“Spring ahead, fall back,” is how many remember the twice-a-year exercise to change the clocks from Daylight Savings Time to the current standard time – where the sun sets earlier, but daylight comes sooner. A push to make D-S-T permanent all year round – the Sunshine Protection Act is a bill in the US Senate – has stalled, but a local economist says DST has its drawbacks. David Bieri is an associate professor of public policy at Virginia Tech, he says benefits-wise daylight savings time and standard time are about the same – but wealthier communities, especially along the coasts, seem to favor more daylight in the evening, while communities with fewer amenities would likely benefit from standard time and more sun in the early morning. The Sunshine Protection Act has stalled in the US Senate despite Pressure to pass it from President Trump, who says more Americans enjoy the sun when they get out of work in the afternoon – the chance to be outside, take a walk – maybe play a late round of golf. WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
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