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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 2000
Page
7
Dale Larson serves as Vice President for Newspaper and Magazine. Jerry Elsen is Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Mark Bowden holds the post of Managing Editor.
Iowa lawmakers wrapped a 108 day session shaping the Iowa Vision Program also called Millennium Fund to guide future growth. The plan, funded by tobacco settlement money and gambling revenue, prioritizes cultural and entertainment projects with a cap of 75 million per project and requires local matching. It aims to boost eastern Iowa growth along the Iowa City Cedar Rapids corridor including a school training facility aquarium and a five acre indoor rain forest.
The 1998 federal report links building condition to student achievement, attendance, and behavior, noting overcrowding, aging infrastructure, and funding disparities affect districts. It calls for better space, technology, and support staff to sustain excellent public schools statewide.
The piece recalls the fall of Saigon and marks 25 years since Vietnam’s upheaval. It notes American losses, the Vietnam War Memorial, and the refugee wave that reshaped U.S. society, while highlighting Vietnamese American assimilation and ongoing homeland struggles. Pham Quang Tam of Cedar Rapids is cited as a refugee-turned educator.
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