“The Red Balloon” is the title of a classic popular film from France that can serve as a metaphor for the alleged Chinese balloon menace. This whimsical fantasy of a boy and his balloon appeals to our ...

Let’s talk about balloon releases. Balloons are released into the air all the time for memorials and other celebrations. Often, people organize balloon releases after the death of a friend or loved ...

When I was a kid, helium balloons signaled that a party was special. Ordinary balloons filled with ordinary air were ordinary. Helium balloons could fly high, and helium itself could make anyone speak ...

Bliss Balloons owner Alissa Studt adds the final touches to a ballon garland for a special event Feb. 16 at Asteria Aesthetics in Cedar Rapids. The Palo woman launched her business three years ago, ...

My mom takes things literally, like laboring on Labor Day (my birthday), and, more recently, naming riding in a bucket as her top bucket-list item. It was more like a basket, I guess, attached to a ...

When students arrived at George Washington High School on Chicago’s Southeast Side on Monday to pick up e-learning materials, they were greeted by a big, bright, bouncy wall of happy — a visual ...

Editor's note: this story was originally published in February 2023. Modern art is basically a con game. And by that I mean, the value of a piece of modern art is not intrinsically in the item, but in ...

Dear Readers: When you think of celebrations like birthdays, weddings, graduations and gender reveals, you may think of helium balloons and balloon releases. Think again. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...