Dear Editor:

The lead article of your most-recent edition has within its opening paragraphs the use of the words “Nazi” and “SS” in reference to the public health directives that require the use of face coverings indoors. This is but one of the tired and offensive talking points trotted out regularly by some of our most vocal trolls in local social media, and this ignorance needs to be addressed.

My mother grew up in Germany during the 19305 and throughout WWII. The Nazis h...