FORMER editor Harry Reid informs us that today's column will be his last ("Man who taught me vital role in education", The Herald, September 23 ).

Thoughtful and perceptive, he has entertained and enlightened us for the last 10 years and I am sure that regular Herald readers will join me in acknowledging his contribution and in wishing him well for the future.

R Russell Smith,

96 Milton Road, Kilbirnie.