Prior to enjoying publications that invited young adult and middle grade readers, I penned op-eds for The Charleston Gazette-Mail. These op-eds varied in topic and audience. Perhaps if I were challenged to select a favorite op-ed, there would be no contest. For the piece that resonated most with me and with folks who were frequent readers of my opinion pieces, would be the one that appeared in the Christmas Eve issue, 2012, “Entitlements, Rights, and Freedoms.” “In the end