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	Daylight Savings Time increases risk of heart attack

georgecf

10-30-2008 5:27 AM

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10-31-2008 7:55 PM

tanyamm

Changing the time doesn't make sense. It's not even really changed anymore for the reasons they first started doing it. They have, started the last year, to change the date of the time change to suit another agenda.

10-31-2008 7:59 PM

jatfla

I hate Daylight Savings time. It's silly. Children going to school in the dark and now it's bad for your health. Hmmm.... I will be glad when it's over for at least til Spring.

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