Writing this on my iPad, so apologies for being terse. 1. Top half is really busy. Ads above and below header image are way too distracting, so the name of the

Writing this on my iPad, so apologies for being terse. 1. Top half is really busy. Ads above and below header image are way too distracting, so the name of the site isn't immediately evident. 2. Ad right above navigation bar is confusing and makes me think the nav bar is part of it. 3. Titles and images aren't arranged right. I thought the title to the article of the main image was the one to the right. 4. Trim down on those lists of breaking and local news stories and bring some of the other categorical content up. Sports/photos/videos/etc are way down below. 5. The 3 column structure is too cluttered. Either give it more white space, or cut it down to 2 with the sidebar composed of mini-sections. Right now the main story does not stand out. 6. Reduce overall number of stories on each page. My eyes are darting all over. 7. Ajax, gradients, rounded corners, openid, CSS4, node.js.