Forrest Wilder
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Forrest Wilder, a native of Wimberley, Texas, is the editor of the Observer. Forrest has appeared on Democracy Now!, The Rachel Maddow Show and numerous NPR stations. His work has been mentioned by The New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Time magazine and many other state and national publications. Other than filing voluminous open records requests, Forrest enjoys fishing, kayaking, gardening and beer-league softball. He holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin.
Articles by Forrest Wilder
Barry Smitherman’s Truthiness Problem on the Keystone Pipeline
Or, Why Barack Obama isn't just like Kim Jong-Il
Celebrating Confederate Heroes Day in East Texas
The official state holiday is a day for Confederacy apologists to strut their stuff.
Stubborn Asses March on Capitol
Protestors want Gov. Perry to end the slaughter of wild burros at Big Bend Ranch State Park
[Updated]: Red McCombs Tries His Hand at Water Marketing (and Fails)
McCombs and two Republican businessmen from Louisiana want to pipe water from Toledo Bend Reservoir to Texas.
Goodbye to the Brazos River?
The fate of the mighty Brazos River lies with Perry appointees at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Pay More or Your Lights Go Out
To avoid rolling blackouts, the proponents of electric deregulation want to boost profits through regulation.