Former editorial-page editor Tom Bray has written his last column for the Detroit News.

Here's what his colleague Richard Burr had to say...

Columnist Thomas Bray departed the Michigan political scene -- stage right -- as quietly as he entered it, penning a low-key tribute Dec. 20 to optimism about America. He may have ended his 23-year conversation with Detroit News readers, but his intellectual impact continues to reverberate...

See the complete blog post at... http://info.detnews.com/weblog/index.cfm?blogid=8903

John J. Miller, from National Review, salutes Tom at...

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OWFiNjdjMmZjYzlkOWFlOWQ0ZWEwOTdlNDMwMWJiNGY=

Here's Tom's final column...

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/OPINION03/612200339/1267

Tom, all I can say is "thank you."