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Rosalynn Carter, transformative former first lady and mental health advocate, dies

The wife of former President Jimmy Carter was 96 years old. She spent decades as a prominent advocate for mental health and professionalized the role of first lady.

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Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, The Carter Center announced

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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter mark 77th wedding anniversary at home in Plains, Georgia

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both face significant health challenges

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Police appeal for help to find Lanarkshire teenager who has been missing for two weeks

Connor Reilly, 13, disappeared from the village of Plains, near Airdrie, and was last seen at around 5.20pm yesterday, June 28.

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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family says

The announcement comes less than four months after former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at the couple's home in Plains, Ga., following several stints in and out of the hospital.

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Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia

The former first lady continues to live at home with her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, in Plains, Georgia.

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Rosalynn Carter, wife of 39th US president, has dementia, family says

The former first lady and lifelong mental health advocate, 95, lives with her ailing husband, Jimmy Carter, 98, in Plains, Georgia

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Jimmy Carter in hearts of Plains residents on quiet Easter Sunday

PLAINS, Ga. — On a frigid and cloudy Sunday morning, Brenda Jennings was among the dozens of people who woke up before dawn, bundled up in heavy layers of clothing and descended upon the same bricks steps where Jimmy Carter sat in years past.

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In Jimmy Carter's hometown, political memorabilia mix with emotion

PLAINS, Ga. — He makes clear he will pay very little for people’s treasures.

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Martin Schram: Remembering — and maybe rethinking — Carter’s presidency

As Jimmy Carter began his hospice care at home in his rural Plains, Georgia, precisely where he wanted to be for his final transition, well-wishers from politics and the media began reflecting about how our 39th president’s greatest contributions came after he left Washington.

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Jimmy Carter: the American president whose commitment to Africa went beyond his term

The office of former US president Jimmy Carter (98), who has been frail for some time, has announced that he will no longer seek hospital treatment for his ailments. He has instead opted for hospice care at his modest home in the rural farming village of Plains, Georgia, close to…

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Jimmy Carter’s Maranatha church ponders future as membership shrinks

PLAINS, Ga. — In many regards, Sunday was a pretty good day for Maranatha Baptist Church.

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It was WWII. And a Plains teen girl borrowed Jimmy Carter’s clothes

PLAINS, Ga. — Allene Haugabook remembers wearing Jimmy Carter’s pants.

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Rosalynn Carter’s caregiver legacy in focus with Jimmy in home hospice

PLAINS, Ga. — At age 95, Rosalynn Carter has once again found herself on a caregiving team.

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In Jimmy Carter’s hometown, a train brings well-wishers

PLAINS, Ga. — Lisa Powell Humphries lives just a little more than an hour south of Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, but she’d never been.

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Plains mayor and Jimmy Carter have talked plenty — but avoid politics

PLAINS, Ga. — The longtime mayor of Jimmy Carter’s hometown, a self-described conservative, doesn’t talk politics with the Democratic former president.

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Jimmy Carter: The outspoken but ‘never irrelevant’ president who weathered turbulence in the White House

As former President Jimmy Carter remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, many people are considering his impact

The Independent UK

Appreciating Jimmy Carter, outspoken but 'never irrelevant'

As former President Jimmy Carter remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, many people are considering his impact

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Jimmy Carter, in his final campaign, is surrounded by friends

PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter could have lived anywhere after he was defeated by Ronald Reagan, but his return to Plains more than four decades ago gave the tiny southwest Georgia hamlet new purpose.

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In Jimmy Carter’s Plains, bracing for flowers they don’t want to send

PLAINS, Ga. — The day Hope Jones has braced for since opening her florist and gift shop here four years ago could arrive soon.

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Jimmy Carter: White House rise depended on twists before '76

Jimmy Carter’s path to the presidency is an oft-told story, especially by aspiring presidents trying to be the next politician to defy Washington expectations

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Patricia Murphy: Jimmy Carter, humble and kind

PLAINS, Ga. — As a mother of 10-year-old twins, I have spent what feels like a lifetime protecting my children from “bad examples,” the kind of people you’d give anything for your children not to know about, let alone emulate.

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Plains puts on brave face as outsiders descend for Jimmy Carter news

PLAINS, Ga. — In Plains, every third car seems to be plastered with a news station’s logo.

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Carter’s legacy among town’s Black residents as strong as ever

PLAINS, Ga. — Fridays were special for Bonita Hightower.

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Why Jimmy Carter’s pastor won’t say ‘goodbye’ to the former president

PLAINS, Ga. — When Jimmy Carter and his pastor, Tony Lowden, part ways after prayer sessions or private conversations, they have a hard-and-fast rule never to say goodbye.

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