Expanding box problem in some browsers

My bottom three dividers are having an expanding box problem in some browers. Any idea how to fix? This is my first website and I am clueless.....
www.privateinsurancebrokers.com
Source Code:
V <div id="container">
    <div id="main_image"><img src="Images/ThreeArch.jpg" width="960" height="400" alt="Kenneth G. Harris Insurance Agency" /></div>
    <div id="left_colum">
        <strong><a href="employeebenefits.html"><img src="Images/Website_EmployeeBenefits.jpg" width="310" height="127" alt="Employee Benefits Orange County" /></a>Employee Benefits
      </strong><br />
      Since 1972, Kenneth G. Harris Insurance Agency has advocated for our clients in the process of securing the highest value employee benefit program. <a href="employeebenefits.html" target="_new">Learn More»</a> </div>
    <div id="center_column"><strong><a href="HealthInsurance.html"><img src="Images/Family and Individual Insurance.jpg" alt="Family and Individual Insurance Services" width="310" height="127" align="top" /></a>Individual & Family Insurance Services
    </strong>Kenneth G. Harris Insurance Agency will work with our insurance and financial partners to assist you with all aspects of your personal insurance needs. <a href="individualinsurance.html" target="_new">Learn More»</a></div>
    <div id="right_column"><a href="news.html"><img src="Images/blog.jpg" width="310" height="127" alt="Health and Life Insurance News Orange County" /></a>
      <strong>Information</strong> <br />
Keep up-to-date with the latest employee benefits and private insurance news. Let us serve as your resource for health care reform news and<a href="article2.html" title="Kenneth G. Harris Insurance Agency Group Health and Individual Insurance" target="_new"> more»</a></div>
</div>

Your CSS Layout has a provision for clearing floats but I don't see it in your HTML markup.
Insert a float clearing <br> <p> or <hr> right above your footer division like so:
<hr class="clearfloat" />
<div class="footer">
Nancy O.
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    Button southButton = new colorChanger(southString);
    colorChanger Blues = new colorChanger(Color.blue);
    buttonListener Zap = new buttonListener(cp, myText, ep);
    kbListener Tap = new kbListener(ep, kbString);
//init
    public void init() {
     setLayout(new BorderLayout(5,5));
         np.addMouseListener(Blues);
     add("North",np);
         np.add(myText);
     np.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
         sp.addMouseListener(Blues);
         southButton.addActionListener(Zap);
     sp.add(southButton);
     add("South", sp);
     sp.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
         ep.addMouseListener(Blues);
     add("East",ep);
     ep.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
         wp.addMouseListener(Blues);
         wp.addKeyListener(Tap);
        add("West",wp);
     wp.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
         cp.addMouseListener(Blues);
     add("Center",cp);
     cp.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
/* MousePanel */
class MousePanel extends Panel {
    public String nameTag = "";
    Dimension myDimension = new Dimension(15,15);
//Constructor 1 - no name tag
    MousePanel(int h, int w) {
     myDimension.height = h;
     myDimension.width = w;
//Constructor2 - with name tag
    MousePanel(int h, int w, String nt) {
     myDimension.height = h;
     myDimension.width = w;
     nameTag = nt;
//paint
    public void paint(Graphics g) {
     g.drawString(nameTag,5,10);
//change text
    public void changeText(String s){
     nameTag = s;
     repaint();
    public Dimension getPreferredSize(){
     retrun myDimension;
//getMinimumSize
    public Dimension getMinimumSize(){
     return myDimension;
class colorChanger implements MouseListener {
    private Color oldColor = new Color(0,0,0);
    private Color changeColor = new Color(0,0,0);
    //constructor
    colorChanger(Color it){
     changeColor = it;
    //Methods required to implement MouseListener interface
    public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
     oldColor = e.getComponent().getBackground();
     e.getComponent().requestFocus();
    public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
     e.getComponent().setBackground(oldColor);
     e.getComponent().transferFocus();
    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
    public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
    public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
class buttonListener implements ActionListener {
    private MousePanel it1 = new MousePanel(0,0,"");
    private MousePanel it2 = new MousePanel(0,0,"");
    private TextField from = new TextField("");
    private String words = new String("");
    //constructor
    buttonListener(MousePanel target1, TextField source, MousePanel target2){
     it1 = target1;
     from = source;
     it2 = target2;
    //Methods required to implement ActionLIstener interface
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
     words = from.getText();
     it1.changeText(words);
     from.setText("");
     it2.changeText("");
}//end buttonListener
class kbListener implements KeyListener {
    private MousePanel it = new MousePanel(0,0,"");
    private String putString = new String("");
    //constructor
    kbListener(MousePanel target, String display){
        it = target;
     putString = display;
    //Methods required to implement KeyListener interface
    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
    public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e){
    public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e){
     putString = putString + e.getKeyChar();
     it.changeText(putString);
}When I compiled it, I got:
ActivityBox.java:18: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : constructor colorChanger (java.lang.String)
location: class colorChanger
    Button southButton = new colorChanger(southString);
                         ^
ActivityBox.java:24: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : constructor BorderLayout (int,int)
location: class BorderLayout
        setLayout(new BorderLayout(5,5));
                  ^
ActivityBox.java:28: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Cyan
location: class java.awt.Color
        np.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
                              ^
ActivityBox.java:33: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Cyan
location: class java.awt.Color
        sp.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
                              ^
ActivityBox.java:36: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Cyan
location: class java.awt.Color
        ep.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
                              ^
ActivityBox.java:40: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Cyan
location: class java.awt.Color
        wp.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
                              ^
ActivityBox.java:43: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Cyan
location: class java.awt.Color
        cp.setBackground(Color.Cyan);
                              ^
ActivityBox.java:72: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class retrun
location: class MousePanel
        retrun myDimension;
        ^
.\BorderLayout.java:8: setLayout(java.awt.LayoutManager) in java.awt.Container c
annot be applied to (BorderLayout)
        p.setLayout(new BorderLayout ());
         ^
.\BorderLayout.java:9: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable NORTH
location: class BorderLayout
        p.add("North", BorderLayout.NORTH);
                                   ^
.\BorderLayout.java:10: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable SOUTH
location: class BorderLayout
        p.add("SOUTH", BorderLayout.SOUTH);
                                   ^
.\BorderLayout.java:11: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable EAST
location: class BorderLayout
        p.add("EAST", BorderLayout.EAST);
                                  ^
.\BorderLayout.java:12: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable WEST
location: class BorderLayout
        p.add("WEST", BorderLayout.WEST);
                                  ^
.\BorderLayout.java:13: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable CENTER
location: class BorderLayout
        p.add("CENTER", BorderLayout.CENTER);
                                    ^
14 errors

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