Let’s put end to twice-a-year clock changing

I’m still yawning throughout the day, are you? I put that squarely on the twice-yearly clock changes we make for Daylight Savings Time. The 2022 return to Daylight Savings Time arrived last Sunday and will remain in effect until November.
    However, that may be changing. The U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act Tuesday that would make Daylight Savings Time permanent across the country. It still needs to pass the House to become law.
    The changing of clocks forward and back has been debated for years, likely since it became a national standard decades ago. The length of DST has varied over the years, to nearly eight months now, this year ending Nov. 6.
    If Sen. Marco Rubio’s bill is taken up by the House and passed in its current from, it would take effect in 2023. We’d still turn back our clocks later this year and again in spring 2023, dealing with those disruptions again—but only for two more times.
    I’m all for making DST permanent. I don’t like the weeks it takes me to recover after the time change. Passage of Rubio’s bill would eliminate that. While there are much bigger issues before our senators and House representatives right now, hopefully it will get some attention later this year.
    In the meantime, try to quit yawning.