Ban standard time — seriously, enough of changing the clocks

EDITOR'S NOTE: Standard Time, a.k.a. winter time, for 2019 begins again this Sunday, Nov. 3. Clocks will "fall back" an hour at 2 a.m. Below is Bill's piece from March, when we had to "spring ahead" for Daylight Savings Time.

Every year, I write about the time change that has become a soul crushing event when you realize that an entire hour of your weekend disappears. Then it's waking up an hour earlier on Monday, as if Monday's aren't tough enough.

I've written about the health dangers, the fact that the process is antiquated and there is no benefit to energy conservation. So why are we doing it?

The state of Florida is leading the charge debating the "Sunshine Preservation Act," which would stop time changes after the jump to Daylight Saving.

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This is a great idea, but it requires action at the Federal Level as DST is optional for states, but Standard Time is mandated by the feds.

There are certainly benefits of longer summer days and not driving home in the dark at 4:30 p.m. So let's get the message to the politicians in D.C. It's time to #BanStandardTime.

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Ban standard time — seriously, enough of changing the clocks (Opinion)