Letter from Tucson: Cong. Gabby Giffords is breathing sans ventilator, new video footage shows just how legitimately crazy Jared Loughner is, and some people in Tucson decided to return to normalcy by attending a gun show.
Hey, ladies: A Pentagon commission report advocates ending the US military’s ban on women in combat.
Ouch: Gov. Chris Gregoire proposes to cut state agencies and services for the poor and restructure government as a solution to our nearly $5 billion budget shortfall.
Lock up yer grandma! Thieves impersonating city workers have been targeting the elderly in Rainier Valley.
Mudslide alert: Nearly all of western Washington is under a flood watch
until tomorrow.
Saved by the drug-convicted witness! Apparently, Amanda Knox’s legal team is feeling more optimistic about her trial.
Nobody doesn’t like antibiotics: A northwest dairy has been charged civilly in US District court for feeding drugs to cows at illegal levels.
Awwww: A tiny, energy-efficient house is now on display on Phinney Ridge.
And in case you were feeling left out yesterday, here’s Harvey Sid Fisher with the completely awful (or awfully complete?) comprehensive guide to the (maybe wrong) Zodiac.

Nut victim Turns Into Nut!
http://gawker.com/5734933/tucson-shootin…
Where has Dan’s shit-talking Bears fan brother been?
This is the definitive best Zodiac song ever. Taurus, by Nat & Cannonball Adderlay.
I’m sorry, but the Bears will probably win.
I am almost positive that woman in the astrology video is my modern dance teacher from 1972…and how sad is it that it seems odd to see a woman dancing on TV who has natural breasts?
Can we add “astrology” to the list of SLOG trolls that includes “critical mass?”
It is wonderful that Cong. Giffords is doing better.
We still can’t get over our outrage over a christian right wing teabagger nut inspired by palin doing such a horrible thing.
oh wait…..
dust off your powder blue tux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT_9OUvmb…
I like the house. Wish there was more of them.
Those old ladies were asking for it!! They should have armored up with some Glocks and Stab Vests.
Re: Gregoire cutting services for the poor.
Good, now maybe the poor will get their heads out of their asses and realize the Teapublican Party isn’t working in their best interests.
“I don’t want to raise taxes on the rich because someday I’ll be rich!” Derp derp.
That man is the world-champion of nose singers.
Thank you for posting that astrology video. It’s freakin’ awesome!