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Time changes weave through Iowa history and modern policy
The piece tracks daylight saving time from early Iowa practice to federal standardization, noting wartime shifts and local experiments in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. It covers opinions from Leo Landis and Dr. Erin Flynn-Evans, the Uniform Time Act of 1966, energy debates, and current moves toward permanent standard or daylight time amid political action in Iowa and nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Leo Landis
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Cedar County Farm Bureau
The
Gazette
Congress
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
University Heights
Linn County
Zette
St. Luke’s
Mercy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Landis
U.S. Department of Energy
Hawaii
Arizona
Navajo Nation
Erin Flynn-Evans
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Flynn-Evans
Coalition For
U.S. Senate
Iowa House
House
State Government Committee