Featured Editor's Pick Column: Hey, Congress, stop fiddling with our clocks TOM PURCELL Oct 2, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Updated Nov 8, 2023 0 1 of 2 PIXABAY Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TOM PURCELL With the “fall back” clock change coming soon, one thing makes me especially grumpy and confused.kAm{2DE |2C49[ E96 $6?2E6 A2DD65 2 3:== E92E H@F=5 >2<6 52J=:89E D2G:?8 E:>6 2 J62C\C@F?5 DE2?52C5 2?5 6?5 E96 “72== 324<” 2?5 “DAC:?8 7@CH2C5” 4=@4< 492?86D E92E >2<6 p>6C:42?D 6G6? 8C@88:6C 2?5 4C233:6C E92? H6 FDF2==J 2C6]k^AmkAmqFE E96 3:== 92D ?@E 25G2?465]k^AmkAms2J=:89E D2G:?8 E:>6 Ws$%X[ H9:49 6?5D }@G] e[ 92D 366? 28:E2E:?8 >6 6G6CJ 72== 2?5 DAC:?8 7@C >J 6?E:C6 =:76]k^Am kAmu:CDE EC:65 7@C D6G6? >@?E9D :? `h`g[ D2JD (:<:A65:2[ s$% H2D FD65 7@C 2 7F== J62C 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 5FC:?8 (@C=5 (2C xx] xE H2D FD65 282:? :? `hfb :? 2 3:5 E@ C65F46 6?6C8J FD286 3642FD6 @7 2? @:= 6>32C8@[ E96? 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