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Discuss: Should Daylight Saving Time Be Scrapped?

Voices are heard every six months calling for abolition of "spring forward, fall back" chore.

Ugh! It's your editor's worst day of the year. The 23-hour day. As if we didn't have enough time as it is!

(Conversely, the switchback to Pacific Standard Time is dreamy.)

The twice-a-year chore known as “spring forward, fall back” returns at Saturday night, when Californians set their clocks ahead for the sake of Daylight Saving Time. It takes effect at 2 a.m. Sunday—amid grumbling and calls for abolition.

For folks crossing the border, it’s a resumption of a twice-a-year headache. Mexico doesn’t switch to DST until the first Sunday in April, which means a one-hour time difference for binational folks.

Most of Arizona, meanwhile, ignores Daylight Saving Time, further confusing travelers without automatic time-resetting devices.

Is it time to abolish the twice-a-year drill?

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