We only know how much certain people contributed to our lives when they are gone. In this weeks issue our columnist Hadassa Haack writes a loving tribute to her parents’ parents and also dedicates her article to those who take on their role.

Writing something remotely useful about procrastination should come easy to me – I practice it daily. Three hours after I sat down to do so the page is still blank. However, I now have confirmation from several sources that procrastinators are anything but lazy as they are busy doing many things while avoiding others.