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America already tried - and failed - at permanent daylight saving time. Could it work now?
The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through. America has tried it before, most recently in the 1970s, and it didn't last.
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What happenedAmerica already tried - and failed - at permanent daylight saving time. Could it work now?.
The headline splitFOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "America already tried - and failed - at permanent daylight saving time. Could it work now?". WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Permanent daylight saving time could mean darker school mornings in Virginia".
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CenterAmerica already tried - and failed - at permanent daylight saving time. Could it work now?
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America already tried - and failed - at permanent daylight saving time. Could it work now?
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The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through. Ameri...
Permanent daylight saving time could mean darker school mornings in Virginia
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The House passed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Hampton Roads schools are weighing what darker winter mornings could mean for students.
