BY ROBIN CARSON | Editor

We are delighted to welcome

Margaret Sadler to news & views as associate editor . Until now , news & views has had only one person , the editor , responsible for producing the magazine , a task only made possible through the solid backup from our volunteer copyeditors , Vi Oko and Bev Sawyer , and the able assistance of Tyson Dueck , our designer . The growth of ARTA has led to the growth of the magazine and the need for more editorial help . With her previous editorial experience and her sharp eye for clear copy , Margaret brings us just the kind of help that we need .

One of Margaret ’ s tasks will be to explore how news & views can better serve the rapidly growing section of ARTA that does not consist of retired teachers . While we have no intention of losing the personality that the ' T ' in ARTA gives us , it is plain that we need to do more for our non-education members , and that will be one of Margaret ' s tasks . Welcome aboard , Margaret .

In this issue , you will notice a sizeable increase in wellness material . The Wellness Committee now produces an entire section for our magazine , and that is an exciting development . While n & v has always encouraged committees to contribute material — and several committees do so regularly — this is the first time that a committee has undertaken an entire section . We welcome this extremely ambitious contribution to n & v !

We also welcome Gerhard Sawatzky ' s column on wealth management and a new column from the Alberta Teachers ' Retirement Fund on pensions . We hope that both of these columns will become regular features . Now , about that news & views survey . . . Here are some non-statistical observations on the survey results .

• Almost 30 % of respondents would like an electronic version of n & v .

• More women than men replied ; most replies were from readers 60 to 69 years of age .

• We have worked very , very hard to make n & v readable , and 75 % of you acknowledged that .

• Readers prefer two-page articles to shorter ( or longer ) ones .

• The topic that most interests readers is the Benefits Plan .

• The topic of least interest is Branch Updates , although 40 % of our readers claim to read that section .

• Respondents would like to see more information about legal issues , aging and medical issues . The topic of end-of-life tied

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