“Spring Forward” This Weekend

March 13, 2022 1:30 am

If you are a fan of more light in the afternoon, take heart; your time is coming. Daylight saving time, that is.  On Sunday March 13 at 2 a.m., most of America will “spring forward” as clocks are set up an hour for the beginning of daylight saving time.  With each time change comes a debate among states on the wisdom of twice-a-year time changes (we “fall back” in November).  In the last three years, 13 states have enacted legislation to provide for year-round daylight saving time if Congress were to allow such a change and, in some cases, if surrounding states enact the same legislation. Full-time DST is not currently allowed by federal law and would require an act of Congress to make a change.  The American Red Cross is also reminding you that with the time change should come the testing of smoke alarms.  They say working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by half.