diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6e82625..5a67263 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
    typed text after the link does not become linked itself.
  * Fixed a Firefox 3.5 bug in which bold mode (or italics mode) would
    inexplicably end after typing a few characters.
+ * Fixed a Firefox 3.5 bug in which spacing at the top of each note changed
+   when a note was focused.
  * Fixed an Internet Explorer 8 bug in which the toolbar was positioned
-   incorrectly.
+   incorrectly. Note that as of this release, there are a number of other
+   Internet Explorer 8 issues.
 
 1.6.14: June 14, 2009
  * Fixed a bug in which some printed or exported notes appeared in
diff --git a/view/Main_page.py b/view/Main_page.py
index 07f1b1e..77c9133 100644
--- a/view/Main_page.py
+++ b/view/Main_page.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class Main_page( Page ):
               Span(
                 note.contents,
                 class_ = u"static_note_contents",
+                separator = "",
               ),
               id = "static_note_%s" % note.object_id,
               class_ = u"static_note_div",