:root {
  --bg: #f3f0e7;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --surface-muted: #e4e7dc;
  --text: #111514;
  --text-muted: #4c5049;
  --nav-bg: #101515;
  --nav-text: #f4f1e8;
  --accent-rust: #a65f3d;
  --accent-copper: #b8754f;
  --accent-teal: #176f7a;
  --line: rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.18);
  --line-strong: rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.42);
  --photo-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.52);
  --paper: var(--bg);
  --paper-deep: var(--surface-muted);
  --white: #ffffff;
  --ink: var(--text);
  --ink-soft: var(--text-muted);
  --muted: var(--text-muted);
  --line-soft: var(--line);
  --copper: var(--accent-rust);
  --water: var(--accent-teal);
  --grass: #63734f;
  --gold: #c48f3a;
  --font-sans: "Arial Narrow", "Roboto Condensed", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --rule: var(--line-strong);
  --accent: var(--accent-rust);
  --radius: 6px;
  --container: 1240px;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  color-scheme: light;
  font-family:
    "Arial Narrow", "Roboto Condensed", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

body {
  min-width: 320px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--text);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.018) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.018) 1px, transparent 1px),
    var(--bg);
  background-size: 42px 42px;
}

html[data-theme="dark"] body,
body:has(.theme-toggle-input:checked) {
  color-scheme: dark;
  --bg: #0d1110;
  --surface: #121816;
  --surface-muted: #1b211f;
  --text: #f1ede3;
  --text-muted: #b8b1a4;
  --nav-bg: #080b0a;
  --nav-text: #f1ede3;
  --accent-rust: #b8663f;
  --accent-copper: #c27a4d;
  --accent-teal: #4f8d8f;
  --line: rgba(194, 122, 77, 0.25);
  --line-strong: rgba(194, 122, 77, 0.46);
  --photo-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.68);
  --paper: var(--bg);
  --paper-deep: var(--surface-muted);
  --ink: var(--text);
  --ink-soft: var(--text-muted);
  --muted: var(--text-muted);
  --line-soft: var(--line);
  --copper: var(--accent-rust);
  --water: var(--accent-teal);
  --gold: #d19256;
  --rule: var(--line-strong);
  --accent: var(--accent-rust);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(194, 122, 77, 0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(194, 122, 77, 0.026) 1px, transparent 1px),
    var(--bg);
  background-size: 42px 42px;
}

img,
svg {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-rust) 62%, transparent);
  text-decoration-thickness: 0.08em;
  text-underline-offset: 0.18em;
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--accent-rust);
  text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
label:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-teal) 52%, transparent);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1.02;
}

h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin-bottom: 1.15rem;
  font-size: 4.65rem;
}

h2 {
  font-size: 2.45rem;
}

h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  font-size: 1.75rem;
}

.container {
  width: min(100% - 2rem, var(--container));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1rem;
  top: 1rem;
  z-index: 20;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem;
  color: var(--nav-text);
  background: var(--nav-bg);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  transform: translateY(-150%);
}

.skip-link:focus {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.theme-toggle-input {
  position: absolute;
  inline-size: 1px;
  block-size: 1px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.site-header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
  background: var(--surface);
  border-top: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.logo-masthead {
  background: var(--surface);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.logo-masthead-inner {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 132px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1.4rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.issue-note {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.issue-note-right {
  text-align: right;
}

.masthead-right {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.brand-logo-surface {
  display: grid;
  min-width: 160px;
  min-height: 108px;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.75rem;
  place-items: center;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.brand-logo {
  width: 150px;
  max-height: 96px;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.theme-toggle {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.theme-toggle-track {
  position: relative;
  width: 38px;
  height: 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--surface-muted);
}

.theme-toggle-track::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 3px;
  left: 3px;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  background: var(--accent-rust);
  content: "";
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.theme-toggle-input:checked ~ .site-header .theme-toggle-track::after {
  transform: translateX(18px);
}

.search-link {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-grid;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  place-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.search-link span {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  border: 2px solid var(--text);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.search-link span::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 7px;
  bottom: 7px;
  width: 8px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--text);
  content: "";
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.site-nav {
  color: var(--nav-text);
  background: var(--nav-bg);
}

.nav-inner {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.site-nav a {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  align-items: center;
  padding-inline: 1.15rem;
  border-left: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 14%, transparent);
  color: inherit;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-nav a:last-child {
  border-right: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 14%, transparent);
}

.site-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--nav-bg);
  background: var(--accent-copper);
}

.sponsor-ribbon {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--surface-muted);
}

.sponsor-ribbon-inner {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 38px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.45rem 0.75rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sponsor-ribbon a {
  color: var(--accent-teal);
  font-weight: 950;
}

.hero-newsdesk {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 495px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--nav-bg);
}

.hero-photo,
.hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.hero-photo {
  background:
    url("images/home-local-hero.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  filter: saturate(0.82) contrast(1.03);
}

.hero-overlay {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.78) 0%, var(--photo-overlay) 46%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34) 100%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.38), transparent 45%);
}

.hero-newsdesk-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 495px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 330px;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: 4rem;
}

.hero-copy h1,
.hero-copy .lead-deck,
.hero-copy .eyebrow {
  color: #f6f1e7;
}

.hero-copy .eyebrow {
  color: var(--accent-copper);
}

.hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  font-size: 4.7rem;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
}

.lead-deck {
  max-width: 62ch;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-family: Arial, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.hero-copy .lead-deck {
  max-width: 58ch;
}

.text-link,
.section-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 36px;
  color: var(--accent-copper);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-decoration-thickness: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.text-link::after,
.section-link::after {
  margin-left: 0.35rem;
  content: "->";
}

.eyebrow,
.story-kicker,
.story-meta {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  color: var(--accent-rust);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pillar-strip {
  background: var(--surface);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.pillar-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  padding-block: 1.35rem;
}

.pillar-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0.7rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0.55rem 1rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.pillar-item:first-child {
  border-left: 0;
}

.pillar-mark {
  display: grid;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--accent-rust);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.pillar-item strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pillar-item small {
  display: block;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.28;
}

.latest-news {
  padding: 2rem 0 2.6rem;
  background: var(--bg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.section-rail {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.section-rail h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-family:
    "Arial Narrow", "Roboto Condensed", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.latest-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(360px, 0.88fr);
  gap: 1.1rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
}

.feature-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 350px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.feature-card img,
.compact-story img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.feature-card img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.card-shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.68), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18)),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42), transparent 55%);
}

.feature-card-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 350px;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 1.4rem;
}

.feature-card h3 {
  max-width: 16ch;
  color: #f6f1e7;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
}

.feature-card h3 a,
.compact-story h3 a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.feature-card p:not(.story-kicker, .story-meta) {
  max-width: 34ch;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, #f6f1e7 82%, transparent);
}

.feature-card .story-meta {
  color: #f6f1e7;
  text-align: left;
}

.stacked-news {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.85rem;
}

.compact-story {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 108px;
  grid-template-columns: 190px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.compact-story img {
  min-height: 108px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.compact-copy {
  padding-bottom: 0.85rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.compact-story h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.compact-story p:not(.story-kicker, .story-meta) {
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.compact-story .story-meta {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  text-align: left;
}

.page-hero {
  padding: 3.5rem 0 3rem;
  background: var(--bg);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.page-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(240px, 0.45fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: end;
}

.page-hero h1 {
  max-width: 11ch;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.page-hero p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.article-river {
  padding: 3.5rem 0;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 64%, transparent);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.river-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 260px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.river-heading {
  position: sticky;
  top: 1rem;
}

.river-heading h2,
.departments-intro h2,
.utility-heading h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.river-list {
  display: grid;
}

.river-story {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 70px minmax(0, 1fr) 150px;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 1.45rem 0;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.river-story:last-child {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.story-number {
  color: var(--accent-teal);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
}

.story-copy p:not(.story-kicker) {
  max-width: 66ch;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.story-meta {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  text-align: right;
}

.newsroom-utility {
  padding: 3.4rem 0;
  background: var(--bg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.utility-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.35fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.utility-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.25rem;
  border-block: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.utility-list article {
  min-height: 180px;
  padding: 1.15rem 0;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.utility-list article:first-child {
  border-left: 0;
}

.utility-list h3 {
  font-size: 1.42rem;
}

.utility-list p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.article-hero {
  padding: 3rem 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-rust) 16%, transparent) 0 18px, transparent 18px),
    var(--bg);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.article-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.78fr) minmax(260px, 0.42fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.article-hero h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
}

.article-deck {
  max-width: 60ch;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 1.22rem;
}

.article-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem 1rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-brand-art {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1rem;
  background: var(--nav-bg);
  border: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.article-brand-art img {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, #ffffff 18%, transparent);
}

.article-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 260px minmax(0, 760px);
  gap: 2.5rem;
  align-items: start;
  padding-block: 3.25rem;
}

.article-side-note {
  position: sticky;
  top: 1rem;
  padding-block: 1rem;
  border-block: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.article-side-note p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.article-body {
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.article-body p {
  margin-bottom: 1.15rem;
}

.article-body h2 {
  margin: 2.2rem 0 0.8rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.article-body strong {
  font-weight: 900;
}

.article-sources {
  margin-top: 2.8rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-sources ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.15rem;
}

.article-sources a {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.article-body blockquote {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.2rem 0 1.2rem 1.25rem;
  color: var(--text);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--accent-rust);
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.article-body blockquote p {
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}

.article-body cite {
  display: block;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-family:
    "Arial Narrow", "Roboto Condensed", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-flyer {
  margin: 2.4rem 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.article-flyer img {
  width: 100%;
}

.article-flyer figcaption {
  padding: 0.8rem 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 750;
}

.sela-feature,
.bottom-band {
  color: var(--nav-text);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent-rust) 0 14px, transparent 14px),
    var(--nav-bg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.sela-feature {
  padding: 3.75rem 0;
}

.sela-feature.is-page-section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.sela-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.38fr) minmax(0, 0.62fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.sela-heading {
  position: sticky;
  top: 1rem;
}

.sela-heading h2,
.bottom-band h2 {
  color: var(--nav-text);
}

.sela-heading h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.sela-heading p:not(.eyebrow),
.outlook-days p,
.sela-story p:not(.story-kicker, .story-meta),
.bottom-band p:last-child {
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 76%, transparent);
}

.sela-heading .text-link {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.outlook-panel {
  padding: 1.25rem 0 1.75rem;
  border-block: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 38%, transparent);
}

.outlook-days {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.outlook-days article {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.outlook-days span {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.outlook-days strong {
  color: var(--nav-text);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.sela-article-list {
  grid-column: 2;
  display: grid;
}

.sela-story {
  padding: 1.35rem 0;
  border-top: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 38%, transparent);
}

.sela-story:last-child {
  border-bottom: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 38%, transparent);
}

.sela-story h3 {
  max-width: 20ch;
  color: var(--nav-text);
}

.sela-story .story-meta {
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 62%, transparent);
  text-align: left;
}

.departments {
  padding: 3.75rem 0;
  background: var(--surface-muted);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.departments-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.42fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
}

.department-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.department-list li {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.department-list li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.department-list a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 0.38fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 1.15rem 0;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.department-list span {
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.department-list small {
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.department-list a:hover span {
  color: var(--accent-teal);
}

.bottom-band {
  padding: 3.4rem 0;
}

.bottom-band-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 170px minmax(0, 1fr) 320px;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.bottom-band .eyebrow {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.bottom-band h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: 2.35rem;
}

.site-footer {
  padding: 1.25rem 0;
  color: var(--nav-text);
  background: var(--nav-bg);
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 18%, transparent);
}

.footer-inner {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.footer-inner p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.footer-inner nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.footer-inner a {
  color: inherit;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}

@media (max-width: 1040px) {
  h1,
  .hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: 3.7rem;
  }

  .logo-masthead-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    padding: 1rem 0;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .issue-note,
  .issue-note-right {
    text-align: center;
  }

  .masthead-right {
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .brand {
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .hero-newsdesk-grid,
  .latest-grid,
  .river-grid,
  .utility-grid,
  .departments-grid,
  .page-hero-grid,
  .article-hero-grid,
  .article-layout,
  .sela-grid,
  .bottom-band-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .hero-newsdesk-grid {
    gap: 1.5rem;
    align-content: center;
  }

  .river-heading,
  .article-side-note,
  .sela-heading {
    position: static;
  }

  .sela-article-list {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .pillar-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .pillar-item:nth-child(odd) {
    border-left: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  h1,
  .hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 100%;
    font-size: 2.55rem;
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }

  h3 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
  }

  .container {
    width: min(100% - 1.25rem, var(--container));
  }

  .brand-logo-surface {
    min-height: 92px;
  }

  .brand-logo {
    width: 132px;
    max-height: 84px;
  }

  .masthead-right {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .nav-inner {
    justify-content: flex-start;
    overflow-x: auto;
  }

  .site-nav a {
    min-height: 42px;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    padding-inline: 0.85rem;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
  }

  .sponsor-ribbon-inner {
    justify-content: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .hero-newsdesk,
  .hero-newsdesk-grid {
    min-height: 560px;
  }

  .hero-newsdesk-grid {
    padding-block: 2.5rem;
  }

  .pillar-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-block: 0.65rem;
  }

  .pillar-item {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .pillar-item:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .section-rail {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .feature-card,
  .feature-card-copy {
    min-height: 320px;
  }

  .feature-card h3 {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
  }

  .compact-story {
    grid-template-columns: 112px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 0.8rem;
  }

  .compact-story img {
    min-height: 120px;
  }

  .page-hero {
    padding: 2.3rem 0;
  }

  .page-hero h1,
  .article-hero h1 {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .article-hero {
    padding: 2rem 0;
  }

  .article-layout {
    gap: 1.5rem;
    padding-block: 2rem;
  }

  .article-body {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .article-body blockquote {
    padding-left: 1rem;
    font-size: 1.18rem;
  }

  .river-story {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.7rem;
  }

  .utility-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .utility-list article {
    min-height: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .utility-list article:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .outlook-days {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .story-meta {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .department-list a {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.45rem;
  }

  .footer-inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

/* Premier newsroom polish layer */
.logo-masthead {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.026) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.018) 1px, transparent 1px),
    var(--surface);
  background-size: 34px 34px;
}

.brand-logo-surface {
  min-width: 188px;
  min-height: 116px;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.95rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.08);
}

.brand-logo {
  width: 174px;
  max-height: 102px;
}

.sponsor-ribbon {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-rust) 18%, transparent), transparent 22%, transparent 78%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-teal) 16%, transparent)),
    var(--surface-muted);
}

.hero-newsdesk,
.hero-newsdesk-grid {
  min-height: 560px;
}

.hero-overlay {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.82) 0%, var(--photo-overlay) 42%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22) 100%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.52), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 72% 18%, rgba(184, 117, 79, 0.22), transparent 28%);
}

.hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 12.5ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 7vw, 6.35rem);
}

.pillar-strip {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-teal) 8%, transparent), transparent),
    var(--surface);
}

.pillar-item {
  transition: background 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
}

.pillar-item:hover {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-copper) 10%, transparent);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.newsroom-strip {
  background: var(--nav-bg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.newsroom-strip-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.newsroom-strip p {
  min-height: 94px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.05rem 1.1rem;
  border-left: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 18%, transparent);
}

.newsroom-strip p:first-child {
  border-left: 0;
}

.newsroom-strip strong,
.newsroom-strip span {
  display: block;
}

.newsroom-strip strong {
  color: var(--accent-copper);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.newsroom-strip span {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 74%, transparent);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.38;
}

.latest-news {
  padding: 2.4rem 0 3rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--surface) 0, var(--bg) 48%),
    var(--bg);
}

.section-rail {
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--line-strong);
}

.feature-card,
.feature-card-copy {
  min-height: 470px;
}

.feature-card {
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.12);
}

.feature-card h3 {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.2vw, 3.65rem);
}

.compact-story {
  min-height: 120px;
  grid-template-columns: 178px minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.compact-copy {
  border-bottom-color: var(--line-strong);
}

.page-hero {
  padding: 4.2rem 0 3.5rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-rust) 12%, transparent) 0 18px, transparent 18px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 85% 15%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-teal) 12%, transparent), transparent 28%),
    var(--bg);
}

.article-river {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 82%, transparent), color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 55%, transparent)),
    var(--bg);
}

.river-story {
  transition: background 160ms ease, padding-inline 160ms ease;
}

.river-story:hover {
  padding-inline: 0.85rem;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-copper) 8%, transparent);
}

.front-page-ledger {
  padding: 4rem 0;
  background: var(--surface);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.ledger-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.38fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2.4rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.ledger-heading {
  position: sticky;
  top: 1rem;
}

.ledger-heading h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.ledger-heading p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
}

.ledger-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.ledger-item {
  min-height: 260px;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface-muted) 48%, transparent), transparent),
    var(--surface);
}

.ledger-item h3 {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
}

.ledger-item h3 a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ledger-item p:not(.story-kicker) {
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.ledger-item.is-watch {
  border-top: 5px solid var(--accent-rust);
}

.ledger-item.is-access {
  border-top: 5px solid var(--accent-teal);
}

.ledger-item.is-suck {
  border-top: 5px solid var(--gold);
}

.ledger-item.is-working {
  border-top: 5px solid var(--grass);
}

.investigation-band {
  padding: 4rem 0;
  color: var(--nav-text);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent-rust) 0 16px, transparent 16px),
    linear-gradient(rgba(244, 241, 232, 0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    var(--nav-bg);
  background-size: auto, 40px 40px, auto;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.investigation-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.42fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.investigation-band h2 {
  max-width: 11ch;
  color: var(--nav-text);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.investigation-copy {
  padding-top: 0.5rem;
  border-top: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 36%, transparent);
}

.investigation-copy p {
  max-width: 72ch;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 78%, transparent);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
}

.desk-directory {
  padding: 3.75rem 0;
  background: var(--surface-muted);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.desk-directory-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 260px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.desk-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.desk-list a {
  min-height: 170px;
  padding: 1.1rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  text-decoration: none;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 58%, transparent);
}

.desk-list span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.desk-list small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.65rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.desk-list a:hover {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-copper) 12%, var(--surface));
}

.article-hero {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-rust) 18%, transparent) 0 18px, transparent 18px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 12%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-teal) 12%, transparent), transparent 30%),
    var(--bg);
}

@media (max-width: 1040px) {
  .ledger-grid,
  .investigation-grid,
  .desk-directory-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ledger-heading {
    position: static;
  }

  .newsroom-strip-grid,
  .desk-list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .brand-logo-surface {
    min-width: 152px;
    min-height: 94px;
  }

  .brand-logo {
    width: 136px;
  }

  .hero-newsdesk,
  .hero-newsdesk-grid {
    min-height: 620px;
  }

  .hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 100%;
    font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 12vw, 3.35rem);
  }

  .feature-card,
  .feature-card-copy {
    min-height: 390px;
  }

  .compact-story {
    grid-template-columns: 112px minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .newsroom-strip-grid,
  .ledger-list,
  .desk-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .newsroom-strip p,
  .ledger-list,
  .desk-list {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .ledger-item,
  .desk-list a {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .investigation-band h2 {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

/* Mobile editorial polish */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  body {
    background-size: 32px 32px;
  }

  .container {
    width: min(100% - 1rem, var(--container));
  }

  .logo-masthead-inner {
    min-height: 0;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    padding: 0.85rem 0 0.7rem;
  }

  .issue-note {
    max-width: 28ch;
    margin-inline: auto;
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  }

  .issue-note-right {
    display: none;
  }

  .brand-logo-surface {
    min-width: 146px;
    min-height: 86px;
    padding: 0.38rem 0.65rem;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(17, 21, 20, 0.08);
  }

  .brand-logo {
    width: 128px;
    max-height: 78px;
  }

  .masthead-right {
    gap: 0.7rem;
  }

  .theme-toggle {
    font-size: 0.64rem;
  }

  .search-link {
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
  }

  .nav-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    overflow: visible;
  }

  .site-nav a {
    min-height: 40px;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 0.65rem 0.35rem;
    border-left: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 10%, transparent);
    font-size: 0.64rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.055em;
    line-height: 1.15;
    text-align: center;
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .site-nav a:nth-child(3n + 1) {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .site-nav a:last-child {
    border-left: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 10%, transparent);
  }

  .sponsor-ribbon-inner {
    gap: 0.28rem 0.45rem;
    padding: 0.5rem 0;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    line-height: 1.25;
  }

  .hero-newsdesk,
  .hero-newsdesk-grid {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .hero-newsdesk-grid {
    gap: 1.1rem;
    padding-block: 3.1rem 1.35rem;
  }

  .hero-overlay {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.74) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54) 54%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84) 100%),
      radial-gradient(circle at 80% 20%, rgba(184, 117, 79, 0.2), transparent 36%);
  }

  .hero-copy .eyebrow {
    font-size: 0.68rem;
  }

  .hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 9.4ch;
    margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 16vw, 4.65rem);
    line-height: 0.96;
  }

  .lead-deck {
    max-width: 34ch;
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.48;
  }

  .newsroom-strip-grid {
    gap: 0;
  }

  .newsroom-strip p {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 0.9rem 0.15rem 0.9rem 0.85rem;
    border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 14%, transparent);
    border-left: 4px solid var(--accent-copper);
  }

  .newsroom-strip p:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--accent-copper);
  }

  .newsroom-strip strong {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
  }

  .newsroom-strip span {
    max-width: 42ch;
    font-size: 0.86rem;
  }

  .pillar-grid {
    gap: 0;
  }

  .pillar-item {
    min-height: 72px;
    padding: 0.85rem 0.25rem;
  }

  .pillar-mark {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    font-size: 1.08rem;
  }

  .pillar-item strong {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
  }

  .pillar-item small {
    font-size: 0.76rem;
  }

  .latest-news,
  .front-page-ledger,
  .investigation-band,
  .desk-directory {
    padding-block: 2.35rem;
  }

  .section-rail {
    gap: 0.55rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
  }

  .section-rail h2,
  .ledger-heading h2,
  .desk-directory h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 8vw, 2.1rem);
  }

  .feature-card,
  .feature-card-copy {
    min-height: 365px;
  }

  .feature-card-copy {
    padding: 1rem;
  }

  .feature-card h3 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 10vw, 2.85rem);
  }

  .compact-story {
    min-height: 0;
    grid-template-columns: 104px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }

  .compact-story img {
    min-height: 108px;
  }

  .compact-copy {
    padding-bottom: 0.85rem;
  }

  .compact-copy h3 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    line-height: 1.08;
  }

  .compact-story p:not(.story-kicker, .story-meta) {
    display: none;
  }

  .story-kicker {
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
  }

  .story-meta {
    font-size: 0.66rem;
  }

  .ledger-grid,
  .investigation-grid,
  .desk-directory-grid {
    gap: 1.1rem;
  }

  .ledger-heading p:not(.eyebrow),
  .investigation-copy p,
  .desk-directory-grid > div > p {
    font-size: 0.98rem;
  }

  .ledger-list,
  .desk-list {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .ledger-item {
    padding: 1rem 0.9rem;
  }

  .ledger-item h3,
  .desk-list span {
    font-size: 1.36rem;
  }

  .investigation-band {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, var(--accent-rust) 0 7px, transparent 7px),
      linear-gradient(rgba(244, 241, 232, 0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
      var(--nav-bg);
    background-size: auto, 34px 34px, auto;
  }

  .investigation-copy {
    padding-top: 0.85rem;
  }

  .desk-list a {
    padding: 0.95rem 0.9rem;
  }

  .footer-inner {
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }

  .footer-inner nav {
    gap: 0.5rem 0.9rem;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 390px) {
  .nav-inner {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .site-nav a:nth-child(3n + 1) {
    border-left: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--nav-text) 10%, transparent);
  }

  .site-nav a:nth-child(odd) {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 15vw, 3.7rem);
  }

  .compact-story {
    grid-template-columns: 92px minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .compact-story img {
    min-height: 98px;
  }
}

/* Hero card removal: keep homepage hero intentional on desktop and mobile. */
.hero-newsdesk-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  max-width: min(100% - 2rem, 1240px);
}

.hero-copy {
  max-width: 760px;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero-newsdesk-grid {
    max-width: min(100% - 1rem, 1240px);
  }
}