html {
  font-size: 18px; /* this affects all rem-based units */
  font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}

/* Navbar container */
.navbar {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between; /* pushes left and right groups apart */
  align-items: center;
  padding: 1em 2em;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Remove list styling */
.navbar ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5em;
}

/* Navbar links */
.navbar a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #333;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 0.5em 1em;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

/* Hover effect */
.navbar a:hover {
  background-color: #e0e0e0;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.navbar a.active,
.navbar li.active a {
  color: #3366cc;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Make Home tab stand out */
.home a {
  font-size: 1.25em; /* make it bigger */
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #002b80;
}

.story-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-top: 2em;
}

/* Each story entry */
.story-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 2em auto; /* centers the UL itself */
  max-width: 800px; /* limits width for readability */
  width: 100%;
  text-align: left; /* keeps content inside left-aligned */
}

.story-list > li {
  margin-bottom: 1.7em;
}

/* Main story link */
.story-list > li > a[href] {
  font-size: 1.1em;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #0055cc;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.story-list > li.print > a {
  font-size: 1.1em;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #0055cc;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.story-list > li > a {
  font-size: 1.1em;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #3b4a5f;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* Hover like navbar */
.story-list > li > a[href]:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  color: #003399;
}

/* Publication info */
.story-list > li > p {
  margin: 0.5em 0 0.8em 0;
  color: #666;
}

.story-list li p {
  color: #444;
}

/* Sub-list under each story (keep bullets) */
.story-list ul {
  padding-left: 1.2em;
  list-style-type: disc;
}

/* Sub-list items */
.story-list ul li {
  list-style: none;
  font-size: 0.95em;
  margin-bottom: 0.4em;
  color: #444;
}

.story-list ul li a {
  color: #0055cc;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.story-list ul li a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.story-list ul li::before {
  content: "–"; /* en dash character */
  left: 0;
  color: #666;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.blurb {
  font-size: 1em;
  color: #444;
  border-left: 3px solid #ccc;
  padding-left: 1em;
  margin: 0.5em 0 1em 0;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #2b2b2b;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 1.5em; /* adds space below fixed navbar */
  margin-bottom: 1em;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/* ====================== */
/* Email / Contact Form   */
/* ====================== */

.form-container {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 2em auto;
  padding: 2em;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fafafa;
}

.form-container h2 {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 1em;
  color: #2b2b2b;
  text-align: left;
}

form {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.2em;
}

form input,
form textarea {
  font-size: 1rem;
  padding: 0.8em 1em;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-family: inherit;
  color: #333;
  background: #fff;
}

form textarea {
  min-height: 150px;
  resize: vertical;
}

form button {
  align-self: start;
  background: #0055cc;
  color: white;
  border: none;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-family: inherit;

  padding: 0.55em 1.1em;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.25s ease;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}

form button:hover {
  background-color: #003e99;
}

/* IMAGE */
.image-container {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 50px auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 3em;
  padding: 20px;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.image-container img {
  width: 250px; /* adjust size */
  height: 250px; /* keep width = height for perfect circle */
  border-radius: 50%; /* makes it circular */
  object-fit: cover; /* crops image nicely if it's not perfectly square */
  display: block;
}

.bio-text-block {
  flex: 1; /* Makes text take remaining space */
}