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86<link rel='stylesheet' id='slick-theme-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/css/slick-theme.css?ver=2.0.5' media='all' />
87<link rel='stylesheet' id='select2-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/assets/css/select2.css?ver=11.1.2' media='all' />
88<link rel='stylesheet' id='barta-default-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/css/default.css?ver=2.0.5' media='all' />
89<link rel='stylesheet' id='barta-elementor-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/css/elementor.css?ver=2.0.5' media='all' />
90<link rel='stylesheet' id='barta-grid-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/css/barta-grid.css?ver=2.0.5' media='all' />
91<link rel='stylesheet' id='barta-box-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/css/barta-box.css?ver=2.0.5' media='all' />
92<link rel='stylesheet' id='barta-tab-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/css/barta-tab.css?ver=2.0.5' media='all' />
93<link rel='stylesheet' id='barta-list-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/css/barta-list.css?ver=2.0.5' media='all' />
94<link rel='stylesheet' id='barta-style-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/css/style.css?ver=2.0.5' media='all' />
95<style id="barta-style-inline-css">
96	.entry-banner {
97					background: url(https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/img/banner.jpg) no-repeat scroll center center / cover;
98			}
99	.content-area {
100		padding-top: 70px; 
101		padding-bottom: 70px;
102	}
103		.post-detail-style2 #page .content-area {
104		background-image: url(  );
105		background-color: #FFFFFF;
106	}
107		#page {
108		background-image: url(  );
109		background-color: #FFFFFF;
110	}
111	
112/*# sourceURL=barta-style-inline-css */
113</style>
114<link rel='stylesheet' id='slick-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/plugins/xpro-elementor-addons/assets/vendor/css/slick.min.css?ver=1.8.0' media='all' />
115<link rel='stylesheet' id='rt-ticker-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/themes/barta/assets/css/rt-ticker.css?ver=2.0.5' media='all' />
116<link rel='stylesheet' id='eael-general-css' href='https://afrikdigest.com/wp-content/plugins/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/assets/front-end/css/view/general.min.css?ver=6.8.5' media='all' />
117<link rel="preload" as="style" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:500,400&#038;display=swap&#038;ver=1788523880" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:500,400&#038;display=swap&#038;ver=1788523880" media="print" onload="this.media='all'"><noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:500,400&#038;display=swap&#038;ver=1788523880" /></noscript><style id="barta-dynamic-inline-css">
118@media ( min-width:1200px ) { .container {  max-width: 1240px; } } #tophead .tophead-contact .fa, #tophead .tophead-address .fa { color: #e53935; } #tophead {   background-color: #f8f8f8; } #tophead, #tophead a {   color: #444444; } .topbar-style-5 #tophead .tophead-social li a { color: #e53935; } .trheader #tophead, .trheader #tophead a, .trheader #tophead .tophead-social li a { color: #efefef; } .barta-primary-color{ color:#e53935; }
118 .barta-primary-bgcolor, .topbar-style-3 #tophead .tophead-social li a:hover { background-color: #e53935; } .topbar-style-4 #tophead .tophead-contact .fa, .topbar-style-4 #tophead .tophead-address .fa {   color: #e53935; } .site-header .main-navigation nav ul li a { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size : 15px; font-weight : 500; line-height : 22px; color: #111111; text-transform : uppercase; font-style: normal; } .site-header .main-navigation ul.menu > li > a:hover, .site-header .main-navigation ul.menu > li.current-menu-item > a, .site-header .main-navigation ul.menu > li.current > a { color: #e53935; } .site-header .main-navigation nav ul li a.active { color: #e53935 !important; } .header-style-5.trheader .site-header .main-navigation nav > ul > li > a { color: #111111; } .header-style-5.trheader .site-header .main-navigation nav > ul > li > a:hover, .header-style-5.trheader .site-header .main-navigation nav > ul > li.current-menu-item > a:hover, .header-style-5.trheader .site-header .main-navigation nav > ul > li a.active, .header-style-5.trheader .site-header .main-navigation nav > ul > li.current > a, .header-style-1 .site-header .main-navigation ul.menu > li > a:hover, .header-style-1 .site-header .main-navigation ul.menu > li.current > a:hover, .header-style-1 .site-header .main-navigation ul.menu > li.current-menu-item > a:hover, .header-style-1 .site-header .main-navigation ul li a.active, .header-style-1 .site-header .main-navigation ul.menu > li.current-menu-item > a, .header-style-1 .site-header .main-navigation ul.menu > li.current > a { color: #e53935 !important; } .trheader.non-stick .site-header .main-navigation ul.menu > li > a, .trheader.non-stick .site-header .search-box .search-button i, .trheader.non-stick .header-icon-seperator, .trheader.non-stick .header-icon-area .cart-icon-area > a, .trheader.non-stick .additional-menu-area a.side-menu-trigger { color: #ffffff; } .site-header .main-navigation ul li ul li { background-color: #e53935; } .site-header .main-navigation ul li ul li:hover { background-color: #111111; } .site-header .main-navigation ul li ul li a { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size : 15px; font-weight : 400; line-height : 21px; color: #ffffff; text-transform : inherit; font-style: normal; } .site-header .main-navigation ul li ul li:hover > a { color: #ffffff; } .stick .site-header { border-color: #e53935} .site-header .main-navigation ul li.mega-menu > ul.sub-menu { background-color: #e53935} .site-header .main-navigation ul li.mega-menu ul.sub-menu li a { color: #ffffff} .site-header .main-navigation ul li.mega-menu ul.sub-menu li a:hover { background-color: #111111; color: #ffffff; } .mean-container a.meanmenu-reveal, .mean-container .mean-nav ul li a.mean-expand { color: #e53935; } #header-9 .mean-container a.meanmenu-reveal, #header-9 .mean-container .mean-nav ul li a.mean-expand { color: #222; } .mean-container a.meanmenu-reveal span { background-color: #e53935; } #header-9 .mean-container a.meanmenu-reveal span { background-color: #ffffff; } @media (max-width:414px) {  #header-9 .mean-container a.meanmenu-reveal span {  background-color: #e53935; } } .header-style-9 .header-search-box .form-inline .btn-search { background-color: #e53935; } .mean-container .mean-bar {  border-color: #e53935; } .mean-container .mean-nav ul li a { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size : 14px; font-weight : 400; line-height : 21px; color: #111111; text-transform : uppercase; font-style: normal; } .mean-container .mean-nav ul li a:hover, .mean-container .mean-nav > ul > li.current-menu-item > a { color: #e53935; } .header-icon-area .cart-icon-area .cart-icon-num { background-color: #e53935; } .additional-menu-area a.side-menu-trigger:hover, .trheader.non-stick .additional-menu-area a.side-menu-trigger:hover { color: #e53935; } .site-header .search-box .search-text { border-color: #e53935; } .header-style-3 .header-contact .fa, .header-style-3 .header-social li a:hover, .header-style-3.trheader .header-social li a:hover { color: #e53935; } .header-style-3.trheader .header-contact li a, .header-style-3.trheader .header-social li a { color: #ffffff; } .header-style-4 .header-contact .fa, .header-style-4 .header-social li a:hover, .header-style-4.trheader .header-social li a:hover { color: #e53935; } .header-style-4.trheader .header-contact li a, .header-style-4.trheader .header-social li a { color: #ffffff; } .header-style-5 .header-menu-btn { background-color: #e53935; } .trheader.non-stick.header-style-5 .header-menu-btn { color: #ffffff; } body { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 400; } h1 { font-family: Roboto; font-size: 36px; line-height: 40px; font-weight: 500; } h2 { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 34px; font-weight: 500; } h3 { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: 500; } h4 { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;
118 line-height: 26px; font-weight: 500; } h5 { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 500; } h6 { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 500; } .entry-banner .entry-banner-content h1 { color: #ffffff; } .breadcrumb-area .entry-breadcrumb span a { color: #e53935; } .breadcrumb-area .entry-breadcrumb span a:hover { color: #ffffff; } .breadcrumb-area .entry-breadcrumb .breadcrumb-seperator { color: #ffffff; } .breadcrumb-area .entry-breadcrumb > span:last-child { color: #ffffff; } .entry-banner:after {   background: rgba(0, 0, 0 , 0.5); } .post-detail-holder .breadcrumb-area .entry-breadcrumb span a:hover { color: #ffffff; } .scrollToTop { background-color: #e53935; border: 2px solid rgb(229, 57, 53 , 1); } .footer-top-area { background-color: #000000; } .footer-top-area .widget h3 { color: #ffffff; } .footer-top-area .widget { color: #c4c4c4; } .footer-top-area a:link, .footer-top-area a:visited { color: #c4c4c4; } .footer-top-area a:hover, .footer-top-area a:active { color: #e53935; } .footer-bottom-area { background-color: #000000; } .footer-bottom-area .footer-bottom-left { color: #dddddd; } .footer-top-area .widget_archive li { border-bottom: 1px dotted #e53935; } .rt-box-title-1 span { border-top-color: #e53935; } .search-form .input.search-submit { background-color: #e53935; border-color: #e53935; } .search-form .input.search-submit a:hover { color: #e53935; } .search-no-results .custom-search-input .btn{  background-color: #e53935; } .widget ul li a:hover { color: #e53935; } .sidebar-widget-area .widget h3.widgettitle:after {  background: #e53935; } .sidebar-widget-area .widget .rt-slider-sidebar .rt-single-slide .testimo-info .testimo-title h3, .sidebar-widget-area .rt_widget_recent_entries_with_image .media-body .posted-date a, .sidebar-widget-area .widget ul li a:before, .sidebar-widget-area .widget ul li a:hover, .sidebar-widget-area .widget ul li.active a, .sidebar-widget-area .widget ul li.active a:before, .sidebar-widget-area .widget_recent_comments ul li.recentcomments > span:before, .footer-top-area .search-form input.search-submit, .footer-top-area ul li:before, .footer-top-area ul li a:before { color: #e53935; } .footer-top-area .corporate-address li i , .footer-top-area .search-form input.search-submit, .footer-top-area ul li a:before, .footer-top-area .stylish-input-group .input-group-addon button i, .footer-top-area .widget_archive li a:before {  color: #e53935; } .footer-top-area .stylish-input-group .input-group-addon button:hover { background: #e53935; } .rt-box-title-1, .footer-top-area .search-form button { background-color: #e53935; } .footer-topbar , .footer-topbar .emergrncy-content-holder, .footer-top-area .widgettitle:after { background: #e53935; } .footer-topbar .emergrncy-content-holder:before { border-color: transparent #e53935; } a:link, a:visited, .entry-footer .about-author .media-body .author-title, .entry-title h1 a{ color: #e53935; } .entry-content a {   color:#e53935; } .entry-footer .tags a:hover, .entry-title h1 a:hover { color: #797979; } .comments-area .main-comments .replay-area a { background-color: #e53935; } #respond form .btn-send { background-color: #e53935; border-color: #e53935; } .blog-style-2 .readmore-btn:hover { background-color: #e53935; color: #ffffff; } blockquote p:before{  color: #e53935; } .sticky .blog-box {  border-bottom: 2px solid #e53935; } .blog-box .blog-img-holder:after {  background: #e53935; } .blog-box .blog-img-holder .blog-content-holder {  background: #e53935; } .blog-box .blog-bottom-content-holder h3 a:hover , .blog-box .blog-bottom-content-holder ul li i , .blog-box .blog-bottom-content-holder ul li a:hover {  color: #e53935; } .blog-box .blog-bottom-content-holder a.blog-button {  border: 1px solid #e53935;  color: #e53935; } .blog-box .blog-bottom-content-holder a.blog-button:hover {  background-color: #e53935; } .error-page-area {  background-color: #e53935; } .error-page-area .error-page-content p {  color: #ffffff; } .error-page-area .error-page p { color: #ffffff; } .error-page-area .error-page-content .go-home a { background-color: #e53935; } .comments-area h3:before{ background: #797979; } #respond form .btn-send:hover {  color: #e53935; } .item-comments .item-comments-list ul.comments-list li .comment-reply {  background-color: #e53935; } .item-comments .item-comments-form .comments-form .form-group .form-control {  background-color: #797979; } .title-bar35:after { background: #e53935; } .barta-button-1, .entry-content a.grid-fill-btn:hover:after, .entry-content .rt-grid-fill-btn a.grid-fill-btn:hover:after { color: #e53935; } .barta-button-1:hover { background: #e53935; } .barta-button-2 { background: #e53935; } .barta-button-2:hover { color: #e53935; } .barta-primary-color { color: #e53935; } .btn-read-more-h-b { border: 1px solid #e53935; } .con-home-6 .btn-send-message { background: #e53935; border: 2px solid #e53935; } .con-home-6 .btn-send-message:hover, .dark-button:after, .btn-square-transparent:hover, .entry-content .btn-square-transparent.more:hover { background: #e53935; } .dark-button:hover, .btn-square-transparent { border-color: #e53935; } .btn-square-transparent { color: #e53935; } .entry-content .btn-square-transparent.more { color: #e53935; } .btn-slider-fill { background: #e53935; border: 2px solid #e53935 !important; } .dark-button:before {   background: #e53935; } .entry-header .entry-meta ul li a:hover , .entry-footer ul.item-tags li a:hover { color: #e53935; } .ui-cat-tag {   background: #e53935; } .entry-footer .item-tags span {   border: 1px solid #e53935;   background: #e53935; }
118 .blog-layout-1 .entry-header .entry-thumbnail-area .post-date1 { background: #e53935; } .blog-layout-1 .entry-header .entry-content h3 a:hover {  color: #e53935; } .blog-layout-1 .entry-header .entry-content .barta-button-7 {  background: #e53935; } .custom-search-input .btn {  background-color: #e53935; } .search-no-results .custom-search-input .btn {  background-color: #e53935; } .rt-blog-layout .entry-thumbnail-area ul li i {  color: #e53935; } .rt-blog-layout .entry-thumbnail-area ul li a:hover {  color: #e53935; } .rt-blog-layout .entry-thumbnail-area ul .active {  background: #e53935; } .rt-blog-layout .entry-content h3 a:hover {  color: #e53935; } .blog-box .blog-social li a:hover i {  color: #e53935; } .blog-box .blog-img-holder .blog-content-holder {  background: #e53935; } .blog-box .blog-bottom-content-holder h3 a:hover, .blog-box .blog-bottom-content-holder ul li i, .blog-box .blog-bottom-content-holder ul li a:hover {  color: #e53935; } .pagination-area li.active a:hover, .pagination-area ul li.active a, .pagination-area ul li a:hover, .pagination-area ul li span.current{ background-color: #e53935; } .rt-contact-info ul li a:hover {  color: #e53935; } .cf7-quote-submit input {  border: 2px solid #797979; }
118 .cf7-quote-submit input:hover {  background-color: #797979 !important; } .contact-form h2:after {  background: #e53935; } .contact-form legend {  color: #797979; } .rt-request-call-four .request-form-wrapper .request-form .request-form-input .form-group.margin-bottom-none .default-big-btn , .rt-request-call-four .request-form-wrapper .request-form .form-heading , .contact-form .wpcf7-submit.contact-submit, .contact-slider .contact-header {  background: #e53935; } .contact-form .wpcf7-submit.contact-submit:hover {  background: #797979; } .contact-slider .contact-header:after { border-top: 22px solid #e53935; } @media (max-width:1170px) { .contact-slider .contact-header:after {  border-top: 22px solid #e53935; } } .contact-slider .input-form input[type="submit"] {   background: #e53935; } .entry-thumbnail-area.overimage .featured-image-caption.text-right, .post-detail-style2 .overimage .featured-image-caption.text-right { background: -moz-linear-gradient(left, rgba(30,87,153,0) 0%, rgba(30,87,153,0.05) 1%, rgba(229, 57, 53,1) 20%); 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200  transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), opacity .35s ease;
201  box-sizing: border-box;
202}
203.ad-donate-overlay.is-open .ad-donate-modal {
204  transform: scale(1) translateY(0);
205  opacity: 1;
206}
207@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
208  .ad-donate-modal { transition: opacity .2s ease; transform: none !important; }
209  .ad-donate-overlay { transition: opacity .2s ease; }
210}
211.ad-donate-close {
212  position: absolute;
213  top: 10px;
214  right: 10px;
215  width: 44px;
216  height: 44px;
217  display: flex;
218  align-items: center;
219  justify-content: center;
220  background: transparent;
221  border: none;
222  cursor: pointer;
223  border-radius: 50%;
224  color: #666;
225  font-size: 22px;
226  line-height: 1;
227  transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease;
228}
229.ad-donate-close:hover,
230.ad-donate-close:focus-visible {
231  background: rgba(0,0,0,.06);
232  color: #111;
233  outline: none;
234}
235.ad-donate-badge {
236  display: inline-block;
237  font-size: 11px;
238  font-weight: 700;
239  letter-spacing: .12em;
240  text-transform: uppercase;
241  color: #e53935;
242  margin-bottom: 14px;
243}
244.ad-donate-modal h2 {
245  margin: 0 0 12px;
246  font-size: 23px;
247  line-height: 1.3;
248  font-weight: 800;
249  color: #111;
250}
251.ad-donate-modal p.ad-donate-copy {
252  margin: 0 0 26px;
253  font-size: 15px;
254  line-height: 1.6;
255  color: #4a4a4a;
256}
257.ad-donate-cta {
258  display: inline-block;
259  width: 100%;
260  box-sizing: border-box;
261  background: #e53935;
262  color: #fff !important;
263  font-weight: 700;
264  font-size: 16px;
265  text-decoration: none;
266  padding: 14px 24px;
267  border-radius: 6px;
268  transition: background .2s ease, transform .15s ease;
269}
270.ad-donate-cta:hover,
271.ad-donate-cta:focus-visible {
272  background: #c62828;
273  outline: none;
274}
275.ad-donate-cta:active { transform: scale(.98); }
276.ad-donate-later {
277  display: inline-block;
278  margin-top: 16px;
279  font-size: 13px;
280  color: #888;
281  text-decoration: underline;
282  background: none;
283  border: none;
284  cursor: pointer;
285  padding: 8px;
286}
287.ad-donate-later:hover,
288.ad-donate-later:focus-visible { color: #444; }
289
290@media (max-width: 480px) {
291  .ad-donate-overlay { padding: 14px; }
292  .ad-donate-modal { padding: 36px 22px 26px; border-radius: 12px; }
293  .ad-donate-modal h2 { font-size: 20px; }
294  .ad-donate-close { top: 6px; right: 6px; }
295}
296</style>
297
298<div class="ad-donate-overlay" id="adDonateOverlay" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="adDonateHeading" hidden>
299  <div class="ad-donate-modal" id="adDonateModal">
300    <button type="button" class="ad-donate-close" id="adDonateClose" aria-label="Close donation popup">&times;</button>
301    <span class="ad-donate-badge">Afrik Digest</span>
302    <h2 id="adDonateHeading">Support Independent African &amp; Caribbean Storytelling</h2>
303    <p class="ad-donate-copy">Afrik Digest amplifies the voices of Colorado&rsquo;s African and Caribbean communities &mdash; reporting you won&rsquo;t find anywhere else. Your gift helps keep our newsroom independent and our journalism free for everyone.</p>
304    <a href="#" id="adDonateCta" class="ad-donate-cta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donate Now</a>
305    <br>
306    <button type="button" class="ad-donate-later" id="adDonateLater">Maybe later</button>
307  </div>
308</div>
309
310<script>
311(function () {
312  var STORAGE_KEY = 'ad_donate_popup_suppress_until';
313  var SUPPRESS_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 24 hours
314  var SHOW_DELAY_MS = 5000;
315
316  var params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
317  var forceShow = params.get('show_donate_popup') === '1';
318  if (params.get('reset_donate_popup') === '1') {
319    try { localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY); } catch (e) {}
320  }
321
322  function isSuppressed() {
323    if (forceShow) return false;
324    try {
325      var until = parseInt(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY), 10);
326      return !!until && Date.now() < until;
327    } catch (e) {
328      return false;
329    }
330  }
331
332  function suppressFor(ms) {
333    try { localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, String(Date.now() + ms)); } catch (e) {}
334  }
335
336  // Resolve the donate URL from the live nav menu item so it always
337  // matches "Donate" in the header, rather than a hardcoded fallback.
338  function resolveDonateUrl() {
339    var navLink = document.querySelector('.menu-item-7067 > a, li.menu-item-7067 a');
340    if (navLink && navLink.href) return navLink.href;
341    var fallbackLink = Array.prototype.find.call(
342      document.querySelectorAll('a'),
343      function (a) { return /^donate$/i.test((a.textContent || '').trim()); }
344    );
345    return fallbackLink ? fallbackLink.href : 'https://afrik-digest-magazine.fundjournalism.org/contribute/';
346  }
347
348  var overlay, modal, closeBtn, laterBtn, ctaLink, lastFocused;
349
350  function trapFocus(e) {
351    if (e.key !== 'Tab') return;
352    var focusable = modal.querySelectorAll('a[href], button:not([disabled])');
353    if (!focusable.length) return;
354    var first = focusable[0];
355    var last = focusable[focusable.length - 1];
356    if (e.shiftKey && document.activeElement === first) {
357      e.preventDefault();
358      last.focus();
359    } else if (!e.shiftKey && document.activeElement === last) {
360      e.preventDefault();
361      first.focus();
362    }
363  }
364
365  function onKeydown(e) {
366    if (e.key === 'Escape') {
367      suppressFor(SUPPRESS_MS);
368      closePopup();
369    } else {
370      trapFocus(e);
371    }
372  }
373
374  function openPopup() {
375    ctaLink.href = resolveDonateUrl();
376    lastFocused = document.activeElement;
377    overlay.hidden = false;
378    document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden';
379    requestAnimationFrame(function () {
380      overlay.classList.add('is-open');
381      closeBtn.focus();
382    });
383    document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeydown);
384  }
385
386  function closePopup() {
387    overlay.classList.remove('is-open');
388    document.body.style.overflow = '';
389    document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeydown);
390    window.setTimeout(function () { overlay.hidden = true; }, 350);
391    if (lastFocused && typeof lastFocused.focus === 'function') {
392      lastFocused.focus();
393    }
394  }
395
396  function init() {
397    overlay = document.getElementById('adDonateOverlay');
398    if (document.body.classList.contains('single-post') || document.body.classList.contains('single')) { return; }
399    if (window.location.pathname.indexOf('/diaspora-report') !== -1) { return; }
400    modal = document.getElementById('adDonateModal');
401    closeBtn = document.getElementById('adDonateClose');
402    laterBtn = document.getElementById('adDonateLater');
403    ctaLink = document.getElementById('adDonateCta');
404    if (!overlay) return;
405
406    closeBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
407      suppressFor(SUPPRESS_MS);
408      closePopup();
409    });
410    laterBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
411      suppressFor(SUPPRESS_MS);
412      closePopup();
413    });
414    overlay.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
415      if (e.target === overlay) {
416        suppressFor(SUPPRESS_MS);
417        closePopup();
418      }
419    });
420    ctaLink.addEventListener('click', function () {
421      suppressFor(SUPPRESS_MS);
422    });
423
424    if (isSuppressed()) return;
425
426    window.setTimeout(openPopup, SHOW_DELAY_MS);
427  }
428
429  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
430    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
431  } else {
432    init();
433  }
434})();
435</script>
435<style>
436/* ============ HOMEPAGE HERO PREMIUM REDESIGN ============ */
437/* Scoped to .elementor-element-7b2230b (the visible homepage hero section) */
438
439.elementor-element-7b2230b { position: relative; }
440
441.elementor-element-7b2230b .thumb-image img,
442.elementor-element-7b2230b .elementor-post__thumbnail img,
443.elementor-element-7b2230b .elementor-carousel-image,
444.elementor-element-6c9c723 .elementor-widget-image img {
445  border-radius: 6px;
446}
447
448/* ---------- 1. TOP ROW MINI SLIDER ---------- */
449.elementor-element-6e6ae93 .rtin-item { position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 6px; }
450.elementor-element-6e6ae93 .img-overlay-70 { display: block; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 6px; }
451.elementor-element-6e6ae93 .img-overlay-70 img { transition: transform .5s ease; }
452.elementor-element-6e6ae93 .rtin-item:hover .img-overlay-70 img { transform: scale(1.05); }
453.elementor-element-6e6ae93 .video-content { padding: 14px 12px 10px !important; }
454.elementor-element-6e6ae93 .video-content::before {
455  content: "";
456  position: absolute;
457  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; top: 0;
458  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,.55) 55%, rgba(0,0,0,.85) 100%);
459  z-index: 0;
460  pointer-events: none;
461  border-radius: 0 0 6px 6px;
462}
463.elementor-element-6e6ae93 .video-content > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
464.elementor-element-6e6ae93 .title-medium-dark,
465.elementor-element-6e6ae93 .title-medium-dark a {
466  color: #fff !important;
467  font-weight: 700 !important;
468  font-size: 14px !important;
469  line-height: 1.35 !important;
470  text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
471  display: -webkit-box;
472  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
473  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
474  overflow: hidden;
475}
476
477/* ---------- 2. MAIN FEATURE SLIDER ---------- */
478.elementor-element-76a1ad0 .thumb-image { position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 6px; }
479.elementor-element-76a1ad0 .thumb-image img { object-fit: cover; object-position: center; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
480.elementor-element-76a1ad0 .thumb-image::after {
481  content: "";
482  position: absolute; inset: 0;
483  background:
484    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.05) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,.18) 45%, rgba(0,0,0,.78) 100%),
485    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 100%, rgba(0,0,0,.35), rgba(0,0,0,0) 60%);
486  pointer-events: none;
487}
488.elementor-element-76a1ad0 .rtin-content-inner { padding: 0 28px 32px !important; max-width: 640px; }
489.elementor-element-76a1ad0 .topic-box-sm:not(:empty) {
490  display: inline-block;
491  color: #ff7a59 !important;
492  font-size: 12px;
493  font-weight: 700;
494  letter-spacing: .12em;
495  text-transform: uppercase;
496  margin-bottom: 10px !important;
497}
498.elementor-element-76a1ad0 .title-medium-light,
499.elementor-element-76a1ad0 .title-medium-light a {
500  font-weight: 800 !important;
501  line-height: 1.3 !important;
502  letter-spacing: -.01em;
503  text-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
504}
505.elementor-element-76a1ad0 .post-meta-light { opacity: .9; margin-bottom: 8px !important; }
506.elementor-element-76a1ad0 .rtin-content-inner { animation: adHeroFadeUp .5s ease both; }
507@keyframes adHeroFadeUp {
508  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
509  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
510}
511@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
512  .elementor-element-76a1ad0 .rtin-content-inner { animation: none; }
513}
514
515/* ---------- 3. RIGHT-COLUMN POSTS LIST ---------- */
516.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-posts-container { row-gap: 18px !important; }
517.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post {
518  flex-direction: row !important;
519  align-items: flex-start !important;
520  gap: 12px;
521  padding: 0 0 18px !important;
522  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
523}
524.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0 !important; }
525.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__thumbnail__link { flex: 0 0 84px; width: 84px; }
526.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__thumbnail { width: 84px !important; height: 84px !important; border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden; }
527.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__thumbnail img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
528.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__text { flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; }
529.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__title { margin: 0; }
530.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__title a {
531  color: #fff !important;
532  font-weight: 700 !important;
533  font-size: 14px !important;
534  line-height: 1.4 !important;
535  display: -webkit-box;
536  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
537  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
538  overflow: hidden;
539  transition: color .2s ease;
540}
541.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__title a:hover { color: #ff7a59 !important; }
542.elementor-element-90884a4 .hero-eyebrow {
543  display: block;
544  color: #ff7a59;
545  font-size: 10px;
546  font-weight: 700;
547  letter-spacing: .1em;
548  text-transform: uppercase;
549  margin-bottom: 4px;
550}
551
552/* ---------- 4. AD COLUMN ---------- */
553.elementor-element-6c9c723 .elementor-carousel-image { overflow: hidden; }
554.elementor-element-6c9c723 .elementor-widget-image { margin-top: 14px; }
555
556/* ---------- 5. RESPONSIVE ---------- */
557@media (max-width: 1024px) {
558  .elementor-element-76a1ad0 .rtin-content-inner { padding: 0 20px 24px !important; max-width: 100%; }
559  .elementor-element-76a1ad0 .title-medium-light,
560  .elementor-element-76a1ad0 .title-medium-light a { font-size: clamp(18px, 4vw, 26px) !important; }
561}
562@media (max-width: 480px) {
563  .elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__thumbnail__link,
564  .elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__thumbnail { flex-basis: 68px; width: 68px !important; height: 68px !important; }
565  .elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post__title a { font-size: 13px !important; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; }
566  .elementor-element-6e6ae93 .title-medium-dark,
567  .elementor-element-6e6ae93 .title-medium-dark a { font-size: 13px !important; }
568}
569
570/* Tap targets */
571.elementor-element-7b2230b a { min-height: 24px; }
572
573/* Fix: Elementor's own tablet-columns setting (2) breaks this narrow
574   sidebar-width column at tablet widths. Force single column always -
575   the column is only ~25% page width, 2 columns never fits. */
576.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-posts-container {
577  grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
578}
579
580@media (max-width: 1024px) {
581  .elementor-element-90884a4 .hero-eyebrow {
582    font-size: 9px;
583    letter-spacing: .06em;
584    white-space: nowrap;
585    overflow: hidden;
586    text-overflow: ellipsis;
587  }
588}
589</style>
590<script>
591(function () {
592  function titleCase(s) {
593    return s.replace(/-/g, ' ').replace(/\b\w/g, function (c) { return c.toUpperCase(); });
594  }
595  var skipWords = ['featured'];
596
597  function addEyebrows() {
598    document.querySelectorAll('.elementor-element-90884a4 .elementor-post').forEach(function (article) {
599      var catClass = Array.from(article.classList).find(function (c) {
600        return c.indexOf('category-') === 0 && skipWords.indexOf(c.replace('category-', '')) === -1;
601      });
602      if (!catClass) return;
603      var label = titleCase(catClass.replace('category-', ''));
604      var textWrap = article.querySelector('.elementor-post__text');
605      if (textWrap && !textWrap.querySelector('.hero-eyebrow')) {
606        var eyebrow = document.createElement('span');
607        eyebrow.className = 'hero-eyebrow';
608        eyebrow.textContent = label;
609        textWrap.insertBefore(eyebrow, textWrap.firstChild);
610      }
611    });
612  }
613
614  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
615    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', addEyebrows);
616  } else {
617    addEyebrows();
618  }
619})();
620</script>
620<style>
621/* ================= Event/Post Banner - Premium Redesign =================
622   Layered on top of the base readability fix (bold title, shadow, overlay).
623   Applies to the shared .entry-banner template used by every post/event page. */
624
625@keyframes entryBannerFadeUp {
626  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
627  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
628}
629
630.entry-banner {
631  position: relative;
632  background-position: center center !important;
633  background-size: cover !important;
634  overflow: hidden;
635}
636
637/* Richer, warmer gradient (darker + warmer at the bottom where text sits)
638   plus a soft vignette pulling the eye toward the center. Overrides the
639   flat single-tone overlay from the earlier contrast fix. */
640.entry-banner::before {
641  content: "" !important;
642  position: absolute !important;
643  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
644  background:
645    radial-gradient(120% 140% at 50% 30%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 40%, rgba(0,0,0,0.32) 100%),
646    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12,7,5,0.15) 0%, rgba(16,9,6,0.38) 45%, rgba(22,10,5,0.74) 100%) !important;
647  pointer-events: none;
648  z-index: 1;
649}
650
651.entry-banner-content {
652  position: relative;
653  z-index: 2;
654  max-width: 860px;
655  padding: 64px 0 40px !important;
656  animation: entryBannerFadeUp 0.45s ease-out both;
657}
658
659@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
660  .entry-banner-content { animation: none; }
661}
662
663.entry-eyebrow {
664  display: inline-block;
665  font-size: 12px;
666  font-weight: 700;
667  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
668  text-transform: uppercase;
669  color: #ff7a6e;
670  margin: 0 0 12px;
671  text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
672}
673
674.entry-banner .entry-title {
675  font-weight: 800 !important;
676  line-height: 1.25 !important;
677  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
678  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.55), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.4) !important;
679  margin: 0 0 22px !important;
680}
681
682.entry-banner .breadcrumb-area {
683  margin-top: 2px;
684}
685
686.entry-banner .entry-breadcrumb {
687  font-size: 13px;
688  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
689}
690
691.entry-banner .entry-breadcrumb a,
692.entry-banner .entry-breadcrumb .current {
693  color: rgba(245,245,245,0.82) !important;
694  font-weight: 500 !important;
695  text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.55) !important;
696  padding: 6px 2px;
697  display: inline-block;
698}
699
700.entry-banner .entry-breadcrumb .current {
701  color: #ffffff !important;
702  font-weight: 600 !important;
703}
704
705.entry-banner .entry-breadcrumb a:hover {
706  color: #ffffff !important;
707}
708
709.entry-banner .entry-breadcrumb .delimiter {
710  color: rgba(245,245,245,0.45) !important;
711  font-style: normal;
712  margin: 0 4px;
713}
714
715.entry-banner .entry-breadcrumb .fa-home {
716  vertical-align: -1px;
717  margin-right: 2px;
718}
719
720/* Desktop: constrain width, add breathing room, generous vertical centering */
721@media (min-width: 1025px) {
722  .entry-banner {
723    min-height: 300px;
724    display: flex;
725    align-items: center;
726  }
727  .entry-banner .entry-title {
728    font-size: 40px !important;
729  }
730}
731
732/* Tablet */
733@media (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 1024px) {
734  .entry-banner-content { padding: 48px 0 32px !important; }
735  .entry-banner .entry-title { font-size: clamp(26px, 4.2vw, 34px) !important; }
736}
737
738/* Mobile phones */
739@media (max-width: 480px) {
740  .entry-banner-content { padding: 40px 20px 28px !important; max-width: 100%; }
741  .entry-banner { min-height: 220px; }
742  .entry-banner .entry-title {
743    font-size: clamp(22px, 7vw, 28px) !important;
744    line-height: 1.28 !important;
745    margin-bottom: 14px !important;
746  }
747  .entry-eyebrow { font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
748  .entry-banner .entry-breadcrumb a,
749  .entry-banner .entry-breadcrumb .current {
750    font-size: 12.5px;
751    padding: 8px 2px;
752  }
753}
754
755/* ---- "current" breadcrumb crumb: show a brief post excerpt instead
756   of repeating the H1 title, at every width (desktop included). The
757   original title text is kept in the DOM (visually hidden, not
758   removed) so breadcrumb semantics stay correct for screen readers.
759   The swap only activates once JS has successfully fetched an excerpt
760   (has-crumb-excerpt class), so a fetch failure just leaves the
761   original title visible rather than showing a blank crumb. */
762.entry-banner .entry-crumb-excerpt {
763  display: none;
764}
765.entry-banner.has-crumb-excerpt .entry-breadcrumb .current .entry-crumb-title {
766  position: absolute;
767  width: 1px;
768  height: 1px;
769  padding: 0;
770  margin: -1px;
771  overflow: hidden;
772  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
773  white-space: nowrap;
774  border: 0;
775}
776.entry-banner.has-crumb-excerpt .entry-breadcrumb .current .entry-crumb-excerpt {
777  display: inline-block;
778  color: #ffcf9e !important;
779  font-weight: 400 !important;
780  font-size: 13px;
781  line-height: 1.5;
782  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
783  text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
784  white-space: normal;
785  max-width: 100%;
786}
787@media (min-width: 1025px) {
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789    display: block;
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793  }
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796  .entry-banner.has-crumb-excerpt .entry-breadcrumb .current .entry-crumb-excerpt {
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958  color: #ffffff !important;
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961  .entry-banner .entry-title {
962    font-weight: 800 !important;
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969    position: absolute;
970    font-size: 20px;
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973    cursor: pointer;
974    z-index: 10001;
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980    left: 0;
981    right: 0;
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988    display: block;
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991    display: flex;
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995    flex: 1;
996    padding: 10px 12px;
997    border: 1px solid #dddddd;
998    font-size: 16px;
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1001    background: #e53935;
1002    color: #ffffff;
1003    border: none;
1004    padding: 10px 14px;
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1006  }
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1008    margin-left: 8px;
1009    font-size: 22px;
1010    background: none;
1011    border: none;
1012    color: #444444;
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1021}
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1104	background: none !important;
1105}
1106.footer-about {
1107	margin-bottom: 15px;
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1109.rt-news-quick-info-bar {
1110    display: none !important;
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1112
1113.rt-news-ticker-holder {
1114    display: none !important;
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1117.rt-slider-wrapper .owl-carousel .owl-item img,
1118.rt-hero-slider img,
1119.barta-slider img,
1120.rt-news-box .featured-img img,
1121.rt-holder .post-thumb img {
1122    height: 500px !important;
1123    max-height: 500px !important;
1124    width: 100% !important;
1125    object-fit: cover !important;
1126    object-position: center top !important;
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1129/* ── Fix the slider container height ── */
1130.rt-slider-wrapper,
1131.rt-news-box-wrapper,
1132.barta-slider-wrap {
1133    max-height: 500px !important;
1134    overflow: hidden !important;
1135}
1136
1137/* ── Fix small cards on the right side ── */
1138.rt-news-box .small-post .post-thumb img {
1139    height: 150px !important;
1140    object-fit: cover !important;
1141}
1142/* Remove slider dots */
1143.owl-dots,
1144.owl-dot,
1145.rt-slider-wrapper .owl-dots,
1146.barta-slider .owl-dots {
1147    display: none !important;
1148}
1149
1150/* Optional: add slim progress bar instead */
1151.rt-slider-wrapper {
1152    position: relative;
1153}
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1155.rt-news-box .owl-carousel,
1156.rt-el-news-slider .owl-carousel {
1157    height: 500px !important;
1158    max-height: 500px !important;
1159    overflow: hidden !important;
1160}
1161
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1163.rt-news-box .owl-carousel .owl-item,
1164.rt-el-news-slider .owl-carousel .owl-item {
1165    height: 500px !important;
1166    overflow: hidden !important;
1167    transform: none !important;
1168    transition: none !important;
1169    animation: none !important;
1170}
1171
1172/* ── Fix the image itself ── */
1173.rt-news-box .owl-carousel .owl-item img,
1174.rt-el-news-slider .owl-carousel .owl-item img {
1175    height: 500px !important;
1176    width: 100% !important;
1177    object-fit: cover !important;
1178    object-position: center !important;
1179    transform: none !important;
1180    transition: none !important;
1181    animation: none !important;
1182}
1183
1184/* ── Remove all owl animation effects ── */
1185.owl-carousel .owl-item {
1186    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden !important;
1187    backface-visibility: hidden !important;
1188}
1189
1190.owl-carousel.owl-loaded {
1191    animation: none !important;
1192}
1193
1194/* ── Hide dots while we're here ── */
1195.owl-dots {
1196    display: none !important;
1197}
1198.rt-el-slider .nivo-controlNav {
1199    display: none;
1200}
1201rt-news-slider-2 {
1202	display: none!;
1203}
1204
1205@media (max-width: 767px) {
1206
1207    #meanmenu .mean-bar {
1208        position: relative !important;
1209    }
1210
1211    #meanmenu .mean-bar .sidebarBtn {
1212        position: absolute !important;
1213        right: 15px !important;
1214        left: auto !important;
1215        top: 50% !important;
1216        transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
1217        margin: 0 !important;
1218        float: none !important;
1219    }
1220
1221}
1222
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1490<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Pet stores in Colorado will not be able to sell cats and dogs starting next year under a law signed re
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1494<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Supporters hope House Bill 26-1011 will reduce demand for high-volume commercial breeders, sometimes referred to as puppy mills, and encourage would-be pet owners to consider adopting from a shelter or rescue. Over two dozen Colorado cities have similar ordinances in effect.</p>
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1498<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Pet stores can still thrive. Communities can still connect with animals, but the pipeline that brought suffering into our state ends here and ends today,” said House Majority Leader Monica Duran, a Wheat Ridge Democrat who sponsored the bill.</p>
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1510<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“We have seen the reports. We have seen sick puppies. We have seen families walk into stores believing they are supporting responsible practices, only to learn later that they financed cruelty and puppies were shipped from out of state,” Duran said during debate on the bill in February. “If stronger standards alone worked, wouldn’t it already have worked?”</p>
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1518<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Coloradans will still be able to buy pets directly from a breeder, who can provide information about a dog’s parentage and genetics. Pet stores can also partner with rescue organizations to have adoption events, but they could not source puppies from brokers and sell them at a profit.</p>
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1522<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Some people want a purebred or specific breed, there are many wonderful, legitimate breeders in our state, or people that you know have a litter of dogs in their home and they sell them, and that’s wonderful,” Polis said Wednesday.</p>
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1526<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Seven pet stores in Colorado sell dogs and cats, according to licensing data from the Colorado Department of Agriculture.</p>
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1530<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Rep. Karen McCormick of Longmont said that in her work as a veterinarian, she treats dogs from puppy mills that end up having a long list of medical issues the owners did not predict or prepare for.</p>
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1534<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Critics of the policy saw it as anti-business and warned that it could inadvertently create a black market for puppies in the state. The Rocky Mountain Pet Dealers Association, the Colorado Federation of Dog Clubs and Owners, and the Flatirons Kennel Club all opposed the bill.&nbsp;</p>
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