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FROM THE EDITOR
Hello and welcome!
It’s good to have you here.
Let me introduce both myself and this publication.
First, hi, I’m Megan Raposa — a longtime journalist
and lifelong South Dakotan committed to keeping
local news in Sioux Falls under local ownership.
That’s why I started Sioux Falls Simplified last year
to make it easy for you to feel smart about the forces
that shape our community.
This right here is the inaugural Simplified Welcome
Guide. Let me break it down for you.
This is a primer for all things Sioux Falls. Think of
it as a CliffsNotes for the city (for those of us who
WHAT’S THE PHI LO SO PHY BEHI ND THI S?
procrastinated reading assignments in school).
My hypothesis is as follows: People who are
It’s not an entertainment guide or a visitors
guide — rather, it’s a quick rundown of how Sioux
Falls operates, who lives here and where to go for
community resources.
W H O IS T H IS FO R ?
Great question. This is for people who live in Sioux
informed will be more engaged in their community
and the forces that shape it, BUT people won’t take
the time to become informed or involved unless they
feel welcome.
So, consider this your invitation to get involved. It’s
never too early or too late.
Falls. More specifically, this is for people who are
WHAT CA N I EX PECT TO F I ND HER E?
either:
This guide will start with some Sioux Falls history,
1.
New to the area
2.
Have lived here for a while but haven’t felt
engaged in the community.
because it’s always good to look where we’ve been
before we look where we’re going.
Then, you’ll read about Sioux Falls today, who lives
here, who the largest employers are, where the
schools are and what folks do for fun.
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