>The state that is really nuts is Indiana. Some counties are on "fast time" and others are on "slow time."
>I had an internship at the Evansville Press and there was a giant map in the newsroom showing which
>counties were which. There was no rhyme or reason to it. Every county made its own decision.


The counties made their decisions based on the largest area of commerce nearby. We border states that are on Eastern and Central. Some counties didn't want to change time during the summer so they stayed on Eastern Standard Time. Others were on Eastern Daylight Time. Others were on Central Standard Time. Others were on Central Daylight Time.

The counties made those decisions based on what the larger cities nearby did, such as Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, etc., the ones just over the borders.

Today we are mostly on Eastern Daylight Time (since 2007). Still some odd counties though.