020Sofia 40%… no.
I usually tip 30%

[steve wright @805park]

@Be_Believing This never gets old… love wins. Every time.

[steve wright @805park]

@mechanical_4u A rotary car dump is slow and requires a lot of maintenance for continued operation. Bottom dump rail cars can be emptied without stopping the train from moving.

[steve wright @805park]

@SPG9814 We don’t know but we will let the play clock get to 2 seconds before we snap the ball…

[steve wright @805park]

@gman5180 My America is ashamed of you.

[steve wright @805park]

@ThrillaRilla369 Eat

[steve wright @805park]

@NextRoundLive @jimdunaway Most interesting stat of the day…

[steve wright @805park]

@AndrewJBone We keep leaving Mizzou a ray of hope. That can bite us if it continues.

[steve wright @805park]

@RyanCFowler 2:30 PM

[steve wright @805park]

@Notwokenow The key is to just read it. Any version. Ask God to enlighten you before you begin each day. Then thank Him for His word everyday when you finish. You don’t have to read full chapters. I would start in Mathew and read the New Testament first. Read the commentary too.