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Deirdre Cox Baker dbaker@qctimes.com, Quad-City Times
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 2:30am

A highly anticipated astronomical events happens today, a century after it was last widely experienced throughout the United States.

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No one hurt in Cedar Rapids house fire
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Iowa state park camping fees increase for the first time in 20 years
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Find the perfect quilt this weekend at Quilt Amana, inaugural show and sale in Amana Colonies
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