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1. 101
   Name: Matthew Durfee on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: In these times of economic woe, it is crucial that institutions of higher education are not forced out by shortsighted acts or temporary fixes. I, for one, would rather have stimulated, creative minds working towards long-term solutions to problems that plague our society rather than an indoor water park, which only provides a temporary reprieve from our responsibilities to each other as humans.

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2. 102
   Name: Lea Barnes on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: As a Pi Phi, I believe Arrowmont is one of the greatest treasures that our fraternity has given to others - not just in Gatlinburg but throughout the country. At this time, we - the sisters of Pi Beta Phi - have the opportunity to do the right thing and preserve this treasure. If we cannot continue our commitment to the arts, we need to work with others who can and will.

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3. 103
   Name: Chris Johnson on Aug 18, 2008

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4. 104
   Name: Nan Smith on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: Arrowmont is a wonderful educational and cultural organization; a school that brings exceptional established visual arts professionals to Gatlinburg year round. Arrowmont's programs have established Gatlinburg as an visual art and educational center. This center is nationally recognized for ecellence and out reach programming. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is rich in history, and contributions and its continuance is of paramount cultural and community importance.

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5. 105
   Name: Kimholloway on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: What is wrong with you people!!!!!

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6. 106
   Name: Jessica Calderwood on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: Save Arrowmont. It is an oasis of culture in Gatlinburg

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7. 107
   Name: Erin Gray on Aug 18, 2008

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8. 108
   Name: Lorie Ward Jaynes on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: This would completly erase the great history that the Pi Beta Phi has with the settlement school and Arrowmont. I totally disagree with this decision.

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9. 109
   Name: Anonymous on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: Arrowmont is a huge benefit to the art community and it would be a national disaster to force it to close to benefit developers at the expense of the community.

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10. 110
    Name: Steven J Bulman on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Gatlinburg without Arrowmont is like the Smokies without trees. Both are needed to make the experience whole.

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11. 111
    Name: Tina Nelson on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Hattie is flip-flopping around in her grave over this. Arrowmont is the "in-your-face" rebuttal to the t-shirt tourist trap legacy that has been laid on downtown Gatlinburg.

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12. 112
    Name: Corie J Cole on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont is a vital part of the "culture" of Gatlinburg.

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13. 113
    Name: Kathy Bulman on Aug 18, 2008

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14. 114
    Name: Kevin Wasie on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: "The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress." -Hendrik Willem Van Loon I urge you to reconsider your position. I hope that we do not destroy so wonderful of an institution.

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15. 115
    Name: Robert Dancik on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: I believe this wold be a travesty and tragedy of the worst order. I hope that a school such as Arrowmont, that is at the forefront of cultural education never has to close its doors.

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16. 116
    Name: Maya Appley on Aug 18, 2008

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17. 117
    Name: Maya Appley on Aug 18, 2008

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18. 118
    Name: Richard Piper on Aug 18, 2008

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19. 119
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 18, 2008

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20. 120
    Name: Conner Mckissack on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: condos less education and more condos... coming right up America... Just what we're in need of. One more reason I wish my parents had raised me in a foreign country.

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21. 121
    Name: Matt Shaffer on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont is such a great resource for so many people. It would be a sad, terrible waste to see it go. There just aren't many places with such a talented and dedicated staff like Arrowmont. Gatlinburg would NEVER recover.

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22. 122
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 18, 2008

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23. 123
    Name: Samantha Ownby on Aug 18, 2008

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24. 124
    Name: Christopher Baumann on Aug 18, 2008

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25. 125
    Name: Mandy Borland on Aug 18, 2008

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26. 126
    Name: Sally Eadon on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: You should be ashamed for even considering the sale of such a historic place to developers!

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27. 127
    Name: Dawn Briere on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Please don't sell this wonderful place to make room for more of what already abounds in Gatlinburg!!!

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28. 128
    Name: Kurt Weiser on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: The Arrowmont School has a long history, its an important place. please keep this place as it is.

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29. 129
    Name: Vince Pitelka on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: I was surprised and alarmed to find out that the future of Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts is threatened. Arrowmont is a beacon and standard-bearer for quality, tradition, and innovation in American fine craft, and to my knowledge has always been a point of pride for Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. Arrowmont is also a tremendous point of pride and cultural enrichment for the City of Gatlinburg, and anything else done with the property would be much more loss than gain. Nothing could replace Arrowmont.

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30. 130
    Name: Angela Sharon Kane on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: I have been dreaming of the day that I can return to Arrowmont as a work-study or possibly even studio-assistant this time! It is mind-boggling, heart-wrenching INSANITY that the idea of eliminating such an important place from our region would even be considered for one tiny moment!!!!!!!!! PLEASE realize what a horrible thing it would be to go through with this!!!! There is plenty of bad and evil happening all around us and it is our duty as compassionate, intelligent human beings to preserve what beauty is let and to create more in a world gone mad!!!!! That is what Arrowmont is all about. PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! DO NOT GO THROUGH WITH THIS!!!!!!! YOU SIMPLY CAN NOT DO THIS!!!!! I spent nearly 3 years of my life there, and as i said before I am often homesick for Arrowmont and long to be there! How could you seriously consider doing something so heinous and down right evil I can not believe that I came home today to find this!!!! I am sick to my stomach.

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31. 131
    Name: Ellen Klamon on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont is a stunning school. It is a gem in the Smokies that should be preserved for the environment as well as for those wanting to expand their artistic skills. It would be a shame to let this tradition die in favor of a waterpark .

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32. 132
    Name: Lynne Burke on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: To say that a water park and another condominum development is more beneficial to the community of Gatlainburg than education in art provided by Arrowmontis a blatant and disgusting example of greed. Creating an educational opportunity for artists and teachers should certainly outweigh greed. Too bad greed is always blind.

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33. 133
    Name: Una Barrett on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont has brought an immense level of inspiration and beauty to my life. This school is very important to not only me but the rest of the community. Please reconsider this sale. Arrowmont deserves to be able to stay in it's rightful place.

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34. 134
    Name: Joe Schlatter on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont and the Pi Beta Phi Center are far ore valuable to Gatlinburg, the Appalachian community, and to the regional artist community than another plastic theme park.

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35. 135
    Name: Lexi Donovan on Aug 18, 2008

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36. 136
    Name: Jaime Jones on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: I support this petition.

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37. 137
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont has been, since it's inception in Gatlinburg, the only place to provide an opportunity for locals as well as many visitors to experience the broadening world of art. It is unthinkable that the "saving grace" of East Tennessee should be relegated into just another development offering nothing more than financial opportunities to a few. I sincerely hope this insitution so wisely initiated by your sorority can continue to build and open up opportunities for so many as it has for so many decades.

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38. 138
    Name: Jonathan Barnes on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: I just took a class at arrowmont about two weeks ago, and it was so wonderful! i had the best time. please keep the school open, it is a great addition to the arts and crafts community. it brings so much to the community, please save arrowmont, i would love to return again soon!

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39. 139
    Name: Matthew Harris on Aug 18, 2008

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40. 140
    Name: Susan Edwards on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: I have taken many classes at Arrowmont, from 1975-2005, and they have directed by life to embrace the arts. I have also worked at Arrowmmont as receptionist while working on my MFA at the University of Tennessee, and I have taught Children's classes, Community classes and Summer Workshops in Watercolor and Mixed Media. I strongly disagree with the decision to sell the Arrowmont property. Arrowmont has contributed greatly to the Gatlinburg community and the ability of Pi Phi Elementary School children to walk to the gallery with their teacher is no small consideration. The outreach program that Arrowmont provides to the high school is also invaluable. Arrowmont is an oasis on the Gatlinburg strip, the Arrowcraft store is a landmark, and the office that was once the town health clinic adds charm to an increasingly uncharming environment. The display cases are delightfully non-commercial and it is sickening that Pi Phi would be so short-sighted as to sell out to a developer. Please reconsider!

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41. 141
    Name: Heidi Domangue on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Is money really worth losing the only slice of heaven that Gatlinburg offers... ARROWMONT My life totally changed because of Arrowmont, Arrowmont benefits the community. I cannot believe you people want to take that life changing school away from me.

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42. 142
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 18, 2008

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43. 143
    Name: Ben Strear on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont is perhaps the last bastion of cultural prosperity left in Sevier County. Along with providing invaluable educational services to the community, Arrowmont is a hub by which artists, both local and national, converge. If Arrowmont is to leave, expect the artistic community to follow. Do not expect the for-profit art studios in the surrounding area to fill the creative void, for historically they owe their livelihoods and existence to Arrowmont. I am disappointed at the incredibly shortsighted decision to place Arrowmont on the market.

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44. 144
    Name: Gayle Pritchard on Aug 18, 2008

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45. 145
    Name: Sj Pallone on Aug 18, 2008

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46. 146
    Name: Kathleen Olliges on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont is an oasis in a hotbed of stores, hotels, and lots of junk!! Please don't remove something as beautiful and remarkable as Arrowmont. I have spent some of the most introspective and creative weeks at Arrowmont, and it benefits adults as well as children. Please, Gatlinburg does not need more shops and carnival-type atmosphere. Keep Arrowmont!! Thank you!

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47. 147
    Name: Dyan Bryant on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: When will they ever learn!

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48. 148
    Name: Mary Wheeler on Aug 18, 2008

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49. 149
    Name: Ed Lambert on Aug 18, 2008

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    Name: Julia Pence on Aug 18, 2008

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