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Graduation is the busiest time of year for Party 101, a locally owned, five-year-old business. (Photo by Beth Hanggeli)

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Helium shortage hits home
June 22, 2019 1 a.m.

Helium shortage hits home

Say helium, and the first thing people think of is the gas in balloons that makes you sound like a chipmunk. But helium is used in a wide variety of applications, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, cryogenics, welding, deep-sea diving, and medical research—not to mention inflating the Goodyear Blimp.