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/* Modern color treatment, with the reading column kept quiet. */
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.hero h1{color:#103a4c}
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.submission-choices span{font:700 22px/1.2 Georgia,serif;margin:12px 0 8px}
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.submission-heading p{font:16px/1.55 system-ui,sans-serif;color:#536b75}
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#businesses form{border-top-color:#dd7946}#local-news form{border-top-color:#776399}
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.brand small{text-align:center;margin-top:3px}
.breadcrumbs{background:transparent;border:0;font:700 12px system-ui,sans-serif;color:#66818c;margin-bottom:24px}
.breadcrumbs a{color:#0f7182}
.key-facts{background:#eaf2f0;border-left:4px solid #0f7182;padding:18px 23px;margin:23px 0}
.key-facts h2{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:23px}
.key-facts ul{margin:0;padding-left:22px}
.profile-list .story-card{margin:17px 0}
@media(max-width:800px){.brand img{width:min(355px,70vw)}}
@media(max-width:480px){.brand img{width:min(275px,67vw)}.brand small{font-size:7px}}
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.home-news .section-title{align-items:end;margin:0 0 21px;gap:18px}
.home-news .section-title h1{font:700 clamp(34px,4vw,51px)/1.08 Georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px;color:#123c50}
.section-kicker{font:700 12px system-ui,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3px;color:#59747d;margin-bottom:13px;text-align:right}
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.lead-feed .feed-item:first-of-type{border-top:2px solid #dbe6e5}
.home-topics{margin-top:34px}.home-topics .feed-box{min-height:350px}
.home-topics .feed-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
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