:root {
      --ink: #111;
      --muted: #555;
      --rule: #222;
      --soft: #e8e8e8;
      --bg: #fff;
      --accent: #8b0000;
      --alert-bg: #fff8f0;
      --ad-bg: #f4f4f4;
      --draft: #c45c00;
      --col: 700px;
      --rail: 280px;
      --max: 1280px;
    }

    * { box-sizing: border-box; }
    html { font-size: 16px; }
    body {
      margin: 0;
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
      color: var(--ink);
      background: var(--bg);
      line-height: 1.45;
    }
    a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
    a:hover { text-decoration: underline; color: var(--accent); }
    img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

    /* Draft banner */
    .draft-banner {
      background: var(--draft);
      color: #fff;
      text-align: center;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 0.45rem 1rem;
    }

    /* Top utility bar */
    .util-bar {
      background: #111;
      color: #eee;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      padding: 0.35rem 1rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 1rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
    .util-bar a { color: #eee; }
    .util-bar a:hover { color: #fff; }

    .wrap {
      max-width: var(--max);
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 1rem;
      width: 100%;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    /* Masthead */
    .masthead {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: stretch;
      gap: 0.75rem;
      padding: 1rem 0 0.85rem;
      border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 100%;
      overflow: visible;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }
    .masthead-center {
      text-align: center;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 100%;
      min-width: 0;
      overflow: visible;
    }
    .masthead-ear {
      justify-self: start;
    }
    .masthead-center {
      text-align: center;
      justify-self: center;
    }
    .masthead-meta {
      justify-self: end;
      text-align: right;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      color: var(--muted);
      line-height: 1.5;
    }
    .nameplate {
      margin: 0;
      line-height: 0;
    }
    .nameplate a {
      display: inline-block;
      line-height: 0;
    }
    .nameplate a:hover { text-decoration: none; opacity: 0.92; }
    .nameplate-img {
      width: 100%; max-width: 900px;
      max-width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      margin: 0 auto;
      display: block;
      object-fit: contain; object-position: center;
    }
    
    .masthead-side-row {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 1rem;
      width: 100%;
    }
    .lede-body {
      margin-top: 0.85rem;
      font-size: 1rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
    }
    .lede-body p { margin: 0 0 0.75rem; }
    .lede-more {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-top: 0.5rem !important;
    }

    .tagline {
      /* Tagline is baked into locked A2A3 masthead art */
      display: none;
    }

    /* Nav */
    .nav {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 0.15rem 1.1rem;
      padding: 0.55rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft);
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    }
    .nav a { color: var(--ink); }
    .issue-bar {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      color: var(--muted);
      padding: 0.55rem 0 0.85rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 1rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft);
      margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
    }
    .issue-bar strong { color: var(--ink); }

    /* Ad placeholders */
    .ad {
      background: var(--ad-bg);
      border: 1px dashed #aaa;
      color: #666;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      text-align: center;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 0.2rem;
      padding: 0.5rem;
    }
    .ad .price {
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #444;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
    }
    .ad-ear { width: 180px; height: 90px; }
    .ad-banner {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 728px;
      height: 90px;
      margin: 0 auto 1.25rem;
    }
    .ad-strip {
      width: 100%;
      height: 70px;
      margin-top: 0.75rem;
    }
    .ad-label {
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      color: #888;
    }

    /* Layout: main + rails */
    .layout {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr var(--rail);
      gap: 1.5rem;
      align-items: start;
    }
    .main-col { min-width: 0; max-width: 100%; }

    /* Featured + headline stack */
    .featured-block {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr;
      gap: 1.25rem;
      padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
      border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    }
    .lede-kicker {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--accent);
      margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
    }
    .lede-hed {
      font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3.2vw, 2.05rem);
      line-height: 1.15;
      margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
      font-weight: 700;
    }
    .lede-dek {
      font-size: 1.02rem;
      color: #333;
      margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
    }
    .byline {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      color: var(--muted);
    }
    .lede-art {
      background: transparent;
      color: #555;
      margin: 0.85rem 0 0;
      padding: 0;
      overflow: visible;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 100%;
    }
    .lede-art img {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      display: block;
      object-fit: contain; object-position: center;
    }
    .lede-art figcaption {
      padding: 0.45rem 0 0;
    }

    .hed-stack {
      list-style: none;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      border-left: 1px solid var(--soft);
      padding-left: 1rem;
    }
    .hed-stack li {
      padding: 0.65rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft);
    }
    .hed-stack li:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
    .hed-stack li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
    .hed-stack .kicker {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.65rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--muted);
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
    }
    .hed-stack h3 {
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      line-height: 1.25;
      margin: 0;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    /* Section heads */
    .sec-head {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
      padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
      margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: baseline;
    }
    .sec-head a {
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      color: var(--muted);
    }

    /* Recently river */
    .river { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
    .river-item {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr;
      gap: 0.85rem;
      padding: 0.75rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft);
    }
    .river-thumb {
      background: #ddd;
      aspect-ratio: 4/3;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      color: #777;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 0.35rem;
    }
    .river-item h3 {
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      line-height: 1.25;
      margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
    }
    .river-item p {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: #444;
    }
    .river-meta {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      color: var(--muted);
      margin-top: 0.35rem;
    }

    /* Events */
    .events {
      background: #fafafa;
      border: 1px solid var(--soft);
      padding: 0.9rem 1rem 1rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }
    .events .sec-head { margin-top: 0; }
    .cal-day {
      margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
    }
    .cal-day h4 {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
      color: var(--accent);
    }
    .cal-day ul {
      list-style: none;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }
    .cal-day li {
      font-size: 0.92rem;
      padding: 0.28rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px dotted #ddd;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 4.5rem 1fr;
      gap: 0.5rem;
    }
    .cal-day li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
    .cal-time {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--muted);
    }

    /* Alerts */
    .alerts {
      background: var(--alert-bg);
      border: 1px solid #e8d5c0;
      border-left: 4px solid var(--accent);
      padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }
    .alerts .sec-head {
      border-bottom-color: #c45c00;
      color: #7a2e00;
    }
    .alert-note {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      color: #8a5a2b;
      margin: -0.4rem 0 0.65rem;
      font-style: italic;
    }
    .alerts ul {
      list-style: none;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }
    .alerts li {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      padding: 0.4rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid #eddcc8;
      display: flex;
      gap: 0.65rem;
      align-items: baseline;
    }
    .alerts li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
    .alert-time {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #8a5a2b;
      white-space: nowrap;
      min-width: 3.5rem;
    }
    .alert-tag {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      background: #fff;
      border: 1px solid #d4b896;
      padding: 0.1rem 0.35rem;
      color: #7a2e00;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    /* Tips + newsletter */
    .cta-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 1rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }
    .cta-box {
      border: 1px solid var(--ink);
      padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
      background: #fff;
    }
    .cta-box h3 {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
    }
    .cta-box p {
      margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
      font-size: 0.92rem;
      color: #333;
    }
    .cta-box .btn {
      display: inline-block;
      background: var(--ink);
      color: #fff;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 0.45rem 0.9rem;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      text-decoration: none;
    }
    .cta-box .btn:hover { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }
    .nl-form {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 0.4rem;
    }
    .nl-form input[type="email"] {
      flex: 1 1 140px;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      padding: 0.45rem 0.55rem;
      border: 1px solid #999;
    }
    .nl-form button {
      background: var(--ink);
      color: #fff;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 0.45rem 0.85rem;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
    }
    .form-hint {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.65rem;
      color: var(--muted);
      margin-top: 0.4rem;
    }

    /* Sidebar */
    .sidebar { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.1rem; }
    .side-card {
      border: 1px solid var(--soft);
      padding: 0.85rem;
      background: #fafafa;
    }
    .side-card h3 {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
      padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
      border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
    }
    .side-card ul {
      list-style: none;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }
    .side-card li {
      font-size: 0.88rem;
      padding: 0.4rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft);
      line-height: 1.3;
    }
    .side-card li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
    .side-weather {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
    }
    .wx-row {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      padding: 0.25rem 0;
    }
    .wx-big {
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1;
      margin: 0.25rem 0 0.5rem;
    }

    /* Footer */
    footer {
      margin-top: 2rem;
      border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
      padding: 1.25rem 0 2rem;
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      color: var(--muted);
    }
    footer .ft-name {
      font-family: Georgia, serif;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
    }
    footer a { color: var(--muted); }
    .ft-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 1.5rem;
      margin-top: 0.75rem;
    }

    /* Responsive */
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
      .layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .sidebar { order: 2; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
      .masthead { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
      .masthead-ear, .masthead-meta { justify-self: center; text-align: center; }
      .ad-ear { margin: 0 auto; }
      .featured-block { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .hed-stack { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--soft); padding-top: 0.75rem; }
      .cta-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .ft-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    }
    @media (max-width: 600px) {
      .sidebar { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .river-item { grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr; }
      .nameplate-img { width: min(640px, 96vw); max-width: 100%; }
      .masthead-side-row { flex-direction: column; }
      .util-bar { justify-content: center; text-align: center; }
    }


/* ===== Static site extras ===== */
body { margin: 0; background: #fff; }
a { color: inherit; }
.story-page .wrap { max-width: 720px; }
.story-page .story-hed {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.2vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.5rem;
}
.story-page .story-dek {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #333;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}
.story-page .story-body {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.story-page .story-body p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.story-page .story-body em { font-style: italic; }
.site-footer-mini {
  margin: 2.5rem 0 1.5rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
  font: 0.8rem/1.4 system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: #555;
}
.mast-link-home { text-decoration: none; }
.nameplate-img { width: min(720px, 96%); height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 auto; }
.story-page .masthead { text-align: center; padding: 0.75rem 0 0.5rem; }
.story-page .masthead-meta-line {
  font: 0.75rem/1.3 system-ui, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #555;
  margin: 0.35rem 0 1rem;
}
