Is there a way to bullet each category in the list?
 

Many of my category names go beyond the short line on the left side of each page. Is there a way to make them a bulleted list so categories don't get confused? The multiple lines make it appear as if there are more categories than there really are.

Thanks,

Jeremy

You could also separate them with a horizontal line, often looks quite effective, depending on your design.

Just add an[*] tag in the appropriate place in categories.tpl

Thanks for the tip! Now, one more question... is there a way to show the number of items in a given category on that list?

Thanks,

Jeremy

You could try stealing the code form subcategories.tpl that does just that.