Not everyone subscribes to the newsletter. For instance, I don't. I spend 8+ hours/day on ATP (you're one of my home pages on firefox), and didn't want the additional traffic to any of my several inboxes. And for some reason, I don't always see the FB posts, although I *do* see the ones that tell me ATP is friends with someone.
So it would be nice to have some type of announcement area on the home page as well. Just my 2 cents (not even enough to buy bubble gum anymore, let alone coffee)