Is it possible that President Biden and his military advisers thought that the Chinese were sending over a balloon for a celebration of the Chinese New Year? — Beth Ahrens-Kley, Santa Cruz The ...

LETTER: The Chinese spy balloon FILE - President Joe Biden, with a bipartisan group of senators, speaks Thursday June 24, 2021, outside the White House in Washington.

But balloon releases are not healthy for our environment. Balloons that are released into the air don’t just go away; they either get snagged on something such as tree branches, or electrical ...

Letter: Releasing balloons is a dangerous practice No matter the intent, sending balloons skyward endangers the environment and wildlife.

We are recovering from the COVID-19 epidemic, which could have been manufactured in a Wuhan laboratory, and now a balloon from China is allowed to drift freely over our country.

I find it incredible that there is no reporting of the U.S. demanding from the Chinese government a full set of design documents for the scientific instruments that flew over the U.S. (“Biden to ...

The release of electrically conductive balloons is now illegal. Really? Just those? If I buy a dozen uninflated balloons of any variety, take them out of the box and throw ...

Balloon Jupiter had to land after 30 miles; its mail (here) was sent on by train. National Postal Museum If you happened to be a child in the New York City of 1859, awaiting a birthday letter from ...

It is right to honor and mourn our loved ones lost to violence and accidents. However, balloon releases are not the best way as those balloons come to earth and harm the environment and wildlife.

Ban the sale of Mylar balloons. If this is too painful, then ban the sale of helium-filled Mylar balloons Eventually wean us off all helium balloons set loose to trash our landscapes.