Robert Skoglund

Maine

Contributor at The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

Ancient entertainer, former bass player

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"Så ska Vingåker bli Sveriges Florida"

1 month ago | kkuriren.se | Robert Skoglund

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Dec 7, 2024 | kkuriren.se | Robert Skoglund |Hans Ekelund |Tiina Rokka

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To Ye Editor

Aug 29, 2024 | freepressonline.com | Robert Skoglund

Thank you for publishing the 9 or 10 "Supporting Candidates" letters in the Aug. 27, 2024, Free Press. Many of us noticed that they all seemed to support a candidate who understands firsthand the challenges, watches out for pocketbooks while providing essential services, has met or ignored the writer several times, will hit the ground running and, most importantly, shares the writer's views. ┬áNow fully informed, I am prepared to vote.
The humble Farmer: A word for men who live with very strong women

Jun 14, 2024 | pressherald.com | Robert Skoglund

Over the past 40 years, dozens of newspapers have printed my humble columns – and this might be the last one. Since 2013, it has been a privilege to rub elbows with the likes of Greg Kesich, Bill Nemitz, my editor Sarah Collins and many others. Becoming a member of Reade Brower’s Press Herald team and visiting you in your home was my holy grail. I will let go with a simple “thank you.”You have oft heard me tell of my wife Marsha, the almost perfect woman.
The humble Farmer: One must take it all on from all sides

May 31, 2024 | pressherald.com | Robert Skoglund

Has this happened to you? I tried to pay a company the monthly rental fee on my oxygen machine. The paper bill said $28.43. All went well until I came to the CVC part of the form. It would not let me type in my prove-that-it’s-you secret number. The site knew my credit card from last month, so it was in their system. I took it on from all sides. I finally called their help number and, after only a few tries, was connected with a very patient woman with a foreign accent who tried to help me.
The Humble Farmer: On seafaring, homeownership and good neighbors

May 17, 2024 | pressherald.com | Robert Skoglund

Captain Freddy’s house has been on the market for 18 hours. The asking price of $399,000 is 80 times more than the $5,000 I paid for it in 1966. Captain Freddy was a good neighbor. I have many fond memories and stories about him. When he quit going to sea, he became a carpenter. When I was small, I went next door and watched him build a garage. Back then the old people had a different way of saying things.
The humble Farmer: Milking the good old days for all they’re worth

May 3, 2024 | pressherald.com | Robert Skoglund

In 1949, I was in high school. That was 75 years ago, and 75 years before 1949 was 1874. When I was in high school, I could have asked many of my neighbors to tell me what they did for work or fun from the 1860s right up through the Depression. I’d also like to know who was living in all the houses in my neighborhood back in those days and who built them. I wish some of them had written about these things. So writing about what I did and saw as a kid is now a moral obligation.
The humble Farmer: A case for planning your home with an eye to the future

Apr 19, 2024 | pressherald.com | Robert Skoglund

How many things would you do differently if you knew back then what you know now? If I were starting over, any house I built or was buying would delight folks who need walkers or wheelchairs. When you are 80, you realize that there is only a blink of time between high school and the age that things stop working. Like all afflictions, you never know if or when it is going to happen.
The humble Farmer: How many people eat out seeking nutrition?

Apr 5, 2024 | pressherald.com | Robert Skoglund

You’ve heard of Maine’s Lost Kitchen, where dinner per person could come to $265. The way I heard it, you could only get a reservation by sending them a postcard. The restaurant gets around 20,000 postcards, and only a few of them are selected. Were I to send in a postcard, I could boast that my wife Marsha and I had gambled on having a $500 dining experience most people can only dream of. With my luck, I’d probably get chosen. If I want an exotic meal, I’ll eat at home.
The humble Farmer: What a thrill it must be to self-actualize

Mar 22, 2024 | pressherald.com | Robert Skoglund

Although Marsha and I no longer have the antiquated land line with outlets on the walls, we have not been able to master the modern flat thing. We have, however, moved up to a computer phone that runs through the internet cable. So when a tree drops on the cable somewhere up the line, we have no phone. Another small disadvantage is that only one person can talk at a time. This should not be a problem because many people can converse without both feeling the need to talk at the same time.