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Here's why daylight saving time isn't worth the trouble it causes

  • Written by Laura Grant, Assistant Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College
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Today the sun is shining during my commute home from work. But this weekend, public service announcements will remind us to “fall back,” ending daylight saving time (DST) by setting our clocks an hour earlier on Sunday, Nov. 6. On Nov. 7, many of us will commute home in the dark.

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