The <p> tags are getting inserted just fine, but your CSS is set to not put space above or below paragraphs:

p, .storyContent {
	font:11px/20px verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin:0px 15px 0px 20px;
	padding:0px;
	}

Change the padding or the top or bottom margin and you'll have space between paragraphs.

personman wrote:

The <p> tags are getting inserted just fine, but your CSS is set to not put space above or below paragraphs:

p, .storyContent {
	font:11px/20px verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin:0px 15px 0px 20px;
	padding:0px;
	}

Change the padding or the top or bottom margin and you'll have space between paragraphs.

Will do...which file...how to do this...novice...just started last night...

Ok, open this file:

http://ldspatriot.com/blog/skins/originalb2/layout2b.css

and change this part:

p, .storyContent {
   font:11px/20px verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
   margin:0px 15px 0px 20px;
   padding:0px;
   }

to this:

p, .storyContent {
   font:11px/20px verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
   margin:0px 15px 15px 20px;
   padding:0px;
   }

Fantastic! It worked...ThankYouVeryMuch!

Do I still have to insert the <p></p> commands or can I just use the enter key or return key? I'm hoping for an easier way to update the blog without having to manually enter the <p></p> commands all the time.

I've never had to manually add p tags. If it doesn't look right, then make sure you put a check next to "Auto p" when you're posting.