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Standard Time Returns on Sunday

By Linda Tancs

Spring ahead, fall back.  That’s the common refrain we use to change the hour hand on clocks every 6 months, more or less.  Now comes the time to fall back again on Sunday after an extra week of extra light (thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005) gives way to standard time.  It’s been over 40 years since Congress legislated this clock-turning routine, but not everyone observes it.  So today’s trivia question is this:  which jurisdictions do not observe savings time?  The answer will appear in a special Friday edition of Travelrific®.