Editorial: Senate sets state's clock to bad times
In the waning days of this year's state legislative session, members of the Georgia Senate reached near-unanimous consent on the terms under which they believe Georgia can secede from the United States, and under which the United States itself can be dissolved.
Change Clocks, Replace Batteries in Smoke Alarms, Carbon Monoxide Detectors this Weekend
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann today urged residents to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when they turn their clocks forward this weekend.
"It's a message that's repeated twice a year, and that's because it's important for people to realize that this simple step takes just a few minutes and it saves lives," Mann said.
Working smoke alarms cut in half the risk of dying in a home fire.