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News Round-Up: March 10, 2017

Some news items you may have missed:

• Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward early Sunday morning. Of course, I have my own thoughts on the subject above.

• Arnold Schwarzenegger is trolling President Trump with rumors of a possible run for U.S. Senate in 2018.

• The Washington Blade, which the New York Times rightfully calls the “newspaper of record for the LGBT community,” is set to launch a west coast sister publication, the Los Angeles Blade.

• The Office of Government Ethics isn’t happy with the White House deciding to let Kellyanne Conway off with just a slap on the wrist after promoting Ivanka Trump’s merchandise line at Nordstroms.

• With a shortage of Catholic priests, the Pope signals he may be open to allowing married men be priests.

• Out singer/songwriter Wrabel follows up his hit “11 Blocks” with new single, “Bloodstain:” “I’m used to wearing my heart on my sleeve but this time it’s bleeding. I would rather love and bleed than never feel love at all.” Watch the lyric video below.

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How Is Daylight Savings Time Still A Thing?

Like most folks, I thought Daylight Savings Time was a “thing” for the farmers (or “farm people” as they put it in this video.)

Daylight Savings Time actually was started by the Germans during WWI.

Doesn’t that make you go “hmm…?”

For the record, I’ve never seen the point. It’s kind of like cutting 12″ off the top of a blanket, sewing it to the bottom and thinking you’ve made the blanket longer.