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I'm Kevin.

Today is Friday, March 11th, 2022, and we begin with the century old debate around daylight

saving time, rearing its head again like, well, clockwork.

That's because this Sunday at 2 a.m., we spring ahead an hour, which means two instantly

becomes three, and we all lose an hour of sweet, sweet sleep.

What we get in return is more sunlight after dinner, at least until standard time kicks

in again in November.

The flip-flopping hands of time date back to World War I.

When making better use of longer, summer sunshine seemed like a good way to conserve energy.

Some states are pushing for daylight saving time all year round, others prefer standard.

According to a 2019 Gallup poll, 71% of Americans don't care either way, so long as they can

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