Kirk

Hey Bill. Your note describes a workaround more than a solution, and a Workaround that accepts less features in a post than a contemporary user would expect.
I hope the WP team rolls a fix into the next release. You should be thanked for taking the time to share your observations with the WP community.
cheers.

Odd. This morning the widgets are flush with the top of the right sidebar as they should be.

I’m not authorized to give out the URL as yet. Sorry.

The site validates as HTML5 with these warnings:

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Line 397, Column 172: The language attribute on the script element is obsolete. You can safely omit it.
…Flight Opportunities!</h3><script language=”JavaScript” type=”text/javascript”>?
Line 423, Column 57: The language attribute on the script element is obsolete. You can safely omit it.
<script language=”JavaScript” type=”text/javascript”>?
Line 426, Column 151: The language attribute on the script element is obsolete. You can safely omit it.
…plugins/announcement-and-vertical-scroll-news/gAnnounce/gAnnounce.js”></script>