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Daylight saving time on a Saturday? Sleep on it

Dan LaMoore of Electric Time Co. moves a

Photo credit: AP Photo/Elise Amendola | Dan LaMoore of Electric Time Co. moves a clock face at the company's plant in Medfield, Mass. (Nov. 3, 2011)

Yes, one week from Sunday we'll be losing one hour's sleep when daylight saving time kicks in.

But if Sleepy's, the mattress company, has its way, that sleep loss in years to come will occur one day earlier.

The Hicksville-based firm has launched a petition asking lawmakers to consider moving that "spring ahead" moment back a day from Sunday to Saturday, this with an eye to lessening...

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