Editors note: This letter is in response to the editorial titled “Up Up and Away.” Twenty-nine years ago, my daughter and her first grade classmates signed a petition to stop balloon launches because ...

Once again, thousands of people were without power because of a Mylar balloon release. The City Council “banned” Mylar balloon releases. Those are identifiable balloons. Those who cause power outages ...

Balloon releases must stop (“Balloon release honors 2 teenagers killed,” Reading Eagle, Oct. 26). The balloons don’t go to heaven. What goes up, must come down. Released balloons are polluting our ...

Kudos to our side for a measured, safe handling of last week’s suspected China spy balloon incident. Of course, China protested after we shot down the balloon Saturday in ocean waters off South ...

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board scored a win-win at its Dec. 12 meeting. It prohibited the ceremonial release of helium filled balloons from its property and in its officially sponsored ...

I have been surprised at the feigned outrage of our government officials regarding the overflight of the Chinese “spy” balloon over the continental U.S. and Alaska. The technology was developed during ...

So we finally shot down the Chinese spy balloon. Why did this administration take so long to take action? Why did U.S. military heads and those in power wait until the balloon crossed the entire ...

On Jan. 26, 2022 the Aiken Standard ran a story on a balloon release. I am very sympathetic for the family and friends of the victim. I am also concerned for the welfare of the animals of our planet.

Why doesn't the military use any cost-effective analysis? Recently an F-22 using a Sidewinder missile shot down a mylar Chinese balloon reported to be above 60,000 feet. The F-22 is reported to have a ...

After a tough 2020, a mom in Liberal, Kansas, wanted to give her children a special moment to close out the year. Leticia Gonzalez had her 4-year-old twins, Luna and Gianella, wrote letters to Santa ...