For the first time in more than a generation, most of Indiana observes Daylight Savings Time. Eastern Daylight Savings Time! This means that most of Indiana will always be on the same time as New York, Miami and Bangor, Maine. Groovey! But what about Chicago? We are very close to the second (or third) largest market in the nation and we distance ourselves from them by an hour. No matter, this change gives the merchants in "downstate" Illinois a one hour advantage over their competition in Indiana. An example: if two retail stores, one in Indiana and one in Illinois, remained open until 9PM. The Illinois store closes at 10PM Indiana time. Didn't think of that, did ya, Gov. Mitch? You just wanted to be in sync with your D.C. buddies.
Oh, and the farmers in Indiana? Here's a clue: The farmers don't care what time it is. We could be on Mongolian Standard Time and they would still have the same amount of sunlight to do their job. Anyway, with modern farm machinery, sunlight is overrated.
It is funny to watch Hoosiers as they strugle with the concept of adjusting their clocks one hour forward.
To sum up: Daylight savings time...is it "right" for Indiana? YES, it is right. The only problem is that you chose the wrong time zone.
