Dear Editor:This writer has lived in the Great Bend community all his life and has practiced law here for the last 45 years. In looking at the past, it is sad to realize that we have lost so much in this great town for which there seems to be no answer. We used to have one of the greatest hospitals with specialists, numerous men’s and women’s clothing stores, variety stores, and Great Bend was a general hub for the shopping public in central and western Kansas.Now I read that our police department is down five officers and has a building that is totally deteriorated.