With the clock turning back an hour this weekend , The Telegraph asked: "What is the real reason behind daylight savings time?

 

 “Used to be to help farmers get more daylight out of their work day.”


-Bud Beebe

“Dumb or smart, we like our traditions.”
-Joe Lounge
“To screw with our minds.”
-Brett Caldwell

 

 

 

 

“So children waiting for the school bus don’t have to freeze in the dark.”

-Josiah Hobbes
 

“To sync time with daylight hours.”

-Jennifer Eleventhal
 


 

 

In this week's issue...

May 14, 2026
The quad squad

Adult skate nights, DJs and a passionate crew fuel local roller skating renaissance
 

May 14, 2026
Recharging the EV market

High gas prices, revamped incentives aimed at rural drivers may help accelerate sales 

May 14, 2026
Just how bad was it?

Warm temps, weak snowpack drive second-largest skier drop in industry history