The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
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“Newport Beach’s $100,000 Lifeguards Feel Pension Squeeze”–headline, Bloomberg, Jan. 15
‘This Is a Stick-Up,’ Said the Victim
“Springfield Police: Would-Be Carjackers Thwarted by Manual Transmission”–headline, Republican (Springfield, Mass.), Jan. 15
Hey, Kids! What Time Is It?
” ‘It Is Time to Lengthen Both the School Day and School Year in New Jersey.’ “–headline, Althouse.blogspot.com, Jan. 14
Question and Answer–I
- “Why Is Australia So Hot Right Now?”–headline, Guardian website (London), Jan. 14
- “Just in Case You’ve Forgotten, Half the Planet Is in the Middle of a Sweaty Summer Right Now”–headline, Puffington Host, Jan. 7
It’s Always in the Last Place You Look
“Shark Species Thought to Be Extinct Found in Fish Market”–headline, ScientificAmerican.com, Jan. 14
News of the Tautological
- “Israelis Snag Top Prizes at National Jewish Book Awards”–headline, Jerusalem Postwebsite, Jan. 15
- “N.J. Poll Has Good News, Bad News for Christie”–headline, NationalJournal.com, Jan. 15
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