Corey,
OK, in the next to last 3.0.x version of the widget I had an issue with the search results having a black glow, that was fixed in a 3.0.17f. In 3.1.x this was never an issue. The symbol displayed in each of the results has a dropshadow of black like all esri widgets do. The black glow that you liked on the features in the map (version 3.0.17) MOST people hated, as it did not allow for light colors like a white outline to actually be white on the map. As far as the printing... Can you post a image or pdf that shows this?