Slow news day on this beautiful August afternoon, but some bloggers are still at their desks.

1) This was actually posted yesterday: Peter Callaghan at the Tacoma News Tribune digs in to some of Sen. Patty Murray's dire warnings about the number of teacher, police, and firefighter layoffs and finds they don't pass the smell test.

2) Those anti-light-rail signs in Bellevue? (We wrote about them here). Seattle Transit Blog says they're illegal.

3) Goldy gets righteously apoplectic about Dino Rossi's "maybe" statement re: banning abortion in cases of rape and incest.

4) Jean Godden writes a "Dear Mayor" letter to Mayor Mike McGinn.