Forest kindergartens are a new idea in the United States but have been around in Germany, Norway, and other European countries for decades. Forest "kindergartens" are preschools for children ages 3-6 and focus on being outdoors and learning through interacting with nature. Instead of building with blocks or doing puzzles at a table…

Describes an explosion in Port Chicago (California) that a journalist later ascribed to a nuclear weapon, explains how his conclusions can be refuted, discusses the sociology of publishing such spectacular claims, and suggests how historians might better assist journalists in evaluating such claims. (40 references) (LRW)

Traditional ways of dealing with personnel, with reporting procedures, and with funding mechanisms will require close study to ascertain the extent to which they assist or obstruct community colleges' abilities to fully utilize recently developed electronic technology for educational purposes. This document considers how California community…