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Wow…
From the Arkansas Daily Gazette:

You may have noticed that March of this year was particularly hot. As a matter of fact, I understand that it was the hottest March since the beginning of the last century. All of the trees were fully leafed out and legions of bugs and snakes were crawling around during a time in Arkansas when, on a normal year, we might see a snowflake or two. This should come as no surprise to any reasonable person. As you know, Daylight Saving Time started almost a month early this year. You would think that members of Congress would have considered the warming effect that an extra hour of daylight would have on our climate. Or did they ? Perhaps this is another plot by a liberal Congress to make us believe that global warming is a real threat. Perhaps next time there should be serious studies performed before Congress passes laws with such far-reaching effects.
CONNIE M. MESKIMEN / Hot Springs

I scoffed at this initially, but now that I have thought about it some, I agree with Ms. Meskimen. Our government has no right to mess with our planet to the degree that it does. We mine, dredge, dump, and drill to keep us fat and happy. Now we take it a step too far and make more daylight so we can burn up the planet faster. And did anyone ever consider how that extra hour of light messes up the animals that live in nature, especially birds? They don’t know when they are coming or going. And since they don’t have calendars like us they have to adjust on their own, which may take them years.

Finally, a scan of the newspaper. Click for full size view: