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Man of the hour

Michael Downing wanted to find out what makes daylight saving time tick

By David Mehegan
Globe Staff / April 2, 2005

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There it is again today: the little clock drawing on the front page of the newspaper and the reminder to ''spring forward" tonight by turning your clocks forward one hour. It's daylight saving time, and like it or not, you'll do your duty, because if you don't, tomorrow the world will be an hour ahead of you. (Full article: 1249 words)

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