Michigan's dilemma of Daylight Saving Time

Published: March 6, 2020, 6:25 p.m.

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What time is it?

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If you lived in Monroe County, Michigan, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, you may have responded with "Ohio Time or Michigan Time?"

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In this podcast episode, Paula Wethington from The Monroe News relates some of the stories found in the newspaper\'s archives about the years when Michigan refused to follow Daylight Saving Time. This rippled into confusion and frustration for school schedules, factory shifts and even church times during the weeks (or months) that Ohio clocks were one hour ahead of Michigan clocks.

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