http://www.sitecrafting.com/blog/ Latest blog entries from staff at SiteCrafting en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:27 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:27 PDT SiteCrafting, Inc. CMS http://www.ksps.org/blog/health-matters-television-for-life-1/ I don't know about you but I'm grateful for programming that addresses my health care concerns especially when it comes to trends about aging. So I'm looking forward to watching "Hips, Knees, Backs & Bones" next Thursday, May 16 from 7 to 8p.m. on KSPS in Spokane. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:45:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/buildings-that-changed-america/ Hosted by TV personality Geoffrey Baer, "10 Buildings That Changed America" promises to be a very interesting look at America's architectural footprint and their pioneering influence on building across the country. All of the buildings are highly individual, signature structures whose features have been replicated across America. The one-hour show premieres on Sunday, May 12 at 9 p.m. in Spokane on KSPS TV. Don't forget that Sunday is also Mother's Day but at that hour we'll have all probably finished up with our Mother's Day celebrations.  ... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:20:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/saturday-night-cinema-1/ Join the conversation with host Shaun, Jackie and Ryan!  Share your opinions, observations, or questions about the movies on Saturday Night Cinema and they'll do the same. ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:08:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/nova-3/ Are you fascinated by Australia? Do giant prehistoric animals float your boat? If so, check out another Nova series - "Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters" airing on Wednesday, April 24 from 8-9p.m. ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:38:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/great-plow-up-1/ Airing on Tuesday, April 23, "Dust Bowl: The Great Plow Up," a film by Ken Burns, is one of the best researched and informative historical documentaries I've ever seen. This is episode one of three, and chronicles the worst manmade environmental disaster in American history. ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:35:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/secrets-bared-camera/ Robin Charboneau, an Oglala Sioux from North Dakota’s Spirit Lake Tribe, had a dream that convinced her she needed to tell her story. So she allowed documentary filmmaker David Sutherland to follow her journey as she struggled with alcoholism and memories of sexual abuse for three years.   ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:20:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/welcome-to-saturday-night-cinema/ Welcome to the official blog for Saturday Night Cinema. ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:50:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/nova-meteor-strike/ There has been much media attention devoted to meteors since a 7,000-ton asteroid, as big as a house, crashed into the earth’s atmosphere and landed in Siberia, Russia on Feb. 15, 2013. ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:38:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/sisters-war/ Based on real events, Sisters of War tells the stories of Lorna Johnston and Sister Berenice Twohill, two Australian missionary women who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War II.  ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:05:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/battle-for-elephants-1/ One of the most magnificent and charismatic creatures on the planet has been close to extinction for many years.  Yet last year more elephants were slaughtered for their ivory tusks since an international ban on the ivory trade was implemented in 1989 – as many as 50,000 according to some sources.  ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:40:00 PST http://www.ksps.org/blog/makers-women-make-america/ Betty Friedan. Gloria Steinem. Sandra Day O’Connor.  We all know these trailblazers who in the 1960’s and ‘70s blazed a trail with the 1963 book “The Feminine Mystique,” the launch of Ms. Magazine and the losing battle for the federal Equal Rights Amendment in 1982.   ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:57:00 PST http://www.ksps.org/blog/talk-back-to-city-hall/ You may not be able to fight city hall but you can talk to Spokane City Hall!  ... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:03:00 PST http://www.ksps.org/blog/tuesday-nights-frontline/ The Untouchables will premiere Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 9p.m. on KSPS in Spokane. And no, it's not the story of Eliot Ness and the film directed by Brian de Palma from the 1980's.  The Untouchables is an investigation by Frontline detailing why not one Wall Street senior executive has faced criminal prosecution for fraud, related to the sale of toxic mortgages in the four years since the U.S. financial crisis in 2008.  ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:26:00 PST http://www.ksps.org/blog/donate-your-vehicles/ Got cars? Or trucks, vans, fleet vehicles, trailers, boats, motorcycles and/or an RV that's cluttering your driveway, yard or parking lot?  Think about donating it to the Vehicle Donation Program at Friends of KSPS and you will be providing support to your favorite programs as well as receiving a tax deduction. What could be better right? ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:23:00 PST http://www.ksps.org/blog/great-cinema-search/ Are you a fan of Saturday Night Cinema? Or of cinema in general? Do you have the chutzpah to host a weekly program? Bill Stanley, creator and long-time host of Saturday Night Cinema, is bowing out and the program needs a new host. Hence the Great Cinema Search! ... Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:48:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/half-sky/ Well I’ve been absent from blogging for about two months and it is almost two months to the day that we moved into our new house. Can’t believe how long it takes to “get settled.”  Finally after moving in during the month of August, having a garage sale last weekend and getting rid of a ton of stuff I’m finally feeling like I can get back to relaxing and watching a bit of the tube. And KSPS  is at the top of my list next week even with all the new programming on commercial channels.   ... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:47:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/you-must-remember-1/ I love serendipity! So when I saw that American Masters “You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story – A Rising Power: 1923-1927” series is airing beginning next week, I was delighted! I’m right in the middle of reading “Rin Tin Tin” by Susan Orlean. I’ve followed and loved her writing for a long time. She also wrote “The Orchid Thief” which was the basis for the movie “Adaptation.”  The black and white and silent films starring “Rin Tin Tin” only helped Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack L. Warner get their start as Hollywood moguls in 1923 .... ... Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:12:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/my-new-favorite-show/ Just a quick note about “Market Warriors” my new Monday evening (9p.m.) favorite program. I wrote about in last week’s blog. Here's a quick synopsis about the Monday, July 30 episode.  This week we find the pickers: Miller (the only woman), John, Bob and Kevin at the Lakewood 400 Antiques Market outside Atlanta, Georgia. Their task was to find vintage advertising … one of my personal favorite collectibles, and the pickings are good. They are up for the challenge and among the treasures they snag is a rare Red Rock Cola piece, a Sterling Card case and antique hobbyhorse. Can't wait to see what the hobbyhorse looks like.  ... Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:37:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/you-been-nextavenue-website-yet/ Nextavenue is one of the best, newest websites I’ve seen for everyone “of a certain age.” Developed by the public tv community and journalists who are yearning to create a new life stage between young adulthood and “old-old:” adulthood, it’s Adult Part 2 online.   ... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:04:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/news-for-camas-prairie-chelan/ There's news for viewers in Camas Prairie as well as the Chelan/Manson areas.  ... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:39:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/will-market-warriors-cash-in/ Market Warriors, a new program developed by "Antiques Roadshow" producers, premiered this week on Monday evening. And if it’s anything like the hit Roadshow series I predict it will also be a big winner.   ... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:19:00 PDT