It is that time of year again when daylight saving time ends – November 2 at 2 A.M. local time. An effective way to remember which way to move the clock is: Spring forward, Fall back. By moving the clock back an hour on Sunday, we will add more daylight in the morning. Daylight will begin again on Sunday, March 8.
There
are two states that do not change their clocks twice each year – Arizona and Hawaii.
Lawmakers in some states have discussed ending daylight saving time in their
state, but so far, it has been only words.
According
to an article by Caitlin Keith published in the Deseret News, the United States
began changing clocks twice a year in 1918, more than 100 years. “The time
change was enacted as a way to maximize daylight hours to help save on energy
consumption during World War I.”
In this
writer’s opinion, the practice of daylight saving time is dumbest in Alaska. In
the winter, there are five to six hours or less of daylight. It does not matter
if the time is daylight savings time or regular time because the sun rises at
about 10:00 A.M in Anchorage and sets before 4:00 P.M. Some office workers
never see the sun during the week, and school students go to and from school in
the dark. Alaska should stop going on daylight saving time!
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