diff --git a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
index e264e97..d83bf6d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ class AnnouncementsController < ApplicationController
 
   def index
     if !OrbitHelper.params['tags'].blank?
-      announcements = Bulletin.where(:title.ne => "",:is_preview.in=>[false,nil],:title.ne => nil).can_display.is_approved.order_by(:postdate=>'desc').filter_by_tags(OrbitHelper.params['tags']).page(OrbitHelper.page_number).per(OrbitHelper.page_data_count)
+      announcements = Bulletin.where(:title.ne => "",:is_preview.in=>[false,nil]).and(:title.ne => nil).can_display.is_approved.order_by(:postdate=>'desc').filter_by_tags(OrbitHelper.params['tags']).page(OrbitHelper.page_number).per(OrbitHelper.page_data_count)
     else
-      announcements = Bulletin.where(:title.ne => "",:is_preview.in=>[false,nil],:title.ne => nil).can_display.is_approved.order_by(:postdate=>'desc').filter_by_categories.filter_by_tags
+      announcements = Bulletin.where(:title.ne => "",:is_preview.in=>[false,nil]).and(:title.ne => nil).can_display.is_approved.order_by(:postdate=>'desc').filter_by_categories.filter_by_tags
     end
 
     anns = announcements.collect do |a|
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class AnnouncementsController < ApplicationController
 
   def widget
     tags = ["all"] if OrbitHelper.widget_tags.empty?
-    announcements = Bulletin.where(:title.ne => "",:is_preview.in=>[false,nil],:title.ne => nil).can_display.is_approved.order_by(:postdate=>'desc').filter_by_widget_categories.filter_by_tags(tags)
+    announcements = Bulletin.where(:title.ne => "",:is_preview.in=>[false,nil]).and(:title.ne => nil).can_display.is_approved.order_by(:postdate=>'desc').filter_by_widget_categories.filter_by_tags(tags)
     page = Page.where(:module => "announcement").first rescue nil
     anns = announcements.collect do |a|
       statuses = a.statuses_with_classname.collect do |status|