https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture daily 0.75 2025-11-12 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/carnival-in-germany-from-1111-at-1111-to-cologne-rio-and-maine monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/why-us-stoplights-swayand-german-and-uk-signals-stand-still monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/candles-or-costumes-how-late-october-traditions-diverge-in-the-us-and-germany monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/908de204-4c38-41a8-b828-e17d9d8bb02a/Halloween.jpg CULTURE - Candles or Costumes? How Late-October Traditions Diverge in the U.S. and Germany - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/5cfb3aec-0bab-4c68-a681-c01203a996a1/nick-fewings-oPVNGh0hzdI-unsplash.jpg CULTURE - Candles or Costumes? How Late-October Traditions Diverge in the U.S. and Germany - Make it stand out Trick or Treat display Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/6ddcf317-e18c-488e-b2e8-37f1ce0440c0/norbert-staudt-F8_yvPtmsDA-unsplash.jpg CULTURE - Candles or Costumes? How Late-October Traditions Diverge in the U.S. and Germany - Make it stand out Graves in a cemetery on All Saints’ Day Photo by Norbert Staudt on Unsplash https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/from-erntedank-to-thanksgiving-gratitude-across-cultures monthly 0.5 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/6ed6932f-6cab-4ee0-a8a1-d0b0e931141b/tomasz-anusiewicz-HCMwY52jYFI-unsplash.jpg CULTURE - From Erntedank to Thanksgiving: Gratitude Across Cultures - Make it stand out Example of an altar decorated with Erntegaben. Photo by Tomasz Anusiewicz on Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/9eb2b859-3280-4c09-9834-4225cb5c7fb0/ana-maltez-M8GmV16gch0-unsplash.jpg CULTURE - From Erntedank to Thanksgiving: Gratitude Across Cultures - Make it stand out Example of a Thanksgiving Dinner Photo by Ana Maltez on Unsplash https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/ozapft-isoktoberfest-in-maine-a-germans-take-on-tradition-beer-and-banter monthly 0.5 2025-09-23 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/can-universal-basic-income-really-save-us-from-automation monthly 0.5 2025-09-19 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/when-ai-does-too-much-how-over-automation-affects-our-minds-lives-and-work monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/the-hidden-cost-of-ai-what-we-lose-when-we-over-automate monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/offshore-wind-risks-why-maine-must-explore-smarter-alternatives-op-ed monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/why-calendars-start-on-different-days-across-the-world-the-global-divide-between-sunday-and-monday monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/03beff81-b692-4351-99ea-c344b3a970d9/Poll.jpg CULTURE - Why Calendars Start on Different Days Across the World: The Global Divide Between Sunday and Monday - Make it stand out A poll I ran on X (formerly Twitter) that shows the different understanding of “next Wednesday’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/b14f5834-0ca8-4d00-8e09-ca58ac2b0c10/CalendarView+Modern.jpg CULTURE - Why Calendars Start on Different Days Across the World: The Global Divide Between Sunday and Monday - Make it stand out Comparison of calendar views in the United States and Germany Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2025&country=8 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/building-a-self-reliant-society-how-everyone-can-contribute-to-it monthly 0.5 2025-02-19 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/dinner-for-one-or-germanys-new-years-eve-tradition monthly 0.5 2025-01-09 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/has-the-american-dream-changed-or-is-it-gone monthly 0.5 2024-11-20 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/cross-cultural-burial-practices monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/blog-burial-laws monthly 0.5 2024-11-07 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/blog-cemetery-traditions monthly 0.5 2024-11-07 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/DE monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Sears+Island monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Government+Reliance monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Opinion monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/United+States monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Offshore+Wind monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Maine monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/United+States+of+America monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Traffic+Lights monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Op-Ed monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/McDonald%27s monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Government+Dependency monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Graveyards monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Dinner+For+One monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Cemeteries monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/UK monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Funerals monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Miss+Sophie monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Liebeck+v.+McDonald%27s monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Culture monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Green+Energy monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/USA monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Europe monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Calendar monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Taxpayers monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/United+Kingdom monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Kinder+%C3%9Cberraschung monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Self-Reliance monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Sargpflicht monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/American+Dream monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Taxes monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Kinder+Surprise monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Government+Spending monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Taxation monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/New+Year%27s+Eve monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Germany monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Beerdingungspflicht monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Silvester monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-culture/tag/Community monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics daily 0.75 2025-12-27 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/how-to-overcome-government-dependency-economic-freedom-amp-non-profit-roles monthly 0.5 2025-01-09 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/how-to-overcome-government-reliance-simplification-lowering-government-spending monthly 0.5 2025-02-19 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/from-independence-to-dependency-americas-journey-to-government-reliance monthly 0.5 2025-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/617dc953-0d6c-407f-bab0-426f4467c00a/Employment+in+Manufacturing.jpg POLITICS - From Independence to Dependency: America's Journey to Government Reliance - Make it stand out Employment in manufacturing and selected Industries provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/the-expanding-role-of-government-and-ever-increasing-tax-burden monthly 0.5 2025-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/62035d74-b4fb-49c6-909e-38e8fe767064/Bracket+Creep.jpg POLITICS - The Expanding Role of Government and the Ever-Increasing Tax Burden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/293c4758-80e2-4973-b25a-6ae575ce3ab9/2024+Budget+of+government+departments.jpg POLITICS - The Expanding Role of Government and the Ever-Increasing Tax Burden - Make it stand out USA Spending - The 2024 Budget of all 15 Departments https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/giving-beyond-ones-means-part2 monthly 0.5 2025-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/07442f2e-dfae-4afd-a832-cb145d585265/Cumulative+Receipts+Outlay+and+Deficit+for+FY+2024.jpg POLITICS - Public Spending, Immigration, and Limits: A “Within Our Means” Approach - Make it stand out Source: Monthly Treasury Statement for FY 2024 through August 31, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/1f18bdbc-4625-41c1-b6fd-90973fade232/Cumulative+Receipts+Outlay+and+Deficit+for+FY+2019.jpg POLITICS - Public Spending, Immigration, and Limits: A “Within Our Means” Approach - Make it stand out Source: Monthly Treasure Statement for FY 2019 through August 31, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/12527be1-f1d6-4c2d-8ddd-9066ab286622/US+Debt+as+of+9212024.jpg POLITICS - Public Spending, Immigration, and Limits: A “Within Our Means” Approach - Make it stand out US Debt as of September 21, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/a6174eea-bfd2-4c3d-83fa-015a5e43b392/Government+Spending+FY+23-24.jpg POLITICS - Public Spending, Immigration, and Limits: A “Within Our Means” Approach - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/giving-beyond-ones-means monthly 0.5 2025-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/41890351-07d7-43ec-b2e2-5db54619b963/Core+Necessities.jpg POLITICS - Giving Within Your Means: What Scripture Actually Requires - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/USA monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Tax+Burden monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Government+Reliance monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Government monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/2024+Election monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/United+States+of+America monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Volunteer monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Religion+in+daily+life monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Suicidal+Empathy monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/New+Deal monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Great+Society monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Income+Tax monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Taxes monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Taxpayer monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Government+Spending monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-politics/tag/Taxation monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history daily 0.75 2024-12-11 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/the-history-of-taxes-in-the-us-from-no-income-tax-to-todays-reality monthly 0.5 2025-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/29067298-a21e-4e93-a305-1128da045814/Form+1040.jpg HISTORY - The History of Taxes in the U.S.: From No Income Tax to Today's Reality The picture shows Page 1 of the first International Revenue Bureau Form 1040 (from the National Archives, General Records of the Department of the Treasury). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/9e6ce92d-c765-48e2-ba0b-15bdfff30781/Taxes+FY+1870.jpg HISTORY - The History of Taxes in the U.S.: From No Income Tax to Today's Reality - Make it stand out An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1870 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/blog-us-declaration-of-independence monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/American+History monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/USA monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Government+Reliance monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/United+States+of+America monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Declaration+of+Independence monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/World+War+I monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Civil+War monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/IRS monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/History monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/16th+Amendment monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Taxes monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Internal+Revenue+Services monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Taxpayer monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Victory+Tax monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Government+Spending monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Founding+Fathers monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/Taxation monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/blog-history/tag/World+War+II monthly 0.5 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/why-maine-cant-replace-property-taxes-with-sales-and-tourist-taxesand-what-we-could-do-instead monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/what-maines-2025-referendum-question-1-could-mean-for-voting monthly 0.5 2025-10-02 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/what-maines-2025-red-flag-referendum-could-mean-for-gun-laws monthly 0.5 2025-10-06 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/building-a-voter-education-tool-in-maine monthly 0.5 2025-08-13 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-reaching-out-to-your-representatives-a-simple-guide-for-effective-political-engagement monthly 0.5 2025-03-10 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/how-to-navigate-maines-legislative-process-a-guide-to-getting-the-help-you-need monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/how-to-overcome-the-intimidation-of-maines-legislative-process-a-guide monthly 0.5 2025-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/33e713ae-2392-48b2-a1a6-11d5d003b848/Flowchart+Bill+review.png MAINE - How to Overcome the Intimidation of Maine’s Legislative Process: A Guide - Make it stand out The data I reviewed while diving into LD 92 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/maines-missed-opportunity-for-energy-independence-how-to-turn-the-ship-around monthly 0.5 2025-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/0ab62aeb-1ae9-4af4-9704-c0739645e7ed/Maine_Mills+on+Tariffs.PNG MAINE - Maine’s Missed Opportunity for Energy Independence: How to Turn the Ship Around - Make it stand out Governor Mills’ Statement on Trump Administration’s Tariffs Announcement https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/preserving-maines-coastline-why-a-moratorium-on-offshore-windmills-matters monthly 0.5 2025-01-21 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/rediscovering-x-building-mainers-united-for-connection-and-growth monthly 0.5 2024-11-29 https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/maines-2024-state-elections-from-legislative-seats-to-judicial-roles monthly 0.5 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/ba32b6d1-ac3b-4345-9567-3d2d223cbf78/Marihuana+Usage+in+US+States.jpg MAINE - Maine’s 2024 State Elections: From Legislative Seats to Judicial Roles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dkayinmaine.com/maine/navigating-ranked-choice-voting monthly 0.5 2025-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/dff094e7-7e84-49d3-9301-79abef43bdd9/Ballot_skip+first+and+second.PNG MAINE - How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine - Skipping two rankings with no first or second choice If a voter does not mark a first or second choice, the ballot is exhausted (no longer contributes to the election), and no subsequent candidate rankings marked on that ballot are counted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/200f1aa8-5779-4b8d-916e-d3b67d674190/Ballot_rank+one.PNG MAINE - How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine - Rank one candidate for more than one choice A voter can mark one candidate as their first and second choice but another as their third choice. However, if their first-choice candidate is eliminated from the race after the first round, their third-choice candidate will be counted as their second-place choice. If their first choice is not eliminated, their first-choice vote remains with the candidate for as long as the candidate is a continuing candidate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/9e1de69b-58df-4466-bec8-848aa23e805f/Ballot_rank+some.PNG MAINE - How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine - Rank some candidates in order of preference A voter does not need to rank all of the candidates. If a voter agrees with more than one of the candidates and would prefer one of them if another candidate of their choice gets eliminated throughout the rounds, a voter can simply rank only the candidates the voter supports. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/37f16b1a-8d37-49d1-a523-3d4b9665df17/Ballot_skip+first.PNG MAINE - How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine - [Caution] Skip first choice but mark second choice If a voter skips their 1st choice but marks the 2nd choice, their municipality will record the vote as blank. If no majority winner is determined on Election Night, the voters second-choice vote will be counted as their first choice in the first round of ranked-choice counting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/b7ec7691-1227-4516-8203-79e02028a567/Ballot_more+than+one.PNG MAINE - How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine - Choosing two or more candidates for the same ranking If a voter chooses two or more candidates (overvoting) for, e.g., their first choice, the vote will not count since the voter’s intent for their choice cannot be determined. If a voter accidentally fills in two ovals in the same column, the voter should tell the town clerk that they spoiled their ballot and would like a new one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/511c00da-b59c-415f-8ce3-60bcbdc8ee47/Ballot_skip+one.PNG MAINE - How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine - Vote for a first-choice candidate and skip one level of ranking A voter can skip one level of ranking. If they choose one candidate for their first choice and another candidate for their third choice and their first-choice candidate gets eliminated at the end of the first round, their third-choice candidate will be moved up as their second choice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/ac8b08c9-24c3-44a1-b575-37493041ee76/Ballot_all+candidates+ranked.PNG MAINE - How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine - All candidates ranked in order of preference A voter can fill out the ballot completely based on their order of preference for the candidate they would like to see in that office. Their first choice will be counted on Election Night, and their subsequent choices will be counted in the rounds of ranked-choice voting tabulation by order of preference for counting candidates who have not yet been eliminated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/6221fa73-994e-425d-81f5-914d6a8eed46/Ballot_rank+first+choice+in+every+level.PNG MAINE - How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine - Vote for a first-choice candidate in every level of ranking A voter can vote for their first-choice candidate in every ranking level. Their vote will be counted in the first round and move through the rounds unless the candidate is eliminated. Additional votes, i.e., anything past “1st Choice,” are irrelevant. If the voter’s first-choice candidate is eliminated in any round, the ballot will be exhausted and no longer contribute to the election outcome as they did not rank any continuing candidates further down the ballot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e644d9cfb7f1307ea7e37c/e7109f65-7cd9-4dc9-a29f-b4998cb82823/Ballot_skip+two.PNG MAINE - How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine - [Caution] Skip two levels of ranking While a voter could skip two rankings, as you can see in the screenshot, the votes after the two rankings that the voter skipped will not count. Thus, the ballot is only a valid vote for the choice before the skips, in the example for Candidate One. 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