diff --git a/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_archive_day.html b/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_archive_day.html
index 7c607ad7095e86f1fc7af45b993fd5ac8266611c..842976e6dd01885fad5fe97e074f8243c979a0e3 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_archive_day.html
+++ b/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_archive_day.html
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@
 <h2>Conservancy Blog Archive: {{ day|date:"F j, Y" }}</h2>
 
 {% for object in object_list %}
-    <div class="shaded">
     <p class="date">{{ object.pub_date|date:"F j, Y" }}</p>
     <h3><a href="{{ object.get_absolute_url }}">{{ object.headline|safe }}</a></h3>
         {{ object.summary|safe }}
     <p><span class="continued"><a href="{{ object.get_absolute_url }}">Read More...</a></span></p>
     <p class="date small">Posted by <strong>{{ object.author.formal_name }}</strong> on {{ object.pub_date|date:"F j, Y" }}</p>
     {% if object.tags.all %}<p class="blog-tags small">Tags: {% for tag in object.tags.all %}<a href="{{ tag.get_absolute_url }}">{{ tag.label }}</a>{% if not forloop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}</p>{% endif %}
-    </div>
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_archive_month.html b/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_archive_month.html
index e298a46d847f10209f2dff2a1a4bd4e074fff66b..316ce3f8bba7846c4b5a92b712eb61b5547d3dd2 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_archive_month.html
+++ b/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_archive_month.html
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@
 <h2>Conservancy Blog Archive: {{ month|date:"F, Y" }}</h2>
 
 {% for object in object_list %}
-    <div class="shaded">
     <p class="date">{{ object.pub_date|date:"F j, Y" }}</p>
     <h3><a href="{{ object.get_absolute_url }}">{{ object.headline|safe }}</a></h3>
         {{ object.summary|safe }}
     <p><span class="continued"><a href="{{ object.get_absolute_url }}">Read More...</a></span></p>
     <p class="date small">Posted by <strong>{{ object.author.formal_name }}</strong> on {{ object.pub_date|date:"F j, Y" }}</p>
     {% if object.tags.all %}<p class="blog-tags small">Tags: {% for tag in object.tags.all %}<a href="{{ tag.get_absolute_url }}">{{ tag.label }}</a>{% if not forloop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}</p>{% endif %}
-    </div>
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_list.html b/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_list.html
index a9b168b1ab9b9c150994fca051b530cb406f02ec..4c3cbb82087b67adda1f178c60617c1c116b9197 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_list.html
+++ b/www/conservancy/templates/blog/entry_list.html
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% for entry in blog_entries %}
-    <div class="shaded">
     <p class="date">{{ entry.pub_date|date:"F j, Y" }} by {{ entry.author.formal_name }}</p>
     <h3><a href="{{ entry.get_absolute_url }}">{{ entry.headline|safe }}</a></h3>
         {{ entry.body|safe }}
     <p class="date small">Posted by <strong>{{ entry.author.formal_name}}</strong> on {{ entry.pub_date|date:"F j, Y" }}</p>
     {% if entry.tags.all %}<p class="blog-tags small">Tags: {% for tag in entry.tags.all %}<a href="{{ tag.get_absolute_url }}">{{ tag.label }}</a>{% if not forloop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}</p>{% endif %}
-    </div>
 {% endfor %}
 
 <p>
diff --git a/www/conservancy/templates/news/pressrelease_list.html b/www/conservancy/templates/news/pressrelease_list.html
index 5eceb531e8476750415fd11e0ebc6b8216dacf50..074581d686e731fe43e4dba70bc60d336f9858d3 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/templates/news/pressrelease_list.html
+++ b/www/conservancy/templates/news/pressrelease_list.html
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 {% ifnotequal news.number 1 %}<p>(Page {{ news.number }} of {{ news.paginator.num_pages }})</p>{% endifnotequal %}
 
 {% for news_item in news %}
-    <div class="shaded">
     <p class="date">{{ news_item.pub_date|date:"F j, Y" }}</p>
     <h3><a href="{{ news_item.get_absolute_url }}">{{ news_item.headline|safe }}</a></h3>
     {% if news_item.is_recent %}
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@
         {{ news_item.summary|safe }}
     {% if news_item.body %}<p><span class="continued"><a href="{{ news_item.get_absolute_url }}">Read More...</a></span></p>{% endif %}
     {% endif %}
-    </div>
 {% endfor %}
 
 <p>