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World War II-era Stearman biplanes unite generations of Americans

GALESBURG – World War II-ear Stearman biplanes will be on display at the annual Stearman Fly-In in Galesburg Sept. 6-11. Stearman pilot and restorer David Burroughs of El Paso believes the planes can bring generations together.

Arsenic: Victorians' secret

UW medical historian Dr. James C. Whorton explains how arsenic poisoned 19th-century Britain, as the government regulators looked the other way. Even Darwin partook.

Farm Progress Show: Seed companies going after ’reduced refuge’ corn market

Boone, Ia. — While the big seed companies like Pioneer Hi-Bred and Monsanto take down their tents and displays at the Farm Progress Show, their marketing and agronomy people will fan out throughout the Corn Belt to begin a hotly contested battle for the "reduced refuge" corn seed market.

Sri Lanka: Dengue's Human Cost

Around 192 people have died from dengue fever in the first seven and a half months of this year. The total number of infected people is more than 26,824 and there can be no doubt that the entire population of Sri Lanka is in critical danger.

Profile of a crop duster — but call him an aerial applicator, please

Lately, it sounds like World War II pilots are bombadiering the agricultural plains outside Pipestone, planes whining throughout the day as they dive and bank.