“Ending clock changes is not the same thing as adopting permanent Daylight Saving Time. This distinction has been lost in many headlines…”
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“House members chose the wrong replacement. The Senate can opt instead for permanent Standard Time, and President Trump can boastfully sign it into law.”
Opinion: When dawn matters: Asking right question about time in Iowa
When dawn matters: Asking right question about time in Iowa
Light is God’s first gift. Morning is God’s daily reminder that resurrection is real. And in Iowa, where winter is long and dawn is precious, we should be cautious about policies that dim the beginning of the day for so many.
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“Legislative sponsors aren’t reading the room. All they get right is that everyone hates changing clocks. ‘Lock the clock’ is a catchy slogan, but it’s being applied to the wrong solution.”
“Congress has the power to fix the standard of time, not the power to falsify it. The clock, like the ruler and the scale, should tell the truth.”
Dr David Shin talks with Dr Roger Seheult about the harms of permanent DST, and the benefits of permanent Standard Time. (44 minutes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=T33O...
Why They're Pushing Daylight Saving Time
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“Bright mornings and dark evenings keep internal clocks in sync, so the body can perform the right functions at the right times. Shifting an hour from morning to evening disrupts this circadian system.”
On this day in 1974: Midwest governors formally request repeal of permanent Daylight Saving Time, citing danger and dreariness of unnaturally long morning darkness.
“Morning light stabilizes circadian rhythms, improves mood, increases alertness, and helps children learn. When we push sunrise later [with DST], we push our communities out of sync with creation.”
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Neil Harrison: When dawn matters: Asking the right question about time in Iowa
Pastor Neil Harrison
Jul 26, 2026
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The Rev. Neil P. Harrison is the senior pastor of First Lutheran Church in Maquoketa and a former Iowa legislator from Scott County.
In Iowa, we understand darkness. We know the quiet of a January morning before the sun has even considered rising, the crunch of ice under boots, and the way headlights stretch across gravel roads like thin threads of hope. Winter is long, and dawn is precious.
That is why the debate over permanent daylight saving time deserves more than political argument. It deserves reflection on human flourishing and the daily gift of light. The real question is not whether DST is the solution. The better question is: What problem are we trying to solve and which permanent time standard best serves human flourishing in Iowa?
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“Morning sunlight is the single strongest signal for regulating when you feel alert, and it is far more powerful than indoor light.”
“On Christmas, the sun wouldn’t rise until 9:12am in Grand Rapids, 9:20am in Missoula, 9:34am in Minot… Daylight Saving Time year-round would make winter mornings dark and depressing across America…” thefederalist.com/2026/07/23/c...
Congress Should Think Twice Before Messing With Our Clocks
Congress can’t seem to figure out how to use its constitutional authority, but it can't resist when it comes to messing with the time of day.
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“Dr. Karin Johnson talks with CBS News New York's Chris Wragge about the drawbacks of making daylight saving time permanent.” (3 minutes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R9V...
New bill proposal to make daylight saving time permanent
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“Permanent daylight saving began in 1974… Americans began their mornings in complete darkness… Traffic accidents exacerbated safety concerns… The new law’s popularity plummeted… Politicians reversed the change in 1974…” politifact.com/factchecks/2...
What happened the last time daylight saving became yearlong?
Did the U.S. try yearlong daylight saving time before and hate it? Yes. Polling showed it wasn’t popular, and what was meant to be a two-year trial ended in a few months.
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“We’d see sunrise after 9am for more than 35 days with permanent daylight saving time, compared to none right now.” www.axios.com/local/indian...
Permanent DST would give Indy more than a month of dark mornings
The sun wouldn't rise until after 9am from mid-December to late-January.
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“Our [biological] systems work best when we are trying to follow the solar clock.”
Tell your Congress members to oppose the Sunshine Protection Act’s permanent Daylight Saving Time—and to support the Sunshine for Our Kids Act’s permanent Standard Time. www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2...
Hate daylight saving time? New bipartisan House bill would repeal it
A bipartisan House bill introduced July 9, 2026, would end the twice-yearly daylight saving time clock change. About the Sunshine for Our Kids Act
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🔊 Podcast from @aasmorg.bsky.social on permanent Daylight Saving Time and permanent Standard Time! (51 minutes) aasm.podbean.com/e/daylight-s...
Daylight Saving Time: Advocating for Sleep Medicine | Talking Sleep
In this episode of Talking Sleep, host Dr. Seema Khosla welcomes Dr. Karin Johnson, Professor of Neurology at UMass Chan School of Medicine–Baystate and expert on circadian rhythm policy, to discuss t...
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Tell your legislators to oppose permanent Daylight Saving Time, and support permanent Standard Time, for health and safety! www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Why standard time is better for your health than daylight saving time
Proposed legislation would make daylight saving time permanent. But standard time is actually better for your body, according to science.
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Even in Boston, permanent Standard Time is best, not permanent Daylight Saving Time! www.nbcboston.com/video/on-air...
Will the U.S. stop changing clocks?
We look at the history of daylight saving time and how people feel about the change being considered by Congress.
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We should sync clocks more closely to the sun again, with permanent Standard Time.
On this day in 2005: Congress extended Daylight Saving Time from seven to nearly eight months long, as a rider amendment in the Energy Policy Act.
"Permanent DST means sun won’t rise until 8 or 9am in the winter… This could lead to increased depression, sadness, fatigue… It could also make winter feel longer…”
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov Please vote NO on HR 139. @mikelevin.org Please vote YES on HR9638 for permanent Standard Time. As both an astronomy teacher and a parent, I'm telling you that this is the better option. We had permanent DST once, it lasted a year. Standard should be standard
Save Standard Time@savestandard.bsky.social · 6d ago“I’m a fan of respecting the sun, having the sun do what it does… If you keep Daylight Saving Time the entire year, in NYC the sun won’t rise until 8:20am. There’s safety issues with that.” —Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson
Tell your legislators to be like Arizona: Ditch Daylight Saving Time with permanent Standard Time! #DitchDST
To my Senators, @alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov, As much as we hate changing our clocks, making DST permanent is moving in the wrong direction. NO on HR139, the Sunshine Protection Act, permanent DST YES on HR9638, the Sunshine For Our Kids Act, permanent Standard Time
Save Standard Time@savestandard.bsky.social · 6d ago“I’m a fan of respecting the sun, having the sun do what it does… If you keep Daylight Saving Time the entire year, in NYC the sun won’t rise until 8:20am. There’s safety issues with that.” —Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson
Dr Dzierzewski of the National Sleep Foundation warns against permanent Daylight Saving Time, urges for permanent Standard Time, on Fox 5 Washington DC. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEk1...
'You'll be misaligned permanently.' Sleep experts warn daylight savings time bill is harmful
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“Permanent daylight saving time can have health consequences… Sleep organizations agree that permanent standard time is best…”
“The hearing focused on tourism and golf. Members should have been able to ask doctors how permanent Daylight Saving Time affects health and safety… In Pennsylvania, over 100 sunrises would be after 8am…” Thank you, @repdean.bsky.social !
“For too long, Americans have been forced to face proposals that would lock the nation into permanent daylight saving time. Permanent standard time is the healthier solution…” ditchdst.com/2026/07/10/s...
Coalition Applauds Bipartisan Standard Time Bill - Coalition for Permanent Standard Time
The Coalition for Permanent Standard Time celebrates the introduction of the bipartisan Sunshine for Our Kids Act by Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Pat Harrigan (R-NC), a meaningful step ...
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