Tag: Daylight Saving Time
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Sunshine protection act has its own set of problems | Paul Batura
In Washington, D.C., a city known for its prolific use of deceptive euphemisms, the “Sunshine Protection Act” may well set a new standard for the use and abuse of Orwellian labeling. Otherwise known as H.R. 139, the bill to make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent was passed this July in the House of Representatives with…
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A change in time and times | From the Editor
On the surface, there’s a measure working its way through Congress that blurs the hard red-and-blue boundaries that divide the United States. The Sunshine Protection Act would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, eliminating the “springing forward” and “falling back” that we do every year. There is broad support for the move. An AP-NORC poll conducted…
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A change in time and times | From the Editor
On the surface, there’s a measure working its way through Congress that blurs the hard red-and-blue boundaries that divide the United States. The Sunshine Protection Act would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, eliminating the “springing forward” and “falling back” that we do every year. There is broad support for the move. An AP-NORC poll conducted…
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What permanent daylight saving time would mean for Colorado
For those looking to sleep in, the possibility of America switching to daylight saving time permanently would be a welcome change. But what about everyone else? The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed the Sunshine Protection Act 308-117. Now the bill will move to the Senate for approval before heading to President Donald Trump’s…