The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.

The Lonely Lives of Biologists
“Boston Fish Story Excites Biologists Across New England”–headline, WPTZ-TV website (Plattsburgh, N.Y.), Feb. 27

They Were Afraid to Go Up Against Men
“Cowards Wins Women’s Weight Throw for MSU”–headline, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Feb. 27

Questions Nobody Is Asking
“Is Canada Set to Mine on the Moon?”–headline, Canadian Press, Feb. 26

News of the Tautological

  • “Mitt Romney Consultants Benefit From Campaign”–headline, Washington Post, Feb. 28
  • “Officials: Gas Smell Originates in N.J.”–headline, WGAL-TV website (Lancaster, Pa.), Feb. 24

For more “Best of the Web” click here and look for the “Best of the Web Today” link in the middle column below “Today’s Columnists.”