I was a frequent listener to the humble Farmer’s radio broadcast. One weekend I met him in person at a fair and recited the beginning of a joke he told on his most recent program. I began: “If you believe in telekinesis …” We both in chorus finished the quip: “raise my right hand.” A […]
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Fans and friends remember ‘The humble Farmer’ as the real Maine deal
Humorist Robert Skoglund of St. George died Saturday at the age of 88, after nearly 50 years of entertaining and impressing folks with his dry Maine musings.
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‘The humble Farmer’ humorist Robert Skoglund dies at 88
His long career spanned radio, podcast and TV, and a regular column in the Press Herald. Skoglund died at home in St. George on Saturday.
Posted inOpinion
The humble Farmer: On seafaring, homeownership and good neighbors
People used to have different ways of saying things. Houses used to be priced within reach.
Posted inOpinion
The humble Farmer: Tying up the loose ends of 2023
End of the year brings to mind a smorgasbord of musings, including tips for eating a banana and how to get an unsuspecting carpenter to plane your door.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: There are none so blind as those who wait for cataract surgery
A trip to the hospital prompts observations of the youth of doctors, the good sense of nurses and the chores waiting at home.
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The humble Farmer: Volumes spoken in the correct pronunciation of the word ‘filth’
With curled lip and bared teeth, the writer’s wife gives voice to an emotion as old as humankind.
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The humble Farmer: To access health care, you need the help of a smart cookie
Keeping track of multiple prescriptions and voluminous forms is more than a one-person job.
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The humble Farmer: It’s time to call out fascism wherever we see it
There’s a lot we can learn about what’s going on in our country by studying what got started in Italy a century ago.
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The humble Farmer: I go where the in crowd goes – to get my vaccination
No more excuses for not visiting the hardware store to get what’s needed to fix the toilet tank.