Why are we still changing our clocks for Daylight Saving Time? In March, the U.S. Senate approved a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. But here we go again, turning our clocks back an hour this weekend.  As is typical of Americans these days, we seem not to be able to agree on much of anything including the Sunshine Protection Act.  Hawaii and most of Arizona would continue to observe year-round standard time. The U.S. House could not agree on what to do next so the whole idea stalled. Enjoy your extra hour of sleep and prepare for darkness when you wake up Monday.  I will show you why this whole idea may have started with Ben Franklin’s satire. 

Two leading medical groups are changing their guidelines on who might qualify for weight loss surgery. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorder’s new guidelines vastly increases the number of people who would qualify, including in extreme cases, juveniles.

The weekend before the midterms is certain to produce a hefty crop of false claims and counterclaims from candidates and their campaigns. I check in with my colleagues from PolitiFact on some of the whoopers of the week, and there are plenty to choose from.