http://www.sitecrafting.com/blog/ Latest blog entries from staff at SiteCrafting en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:46:25 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:46:25 PDT SiteCrafting, Inc. CMS 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/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 http://www.ksps.org/blog/its-capitol-fourth/ This year the big 4th of July concert live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in celebration of America's 236th birthday, will be hosted by the Emmy Award-winning host of “Dancing With the Stars,” Tom Bergeron. Bergeron will lead an all-star group including Mathew Broderick, Anton Ohno and R&B stars Kool & The Gang.   ... Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:15:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/world-peace-other-grade-achievements/ “World Peace & Other 4th Grade Achievements” airs on Wednesday, June 6 on KSPS 7.2 at 4p.m. in Spokane and it’s a program for adults as well as kids. This program is about world peace … what a concept. And although it’s a game that deals with real world problems like water rights, it’s also reality for this class of 4th grade students in Virginia over eight weeks.  ... Thu, 31 May 2012 13:37:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/continental-divide-trail-more/ Unless you’re living under the proverbial rock, you've probably heard about the FIRST Robotics Competition held at EWU this spring.  You can actually experience the “robot rumble” by tuning in to Northwest Profiles this month on KSPS. Tune-in on 06/02/12 at 10:31pm pt, 06/03/12 at 9:30pm pt and 06/17/12 at, 4:30pm pt. ... Thu, 31 May 2012 12:41:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/cell-tower-deaths/ The Frontline program that airs next week on KSPS Spokane at 9pm/10mtn is one of those news stories that takes some investigative chops to put together. Frontline and ProPublica seem to do a great job on these types of investigations. ... Wed, 16 May 2012 16:40:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/cracking-koala-code-1/ You know you love them … those adorable little Australian creatures. This program doesn’t however spend too much time appreciating their cuddliness. Instead it will bring you face-to-face with their grunts and snorts… bellows and roars and their day to day dramas. ... Wed, 16 May 2012 16:38:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/finding-your-roots-1/ “Finding Your Roots” is easily one of my favorite shows on KSPS. This Sunday Sunday, May 6, I’ll be watching with baited breath as they say because all three people’s heritage should be fascinating programming. ... Wed, 02 May 2012 19:05:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/nature-river-no-return/ A program that’s already aired this week really peaked my interest as I read about it on this week’s schedule. It’s a regional story about Central Idaho’s Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness which was heretofore unknown to me. I don’t get out enough, it’s true.   ... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:03:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/jesse-owens-story/ We’ve probably all seen video clips of Jesse Owens at the iconic Olympic Stadium in Berlin in 1936. With the backdrop of impending world war, the 22-year-old Owens won four gold medals in the face of Nazi racism.   ... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:32:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/real-csi/ Are you a fan of the popular CSI TV series? If so you may want to catch this Frontline program on Tuesday, April 17 at 9p.m. on KSPS in Spokane. "The Real CSI" promises to tell us how reliable, or unreliable, the science behind forensics really is.  According to Frontline, it finds serious flaws in some of the best-known tools of forensic science and wide inconsistencies in how forensic evidence is presented in the courtrooms of America.   ... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:23:00 PDT http://www.ksps.org/blog/irena-sendler-in-name-their/ I love stories about the courageous men and women who resisted the Nazi’s tyranny in WWII and outwitted the enemy. And especially when it tells the story of a group of women like “Irena Sendler: In the Name of Their Mothers” which airs this Sunday evening at 11p.m. in Spokane on KSPS. What a great story … this group of very young Polish women headed by Irena Sendlerowa (commonly known as Irena Sendler), is credited with saving the lives of more than 2,500 Jews, most were children, in German-occupied Poland in WWII.   ... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:05:00 PDT