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Next week will be the first time in nearly a hundred years that a total solar eclipse will cross over the entire continental United States. The last time a similar phenomenon occurred was in 1918. Growing up, I remember hearing stories from my grandfather who watched the eclipse from the family farm in north Roger Mills County and I am excited to experience this event not far from where he stood long ago.

The path of totality – areas that will experience complete darkness as result of the eclipse – will stretch from Oregon all the way to South Carolina. While Oklahoma does not fall under this...