I double checked the <!– more –> tag issue. Cleaned that up and it kind of fixed things. The entries stay in a line…but…
In IE 8, the site now displays fine. In IE 7 (via the compatibility option in IE8) I still have the problem with the progressive shifting of entries.
When I added the <br style=”clear:all;”/> to the <div class=”blogads”></div> sidebar…in IE8/Compatability Mode, the entries don’t start until after the sidebar/blogad clears…so I am assuming there is some sort of hack that needs to be done with the CSS to adjust the positioning.