Thanks for responding. Generally, I can put in a reasonably long title. Like I just tried 12 words and they showed up fine on 3 lines. But sometimes it only displays the first three or so word (perhaps it is that everything after the first line fails to display).
I also noticed the last couple of days the calendar in the dock has said Aug 19, when it was, and is, way past that. As soon as I open iCal, the number corrected itself. I guess I am due for a restart (been about a week).
Thanks again.