Found the problem

The command <font color=3D"#FFCC00"> in front of the date does not affect the links.
Add style="color:#ffffff" to their <a> tags if they want the links to be white, because where the color:#ffffff definition is won't work in most email browsers.

Here is how they should look in the html:

<a href=3D"#13eeff89ba5f76c7_story1"> <font color=3D"#FFFFFF"> News &amp; Views</a><br><br> </font>
<a href=3D"#13eeff89ba5f76c7_story2"> <font color=3D"#FFFFFF"> Hot Threads</a><br><br>
<a href=3D"#13eeff89ba5f76c7_story3"> <font color=3D"#FFFFFF"> Notable Quotes</a><br><br>
<a href=3D"#13eeff89ba5f76c7_story4"> <font color=3D"#FFFFFF"> FlyerTalk Bio</a>
<br><br><a href=3D"#13eeff89ba5f76c7_story5"> <font color=3D"#FFFFFF"> TalkMail Tips</a>
<br><br><a href=3D"#13eeff89ba5f76c7_story6"> <font color=3D"#FFFFFF"> Trip Reports</a><br><br>
<a href=3D"#13eeff89ba5f76c7_story7"> <font color=3D"#FFFFFF"> Community Page</a><br><br>
<a href=3D"#13eeff89ba5f76c7_story8"> <font color=3D"#FFFFFF"> At The Gate</a> </font> <br><br>

If this was coded in dreamweaver, they don't realize what the code is, merely that they've put in white font, but it isn’t working.