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} .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg { background-color: rgb(238,238,238); } .lifestyle-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-text-span:hover { color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .lifestyle-theme-bg, .lifestyle-theme-bg-hover:hover, .site-nav-span.site-nav-lifestyle-span.site-nav-active-span, .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-lifestyle-tile, .parent-label.lifestyle { background-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .card-suspender-color.lifestyle { background: rgb(0,120,50) !important; } .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-lifestyle-tile { background-color: rgb(13,150,55); background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); } .listview .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-lifestyle-tile, .listview .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-lifestyle-tile, .listview .hgpm-link.lifestyle-theme-bg-hover, .listview .hgpm-link.lifestyle-theme-border-hover:hover { background-color: transparent !important; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0) !important; } .lifestyle-theme-color, .hgpm-list-text .lifestyle-theme-color .theme-bg-ssts-label, .hgpm-list-text .hgpm-section > .lifestyle-theme-color, .blog-asset-double-wide.lifestyle-theme-color .presto-h1, .blog-asset-double-wide.lifestyle-theme-color .presto-h2, .blog-asset-double-wide.lifestyle-theme-color .presto-h3, .blog-asset-double-wide.lifestyle-theme-color .presto-h4, .blog-asset-double-wide.lifestyle-theme-color .presto-h5, .blog-asset-double-wide.lifestyle-theme-color .presto-h6, .lifestyle-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link:hover, .lifestyle-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link.is-selected, .lifestyle-theme-color .inline-share-count-blog { color: rgb(13,150,55); } .blog-asset-double-wide.lifestyle-theme-color blockquote { border-color: rgb(13,150,55); } .footer > nav > .fronts > section.lifestyle h6 { border-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-entertainment-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-entertainment-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span:hover { background-color: transparent !important; } .site-nav-entertainment-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span:hover, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-entertainment-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-entertainment-item .site-nav-theme-border.light-green-theme-bg { background: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border { background-color: rgb(210, 210, 210); } .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg { background-color: rgb(238,238,238); } .entertainment-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-text-span:hover { color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .entertainment-theme-bg, .entertainment-theme-bg-hover:hover, .site-nav-span.site-nav-entertainment-span.site-nav-active-span, .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-entertainment-tile, .parent-label.entertainment { background-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .card-suspender-color.entertainment { background: rgb(0,120,50) !important; } .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-entertainment-tile { background-color: rgb(13,150,55); background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); } .listview .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-entertainment-tile, .listview .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-entertainment-tile, .listview .hgpm-link.entertainment-theme-bg-hover, .listview .hgpm-link.entertainment-theme-border-hover:hover { background-color: transparent !important; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0) !important; } .entertainment-theme-color, .hgpm-list-text .entertainment-theme-color .theme-bg-ssts-label, .hgpm-list-text .hgpm-section > .entertainment-theme-color, .blog-asset-double-wide.entertainment-theme-color .presto-h1, .blog-asset-double-wide.entertainment-theme-color .presto-h2, .blog-asset-double-wide.entertainment-theme-color .presto-h3, .blog-asset-double-wide.entertainment-theme-color .presto-h4, .blog-asset-double-wide.entertainment-theme-color .presto-h5, .blog-asset-double-wide.entertainment-theme-color .presto-h6, .entertainment-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link:hover, .entertainment-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link.is-selected, .entertainment-theme-color .inline-share-count-blog { color: rgb(13,150,55); } .blog-asset-double-wide.entertainment-theme-color blockquote { border-color: rgb(13,150,55); } .footer > nav > .fronts > section.entertainment h6 { border-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-opinion-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-opinion-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span:hover { background-color: transparent !important; } .site-nav-opinion-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span:hover, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-opinion-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-opinion-item .site-nav-theme-border.light-green-theme-bg { background: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border { background-color: rgb(210, 210, 210); } .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg { background-color: rgb(238,238,238); } .opinion-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-text-span:hover { color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .opinion-theme-bg, .opinion-theme-bg-hover:hover, .site-nav-span.site-nav-opinion-span.site-nav-active-span, .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-opinion-tile, .parent-label.opinion { background-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .card-suspender-color.opinion { background: rgb(0,120,50) !important; } .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-opinion-tile { background-color: rgb(13,150,55); background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); } .listview .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-opinion-tile, .listview .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-opinion-tile, .listview .hgpm-link.opinion-theme-bg-hover, .listview .hgpm-link.opinion-theme-border-hover:hover { background-color: transparent !important; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0) !important; } .opinion-theme-color, .hgpm-list-text .opinion-theme-color .theme-bg-ssts-label, .hgpm-list-text .hgpm-section > .opinion-theme-color, .blog-asset-double-wide.opinion-theme-color .presto-h1, .blog-asset-double-wide.opinion-theme-color .presto-h2, .blog-asset-double-wide.opinion-theme-color .presto-h3, .blog-asset-double-wide.opinion-theme-color .presto-h4, .blog-asset-double-wide.opinion-theme-color .presto-h5, .blog-asset-double-wide.opinion-theme-color .presto-h6, .opinion-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link:hover, .opinion-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link.is-selected, .opinion-theme-color .inline-share-count-blog { color: rgb(13,150,55); } .blog-asset-double-wide.opinion-theme-color blockquote { border-color: rgb(13,150,55); } .footer > nav > .fronts > section.opinion h6 { border-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-obituaries-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-obituaries-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span:hover { background-color: transparent !important; } .site-nav-obituaries-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span:hover, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-obituaries-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-obituaries-item .site-nav-theme-border.light-green-theme-bg { background: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border { background-color: rgb(210, 210, 210); } .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg { background-color: rgb(238,238,238); } .obituaries-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-text-span:hover { color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .obituaries-theme-bg, .obituaries-theme-bg-hover:hover, .site-nav-span.site-nav-obituaries-span.site-nav-active-span, .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-obituaries-tile, .parent-label.obituaries { background-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .card-suspender-color.obituaries { background: rgb(0,120,50) !important; } .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-obituaries-tile { background-color: rgb(13,150,55); background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); } .listview .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-obituaries-tile, .listview .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-obituaries-tile, .listview .hgpm-link.obituaries-theme-bg-hover, .listview .hgpm-link.obituaries-theme-border-hover:hover { background-color: transparent !important; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0) !important; } .obituaries-theme-color, .hgpm-list-text .obituaries-theme-color .theme-bg-ssts-label, .hgpm-list-text .hgpm-section > .obituaries-theme-color, .blog-asset-double-wide.obituaries-theme-color .presto-h1, .blog-asset-double-wide.obituaries-theme-color .presto-h2, .blog-asset-double-wide.obituaries-theme-color .presto-h3, .blog-asset-double-wide.obituaries-theme-color .presto-h4, .blog-asset-double-wide.obituaries-theme-color .presto-h5, .blog-asset-double-wide.obituaries-theme-color .presto-h6, .obituaries-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link:hover, .obituaries-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link.is-selected, .obituaries-theme-color .inline-share-count-blog { color: rgb(13,150,55); } .blog-asset-double-wide.obituaries-theme-color blockquote { border-color: rgb(13,150,55); } .footer > nav > .fronts > section.obituaries h6 { border-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-archives-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-archives-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span:hover { background-color: transparent !important; } .site-nav-archives-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span:hover, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-archives-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-archives-item .site-nav-theme-border.light-green-theme-bg { background: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border { background-color: rgb(210, 210, 210); } .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg { background-color: rgb(238,238,238); } .archives-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-text-span:hover { color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .archives-theme-bg, .archives-theme-bg-hover:hover, .site-nav-span.site-nav-archives-span.site-nav-active-span, .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-archives-tile, .parent-label.archives { background-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .card-suspender-color.archives { background: rgb(0,120,50) !important; } .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-archives-tile { background-color: rgb(13,150,55); background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); } .listview .noimage .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-archives-tile, .listview .headline-asset-item-tile.headline-asset-item-archives-tile, .listview .hgpm-link.archives-theme-bg-hover, .listview .hgpm-link.archives-theme-border-hover:hover { background-color: transparent !important; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0) !important; } .archives-theme-color, .hgpm-list-text .archives-theme-color .theme-bg-ssts-label, .hgpm-list-text .hgpm-section > .archives-theme-color, .blog-asset-double-wide.archives-theme-color .presto-h1, .blog-asset-double-wide.archives-theme-color .presto-h2, .blog-asset-double-wide.archives-theme-color .presto-h3, .blog-asset-double-wide.archives-theme-color .presto-h4, .blog-asset-double-wide.archives-theme-color .presto-h5, .blog-asset-double-wide.archives-theme-color .presto-h6, .archives-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link:hover, .archives-theme-color > .shbfm-subnav-link.is-selected, .archives-theme-color .inline-share-count-blog { color: rgb(13,150,55); } .blog-asset-double-wide.archives-theme-color blockquote { border-color: rgb(13,150,55); } .footer > nav > .fronts > section.archives h6 { border-color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-kentucky-derby-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-span-theme-light-green.site-nav-kentucky-derby-span.site-nav-text-span.site-nav-active-span:hover { background-color: transparent !important; } .site-nav-kentucky-derby-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span:hover, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-kentucky-derby-span.light-green-theme-bg-hover.site-nav-dark.site-nav-text-span { background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-kentucky-derby-item .site-nav-theme-border.light-green-theme-bg { background: rgb(13,150,55) !important; } .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-theme-border { background-color: rgb(210, 210, 210); } .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.social-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.search-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg, .site-nav-active-item .site-nav-theme-border.firefly-theme-bg.light-green-theme-bg { background-color: rgb(238,238,238); 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