Except for the mass slaughter of millions of helpless birds, it’s a very nice holiday By David G. Allan Editor’s note: This story was originally published on November 20, 1995 in The Diamondback, the daily newspaper of the University of Maryland, College Park. …

Sentimental hogwash! Take this George Bailey character, a miserable little clerk with no securities, no stocks, no bonds. A failure. What’s so wonderful about his life? He’s a starry-eyed dreamer who gives up his travel and career ambitions for the sake of his high ideals, so called, and ends up…

Despite the Thai garlic, the shoelace-sized Chinese green beans, wearing flip-flops at the dinner table, and, you know, being in Bangkok, it was rather American Thanksgiving. By David G. Allan Editor’s note: This story was originally published November 2002 on the website TheDharmaBums.com. David’s CNN.com …

Turning a profit appears to be the goal of this rock festival By David G. Allan Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 15, 1994 in The Diamondback, the daily newspaper of the University of Maryland, College Park. …

It wasn’t necessary to bomb the Japanese to end World War II By David G. Allan Editor’s note: This story was originally published on August 4, 1994 in The Diamondback, the daily newspaper of the University of Maryland, College Park. …

Standing for the right not to stand for the national anthem By David G. Allan Editor’s note: This story was originally published on March 25, 1996 in The Diamondback, the daily newspaper of the University of Maryland, College Park. …

Saving the world’s most precious resource should be a top priority this global holiday — for all people By David G. Allan Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 17, 1995 in The Diamondback, the daily newspaper of the University of Maryland, College Park. …

By David G. Allan It may seem counterintuitive, but many families and friends of murder victims do not find closure in the death penalty. Their pain is revisited, not put to rest, with every legal appeal and news story about the case. Editor’s note: This story was originally published in…

By David G. Allan Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Feb. 13, 1995 in The Diamondback, the daily newspaper of the University of Maryland, College Park. The opinions, dated cultural references and poor grammar expressed here do not necessarily reflect the writer’s current opinions, knowledge and journalistic skill. …