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Wigfield

Wigfield: The Can Do Town That Just May Not is a satirical novel by comedians Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, and Stephen Colbert, three of the four creators of the Comedy Central show Strangers with Candy. It was first published on May 7, 2003, by Hyperion Books. The story concerns journalist Russel Hokes, who is trying to complete his assignment, write 50,000 words about a dying small town in America. In his desperate search he stumbles upon Wigfield, a quarter-mile stretch of concrete and gravel, dotted with strip clubs and used auto parts shops. In there he finds a number of colorful characters, and a town in crisis, as mayor Bill Farber wants to tear down the Bulkwaller Dam, thereby flooding the town.

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Wigfield: The Can Do Town That Just May Not is a satirical novel by comedians Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, and Stephen Colbert, three of the four creators of the Comedy Central show Strangers with Candy. It was first published on May 7, 2003, by Hyperion Books. The story concerns journalist Russel Hokes, who is trying to complete his assignment, write 50,000 words about a dying small town in America. In his desperate search he stumbles upon Wigfield, a quarter-mile stretch of concrete and gravel, dotted with strip clubs and used auto parts shops. In there he finds a number of colorful characters, and a town in crisis, as mayor Bill Farber wants to tear down the Bulkwaller Dam, thereby flooding the town.

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  1. publication date: 2003-05-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2003-05-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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