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outline: 1px solid #28a745; outline-offset: -6px; } #main-nav-right-nav_menu > li.dropdown.bs-hover-enabled.open .tnt-section-login:hover { background-color:#91ce9d !important; outline: 5px solid #fff; outline-offset: -5px; color: #fff !important; } /************ END Flyout Menu Custom CSS *********/ .cnhi-search { width: 50%; float: right; clear: both }
407 /************ Breakout Index Background **************/ @media (min-width: 992px) { #tncms-region-front-breakout-bottom {background-color: #f4f4f4;} #tncms-region-front-index-breakout-bottom-3 {background-color: #f4f4f4;} } /****** E-edition Link logo ******/ .site-logo-container .list-inline.block-links.pos-bottom {font-weight:900; text-transform: uppercase;} /************ Block Title Top Border **************/ #main-body-container .block-title { margin: 0 0 10px; border-bottom: medium none; padding: 10px 10px 0 0; margin-bottom: 0; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 2px; } /*** End 2.5 ***/ #site-header .row {display: flex;align-items: center;} #site-header .search-form-container {margin-bottom: 0;} #site-header {border-bottom: medium none;} .navbar-brand img {margin-top: 0px !important;max-height: 35px !important;} /* Navabar Collapse */ @media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px) { #navbar-collapse { display: flex!important; flex-direction: row-reverse; }
407 #navbar-collapse > .pull-right { max-width: 25%; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; height: 55px; text-align: right; } #main-nav-right-nav_menu li {float:right;float: none; display: inline-block;} } #site-footer { border-top: 3px solid #fff !important; } #site-footer .block-title {border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;} #site-copyright small, #site-copyright small a {color: #000;} /*** Remove TN Preview Ads ***/// .ad-placeholder-container {display:none !important} .ad-placeholder-container {display:none !important} #adb_weather_atf { width: 120px; padding-left: 25px } .cnhi-weather-widget { width: 200px; float: right; padding-right: 20px } @media screen and (max-width: 1199px) { .cnhi-weather-widget { float: left; padding-bottom: 10px; } #adb_weather_atf { width: 200px; text-align: center } } /* Premium Text Ads*/ #accordion1 a { font-size: 12px; } .ui-widget { font-family: "FranklinITCProLight", "Helvetica Neue Light", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 1.1em; } .ui-widget-content a{ color:#1d53a3 !important; } .premium-space { display: block; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px; } .ahm-trx {margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;} .ahm-tvx {margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;} #site-copyright-container {padding-bottom:75px} /* Viafoura CSS */ /* remove outline from TN boxes */ /* .card:not(.rich) {border: none !important;} */ /* bell pull right */ .cnhi-viafoura { float:right; margin-right:0px; } /* Comments Box Padding */ .cnhi-viafoura-conv ( padding-top:20px; padding-bottom:20px; ) /* clear fix for admin settings */ .cnhi-viafoura-livestory { clear:both; } /* End CNHI Custom CSS */ /* // === fonts in use === // font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; */ /* === default patches DO NOT REMOVE === */ a:focus {outline:none} /* ===================================== */ body {font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;} #site-navbar-container, #site-top-nav-container { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); background-color: #fff; height: 56px; box-shadow: 0px 5px 10px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);} #site-header-container { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} .site-logo-container .list-inline.block-links.pos-bottom { margin: 0 0 0 5px !important; padding: 0 !important; border-top: 0px solid rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important; border-bottom: 0px solid rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important; border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important;} .pediment .block::before { content: ""; border-top: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4); height: 4px; display:block; margin-bottom: 15px;} #masthead-full-bottom .pediment .tnt-has-block-bg { padding: 0px;} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { #masthead-full-bottom .pediment .card .card-headline h4{ font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;} } #main-page-container .block-title { margin-bottom: 20px; position: relative;} #main-page-container .block-title:before, #main-page-container .emphasis-h1 .block-title:before, #main-page-container .user-header.block-title:before { content: ""; display: block; position: absolute; vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; top: 45%; z-index: 0; border-top: 0px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4); border-bottom: 0px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4); height: 4px;} #main-page-container .block-title-inner, #main-page-container .emphasis-h1 .block-title-inner, #main-page-container .user-header .block-title-inner { background-color: #fff; position: relative; z-index: 1; padding-right: 10px;} #main-page-container .tnt-has-block-bg .block-title-inner{ background-color: transparent;} .block-title, .user-header { border-bottom-width: 0px ;} .block-title .block-title-inner, .user-header .user-header-inner { padding: 0 10px 0 0; margin-bottom: 0; border-bottom-width: 0px ;} #main-page-container .block-title-inner * {font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 600;} @media (min-width: 992px) { .navbar-nav>li>a { padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 17px; font-size: 13px;} } .navbar-default .btn-link { color: #222;} #main-navigation .user-controls { padding-top: 11px;} #main-navigation .logged-in .btn { box-shadow: none; border-radius: 0;} #main-navigation .logged-in .list-inline { margin: 0;} #main-navigation.navbar-dynamic .navbar-header .navbar-toggle { min-height: 55px;} #main-navigation.navbar-dynamic .hamburger-desktop { padding: 10px 15px;}
407 /* Constrains width of logo in sticky nav and on mobile */ #tncms-region-main-nav-brand .tnt-prop-img {max-width:200px;} @media screen and (min-width: 992px) { .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop .sr-only-show { display: none!important;} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop { padding: 19px 15px;} .navbar-brand img { margin-top: 0; max-height: 50px;} } /* e-Edition in header */ #site-header .eedition-latest { padding: 15px 0 0 0; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;} #site-header .eedition-latest .block-title { margin: 0 0 0 15%; padding-left: 25px;} #site-header .eedition-latest .block-title h4 { font-size: 16px; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card, #site-header .eedition-latest .block { margin: 0 !important;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card-image { margin-top: -32px;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card-image .photo { max-height: 50px; margin: 0;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card.has-image>.card-container>.card-body { padding-left: 25px;} #site-header .eedition-latest .tnt-headline a { font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;} @media (min-width: 992px) { #site-header .site-logo-container img { max-width: 350px !important; max-height: 55px !important; width: auto;} } /* \\\// Uncomment if you want to use 'Dropdown' nav instead of 'Dynamic' and still have the logo appear in the sticky nav. //\\\ #main-navigation a.nav-link.nav-home.tnt-section-home { display: none;} #main-navigation .sticky-nav .user-controls { padding-top: 0px;} .affix #main-navigation a.nav-link.nav-home.tnt-section-home { display: block; background: url(https://www.centerpiece.bloxcms.com/tncms/media/navlogo/) no-repeat center center; width: 200px; height: 50px;} .affix #main-navigation a.nav-link.nav-home.tnt-section-home .tnt-svg { display: none;} #main-navigation .sticky-nav .user-controls { display: none !important;} .affix #main-navigation .user-controls { display: none!important;} .affix #main-navigation .sticky-nav .user-controls { display: block!important;}*/ /* Rewire */ @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { .card.summary.has-image.image-right > .card-container > .card-body { margin: 0; padding: 0;} } .block-title-inner a { color: #222;} .card-headline a, .card .headline-list a { color: #222; font-family: 'PT Serif', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: 800;} .card .card-image .photo { margin: 0 0 10px;} .panel { box-shadow: none;} /*.btn,*/.pagination, .photo-carousel .photo-carousel-control, #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom a { border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.05), 0 3px 1px -2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05), 0 1px 5px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.05);} .well { background-color: #f5f5f5!important; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 0; -webkit-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none;} .card .card-image .photo.layout-vertical { background-color: #fff;} .list-popular a { color: #222; font-family: 'PT Serif', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: 800;} .list-popular.bold > li h3, .list-popular.bold > li h4, .list-popular.bold > li h5 { margin: 0 0 0 45px; line-height: initial;} .list-popular.bold > li:before { width: 30px; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; font-size: 20px; border-radius: 30px; margin-top: 5px; background-color: #495970 !important;} .list-popular.bold > li { background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: dotted 1px rgba(0,0,0,.5);} .list-popular.bold > li:last-child { border-bottom: 0;} .list-popular > li h4 { font-size: 20px;} .list-popular.bold > li a { white-space: initial; text-overflow: initial; overflow: initial;} @media screen and (max-width: 991px) { .list-popular.bold > li h3, .list-popular.bold > li h4, .list-popular.bold > li h5 { line-height: 1.5em;} } .btn-primary { color: #fff; background-color: #495970; border-color: #495970;} .btn-primary:hover { color: #fff; background-color: #495970; border-color:#495970; opacity: .8;} .site-search-full-mobile .form-control {border: 1px solid #ccc;} .site-search-full-mobile .btn { border-radius: 0; box-shadow: none;} .navbar-toggle { border-radius: 0;} /* Footer */ #site-footer-container {border-top: 3px double rgba(0,0,0,0.2);} #site-footer-container .footer-logo img {width: 75%;} div#site-copyright-container {margin-bottom: 100px;} #site-footer .bullet-nav { list-style: none; padding: 0;} #site-footer li { font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 6px;} #site-footer .list-inline { margin-left: 0;} #site-copyright { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; border-top: solid 1px rgba(0,0,0,.2);} /* Grid */ @media (min-width: 992px) { .grid-sidebar .main-content.col-lg-8.col-md-7, .grid-boxy .main-content.col-lg-8.col-md-7, .grid-banded .main-content.col-lg-8.col-md-7 { width: calc(100% - 330px);} .grid-sidebar .main-sidebar.col-lg-4.col-md-5, .grid-boxy .main-sidebar.col-lg-4.col-md-5, .grid-banded .main-sidebar.col-lg-4.col-md-5 { width: inherit; min-width: 330px; max-width: 330px;} .form-content.col-lg-8.col-md-7, #staticpage-content.col-lg-8.col-md-7 { width: calc(100% - 330px);} } /* Classifieds */ .search-form-container .card-headline h1 { margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 24px !important; line-height: 24px !important; font-weight: 300;} /* Article */ header.asset-header { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 3px double rgba(0,0,0,0.4);} .asset .asset-header h1 { font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; font-weight: 700;} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { .asset .asset-header h1 { font-size: 60px;} } .asset .asset-header .hammer, .asset .asset-header .kicker, .asset .asset-header .subhead, .asset .asset-header .meta, .asset .asset-header h1 { margin-right: 0;}
407 .asset .share-container.headline-right { display: none;} .asset .asset-content ol, .asset .asset-content p, .asset .asset-content ul { font-family: 'PT Serif', serif;} .asset .asset-body p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;} /*.asset #asset-content p:first-of-type:first-letter { font-size: 65px; font-weight: 700; float: left; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 15px;}*/ /*e-Edition */ @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { .eedition-latest .card-img-lg .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body { margin-left: 33%; padding-left: 40px;} .eedition-latest .card-img-lg .card .card-container > .card-image { width: 33%;} } .eedition-grid .card .card-image .photo.layout-vertical img, .eedition-latest .card .card-image .photo.layout-vertical img { max-height: none;} .eedition-latest .card .card-container>.card-image, .eedition-grid .card .card-container>.card-image { z-index: 1; border: 1px solid #bbb; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 320px; overflow: visible;} .eedition-latest .card-image:before, .eedition-grid .card-image:before { content: ''; position: absolute; width: 10px; height: calc(100% + 5px); top: 5px; left: 100%; box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 2px white, inset 0 -6px 0 6px #bbb; border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px; border: 2px solid #bbbbbb; border-top: 0; background: white; z-index: 1; transform: skewY(45deg);} .eedition-latest .card-image:after, .eedition-grid .card-image:after { content: ''; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 10px); top: 100%; left: 0; border-radius: 0 0 0 10px; border-bottom: 10px solid #ffffff; background: white; z-index: -1; box-shadow: 0 2px 0 0 #bbbbbb;} .eedition-latest .card-image .media-preview, .eedition-grid .card-image .media-preview { position: relative; z-index: 5; max-height: 300px; overflow: hidden;} .eedition-grid .card .card-image .photo.layout-vertical img, .eedition-latest .card .card-image .photo.layout-vertical img { max-height: none;} /* Ad-Owl */ #main-page-container #adowl-your-ad-details .block-title:before { content: initial; display: initial; position: initial; vertical-align: initial; width: initial; top: initial%; z-index: initial; border-top: initial; border-bottom: initial; height: initial;} #main-page-container #adowl-your-ad-details .block-title { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4); padding-bottom: 5px;} /* Custom Classes */ .div-lines article.card, .bottom-line article.card { border-bottom: solid 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1);} .div-lines article.card:last-of-type { border-bottom-width: 0px;} .div-lines.more-button article.card:last-of-type { border-bottom-width: 1px;} @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.top-story .card .card-headline h1, .top-story .card .card-headline h2 { font-size: 30px; line-height: 34px;}} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px; border-width: 0px; padding: 0;} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom a { display: inline-block; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2); padding: 8px 16px; font-weight: 600;} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom a:hover { text-decoration: none; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05);} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { #main-page-container .page-heading .block.emphasis-h1 .block { margin-bottom: 10px;} .top-story {text-align:center;} } .page-heading .block.emphasis-h1 { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 15px;} .page-heading .emphasis-h1 .block-title-inner { padding: 0 10px;} .page-heading .emphasis-h1 .breadcrumb { padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px; float: none!important;} #main-page-container .page-heading .emphasis-h1 .block-title-inner *{ font-weight: 700 !important;} .page-heading .list-inline.block-links.pos-top { float: none; margin: 0 0 15px;} .page-heading .block-links li { padding: 0; margin: 0; display: inline-block; border-right: 1px dotted rgba(0,0,0,0.2); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;} .page-heading .block-links li a { padding: 0 10px 0 6px;} .page-heading .breadcrumb>li { padding: 0 7px 0 6px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; border-right: 1px dotted rgba(0,0,0,0.2); line-height: 12px;} .page-heading .breadcrumb>li+li:before { content: initial;} .page-heading .breadcrumb li:last-child { border-right: 0;} .social-links li a, .social-links li a:focus, .social-links li a:active { color: #495970!important; opacity: .8!important;} .social-links li a:hover { color: #495970!important; opacity: 1!important;} .container-breakout.ad-col .move-up {margin-top: -20px;} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { #main-page-container .container-breakout.ad-col .half-margin .block { margin-bottom: 20px;} } .hz-subnav .blox-autolist {display: block!important; grid-template-columns: unset!important; text-align:center!important;} .hz-subnav .list-group-item { display: inline-block; padding: 0 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; border-top-width: 0; border-bottom-width: 0; border-left-width: 0;} .list-group-item:last-of-type { border-right-width: 0;} #main-page-container .hz-subnav .block { margin-bottom: 0px;} .hz-subnav .list-group-item.active, .hz-subnav .list-group-item.active:hover, .hz-subnav .list-group-item.active:focus { color: #555; background-color: transparent; border-color: #ddd;} /* Added Theme Necessities */ @media screen and (min-width: 992px) { .row-primary > .left-col .right-col, .row-secondary > .left-col .right-col, .row-tertiary > .left-col .middle-col, .row-quaternary > .left-col .middle-col, .row-quinary > .middle-col { border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4); border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4);} } @media (min-width: 1396px) { #main-page-container, #site-header, #main-navigation.container, #site-footer, #main-top-container, #site-copyright-container, .container-breakout .container { width: 1360px; padding: 0px;} #site-footer { padding: 30px 20px 15px 30px;} #site-header {padding-top: 15px;} } .container-breakout.ad-col, #top-container-breakout, #bottom-container-breakout { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05); padding: 20px 0 1px 0; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} #main-body-container .tnt-ads { margin-bottom: 20px !important;} .top-pad-ad { margin-top: 20px !important;} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { .card .card-headline h1, .card .card-headline h2 { font-size: 36px; line-height: 40px;} } @media (min-width: 992px) { #site-header .row:nth-child(2) { padding-bottom: 15px; margin: 0 0 1px 0;} } .promo-box {margin:0; padding:0 0 10px;} .promo-box .card {margin-bottom: 0px;} .promo-box .card-container { grid-template-columns: 29% 69%; border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4);} .promo-box article:last-of-type .card-container { padding-right: 0; border-right: 0px;} .promo-box .card.showcase .card-container > .card-image { margin-bottom: 0!important;} .promo-box .card .card-image .photo { margin: 0;} /* ie11 fixes */ @media all and (-ms-high-contrast:none) { .pediment .promo-box {display: -ms-grid;-ms-grid-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;} .pediment .promo-box > article:nth-of-type(1){-ms-grid-row: 1;-ms-grid-column: 1;} .pediment .promo-box > article:nth-of-type(2){-ms-grid-row: 1;-ms-grid-column: 2;} .pediment .promo-box > article:nth-of-type(3){-ms-grid-row: 1;-ms-grid-column: 3;} .pediment .promo-box >
407 article:nth-of-type(4){-ms-grid-row: 1;-ms-grid-column: 4;} .pediment .promo-box .card-container{display: -ms-grid;-ms-grid-columns: 29% 69%; } .pediment .promo-box .card-container > div:nth-of-type(1){-ms-grid-row: 1;-ms-grid-column: 1;} .pediment .promo-box .card-container > div:nth-of-type(2){-ms-grid-row: 1;-ms-grid-column: 2;} .pediment .promo-box .card-body {margin-left: 10px;} } /* /ie11 fixes */ @media (max-width: 991px) { .overflow-scroll { position: relative; overflow: hidden;} .overflow-scroll .card-img-sm, .overflow-scroll .card-img-md { white-space: nowrap; width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: hidden; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; margin: 0;} .overflow-scroll .card:first-child { padding-left: 0px;} .overflow-scroll .card { border-bottom: 0px !important;} .overflow-scroll .card { float: none; display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 45%; padding-left: 10px;} .overflow-scroll .card-container { white-space: normal;} .overflow-scroll .card .card-image { float: none; width: 100%; margin: 0 0 15px 0;} } /* Customized Hamburger drawer */ .offcanvas-drawer .in-drawer { text-align: center; padding: 15px 0 10px 0;} .offcanvas-drawer a, .offcanvas-drawer a:hover { color: #222;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title a, .offcanvas-drawer .open .dropdown-menu > li > a { color: #000; text-shadow: none !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .search-form-container { border-width: 0 0 1px 0; background-color: transparent!important;} .offcanvas-drawer .search-form-container.card { margin: 0px;} .offcanvas-drawer .search-form-container, .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls, .offcanvas-drawer .tnt-photo-sales-cart { padding: 10px 15px; border-top: 0!important; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd!important;} .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls, .offcanvas-drawer .tnt-photo-sales-cart { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .02);} .offcanvas-drawer .panel { padding: 15px 20px; border-bottom: solid 1px #ddd;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title { border: 0!important; padding: 0; font-weight: 800;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title a, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a{ padding: 10px 0;} .offcanvas-drawer [data-toggle="collapse"] { display: none !important;} .drawer-open .collapse { display: block !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .dropdown ul, .offcanvas-drawer .panel ul { padding: 0px; background-color: #fff; column-width: auto; column-count: 2;} .offcanvas-drawer .dropdown ul, .offcanvas-drawer .panel ul { padding: 0px; background-color: #fff;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title:hover, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a:hover, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li.open, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li:active, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li.open > a { color: #777; background-color: transparent;} .drawer-open .offcanvas-drawer-left { box-shadow: 0 5px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2);} @media (min-width: 992px) { .offcanvas-content-left, .offcanvas-drawer { width: 350px;} } .offcanvas-drawer { background-color: #fff; color: #222 !important; text-shadow: none !important; font-size: 16px;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li { border: none !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a { color: #222; padding: 0; line-height: 16px; padding: 10px 0; text-shadow: none !important; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 13px !important;} /* Sticky Anchor */ #sticky-anchor .sticky-anchor-close { border: solid 1px rgba(0,0,0,.2); background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1); color: #777; top: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px;} #sticky-anchor { background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1); border-top: solid 1px rgba(0,0,0,.2); padding-top: 10px;} /* === ad related === */ @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { #tncms-region-global-skyline .tnt-ads-container div:first-child { margin-bottom: 0!important;} } @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { #tncms-region-global-skyline .ad-placeholder { max-width: 100%;} } /* \\\// Uncomment if you want to have breakout regions transparent and have background applied around an ad if it exists. //\\\ */ .container-breakout.ad-col, #top-container-breakout, #bottom-container-breakout { background-color: transparent; padding: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-bottom: 0px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); } .container-breakout.ad-col .tnt-ads, #top-container-breakout .tnt-ads, #bottom-container-breakout .tnt-ads { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05); padding: 20px 0; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); } .container-breakout.ad-col .ad-placeholder-container .tnt-ads .ad-placeholder, #to
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1671                                <div class="subscriber-preview"><p>Walker County is positioned to benefit as Houston’s economy pushes north, but capturing that growth will require investments in workers, water, power and infrastructure, Texas economist Ray Perryman told local business and government leaders last week.</p></div><div class="subscriber-preview"><p>“Houston is definitely going north. There’s no question about that,” Perryman said. “Montgomery County almost stands on its own now as a separate economy. It’s gotten so big and so dynamic and it’s coming this way. I think it’s going to create a whole lot of opportunities for your area as well.”</p></div><noscript><div class="meter notification wall alert alert-dismissable alert-warning hidden-print" data-message="blox noscript">
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2014                            data-srcset="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=150%2C150&order=crop%2Cresize 150w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=200%2C200&order=crop%2Cresize 200w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=225%2C225&order=crop%2Cresize 225w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=300%2C300&order=crop%2Cresize 300w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=400%2C400&order=crop%2Cresize 400w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=540%2C540&order=crop%2Cresize 540w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=640%2C640&order=crop%2Cresize 640w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=750%2C750&order=crop%2Cresize 750w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=990%2C990&order=crop%2Cresize 990w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=1035%2C1035&order=crop%2Cresize 1035w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0&resize=1200%2C1200&order=crop%2Cresize 1200w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/80/e80e793c-2f81-436f-81e9-c7acfca52104/6a8dfe24928d9.image.jpg?crop=1300%2C1300%2C147%2C0 1333w" />
2015                </a>
2016                
2017            </div>
2018            
2019        </figure></li>
2020                        
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2030                
2031                
2032                
2033                        <img
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2056                
2057                
2058                
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20660%2C640&order=crop%2Cresize 640w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/73/87330c8d-5130-4079-9a73-fb5a2772c043/6aac4949d4127.image.webp?crop=1247%2C1247%2C207%2C0&resize=750%2C750&order=crop%2Cresize 750w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/73/87330c8d-5130-4079-9a73-fb5a2772c043/6aac4949d4127.image.webp?crop=1247%2C1247%2C207%2C0&resize=990%2C990&order=crop%2Cresize 990w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/73/87330c8d-5130-4079-9a73-fb5a2772c043/6aac4949d4127.image.webp?crop=1247%2C1247%2C207%2C0&resize=1035%2C1035&order=crop%2Cresize 1035w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/73/87330c8d-5130-4079-9a73-fb5a2772c043/6aac4949d4127.image.webp?crop=1247%2C1247%2C207%2C0&resize=1200%2C1200&order=crop%2Cresize 1200w, https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/73/87330c8d-5130-4079-9a73-fb5a2772c043/6aac4949d4127.image.webp?crop=1247%2C1247%2C207%2C0 1333w" />
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2074        
2075        
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2489                        <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Outdated browser notice">
2490                            <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us
2490/edge" role="button" class="btn btn-default list-group-item"><i class="fab tnt-edge"></i>Microsoft Edge</a>
2491                            <a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/" role="button" class="btn btn-default list-group-item"><i class="fab tnt-chrome"></i>Google Chrome</a>
2492                            <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/" role="button" class="btn btn-default list-group-item"><i class="fab tnt-firefox"></i>Firefox</a>
2493                        </div>
2494                    </div>
2495                </div><!-- /.modal-content -->
2496            </div><!-- /.modal-dialog -->
2497        </div><!-- /.modal -->
2498    </div>
2499
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2501<div align="center" id="itemonline_reveal">
2502  
2502<script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript">
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2504  </script>
2504
2505</div>
2506
2507
2508
2509<!-- Tecnavia Mobile Header Login and Subscribe Button -->
2510<script>
2511const exMobileHeaderUl = document.querySelector('#main-navigation .navbar-header ul.pull-right ')
2512if (exMobileHeaderUl) {
2513    const newMobileHeaderUl = document.createElement('ul');
2514    newMobileHeaderUl.id = 'sub-buttons-mobile-header';
2515    newMobileHeaderUl.classList.add('sub-buttons-mobile');
2516    newMobileHeaderUl.classList.add('pull-right');
2517    newMobileHeaderUl.classList.add('hidden-md');
2518    newMobileHeaderUl.classList.add('hidden-lg');
2519
2520    const li1 = document.createElement('li');
2521    const subLink = document.createElement('a');
2522    subLink.href = 'javascript:var onclick=ta_accountOptions(); window.scrollTo({top: 0, left: 0, behavior: "smooth"});';
2523    subLink.textContent = 'SUBSCRIBE';
2524    li1.appendChild(subLink);
2525    li1.classList.add('sub-header-button');
2526    li1.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Subscribe');
2527    newMobileHeaderUl.appendChild(li1);
2528
2529    const li2 = document.createElement('li');
2530    const loginLink = document.createElement('a');
2531    loginLink.href = 'javascript:var onclick=ta_account(); window.scrollTo({top: 0, left: 0, behavior: "smooth"});';
2532    loginLink.textContent = 'LOGIN';
2533    li2.appendChild(loginLink);
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2535    li2.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Login');
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2537
2538    const parentContainer = exMobileHeaderUl.parentNode;
2539
2540    if (parentContainer) {
2541        parentContainer.insertBefore(newMobileHeaderUl, exMobileHeaderUl);
2542        console.log("New UL added successfully before existing UL.");
2543    }
2544}
2545</script>
2545
2546<!-- Tecnavia Login and Subscribe Button -->
2547<script type='text/javascript'>
2548function loginButtonLink() {
2549    const elements = document.getElementsByClassName('tnt-section-login');
2550    for (const element of elements) {
2551        element.href = 'javascript:var onclick=ta_account();';
2552        element.setAttribute('onclick','window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: "smooth" })');
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2557
2558function subscribeButtonLink() {
2559    const elements = document.getElementsByClassName('tnt-section-subscribe');
2560    for (const element of elements) {
2561        element.href = 'javascript:var onclick=ta_accountOptions();';
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2563        element.removeAttribute('id');
2564    }
2565}
2566subscribeButtonLink();
2567</script>
2567
2568
2569<!-- Tecnavia Logout Links -->
2570<!-- Desktop/Mobile LOGOUT -->
2571<script type='text/javascript'>
2572function ta_paywallLoaded() {
2573        var loginStatus = ta_isUserLoggedIn();
2574        if (loginStatus == true) {
2575                document.querySelector('.tnt-section-login .nav-label').innerHTML = 'LOGOUT';
2576                document.querySelector('.login-flyout-custom').innerHTML = 'LOGOUT';
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2580
2581        }         
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2583</script>
2583
2584<!-- End Tecnavia Login and Subscribe Button -->
2585
2586<script type='text/javascript'>
2587function gamesButtonLink() {
2588    const elements = document.getElementsByClassName('tnt-section-games');
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2590        element.target = '_blank';
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2592}
2593gamesButtonLink();
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2594
2595
2596<!-- Osano cookies footer link -->
2597<script type='text/javascript'>
2598function cookiePref() {
2599    const elements = document.getElementsByClassName('tnt-section-cookie-preferences');
2600    for (const element of elements) {
2601        element.setAttribute("onclick", 'Osano.cm.showDrawer("osano-cm-dom-info-dialog-open")');
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2604}
2605cookiePref();
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2606
2607
2608            </footer>
2609        
2610
2611        <div id="site-copyright-container" class="container">
2612            <div id="tncms-region-footer-copyright" class="tncms-region "><div id="tncms-block-2217768" class="tncms-block"><div id="site-copyright" class="row">
2613    <section id="block-2217768"><div class="col-md-7"><small>
2614                    <span class="inner-copyright-copyright">&copy; Copyright 2026</span>
2615                    <span class="inner-copyright-link"><a href="/">The Huntsville Item</a></span>
2616                    <span class="inner-copyright-address">1409 10th Street,&nbsp;Huntsville,&nbsp;TX</span>
2617                </small><small>
2618                    <span class="inner-copyright-terms">&nbsp;| <a href="/site/terms.html">Terms of Use</a></span>
2619                </small><small>
2620                    <span class="inner-copyright-policy">&nbsp;| <a href="/site/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a></span>
2621                </small></div>
2622        <div class="col-md-5"><small>Powered by <a href="https://bloxcms.com" title="BLOX Content Management System" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BLOX Content Management System</a> from <a href="https://bloxdigital.com/" title="BLOX Digital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BLOX Digital</a>.</small></div>
2623    </section>
2624</div></div></div>
2625        </div>
2626    </div>
2627    
2628    
2629        </div><!-- / offcanvas close  -->
2630    
2631
2632    
2633    
2634    <!-- / site-container close -->
2635    </div>
2636    
2637    
2638        <div data-tnt-ads-tmp='{"vendor":"blox","type":"region","region":"fixed-impact-bottom","id":"fixed-impact-bottom","pos":"fixed-impact-bottom, btf","fold":"below","include_domain":"cnhi\/itemonline","size":"[1,1]","height":"1","width":"1","js":{"video":"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/itemonline.com\/shared-content\/art\/tncms\/templates\/libraries\/flex\/components\/video\/resources\/scripts\/video.512a6903eae08e033c76afdce2a0eac7.js"},"index_slug":null,"url":"\/news","refresh":false}' style="display:none;"></div>
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2639        window.__tnt = window.__tnt || {};
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2642        __tnt.compatibility.status = '';
2643        __tnt.compatibility.check = function() {
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2650        __tnt.compatibility.notification = function() {
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2653            function compatibilityCheck() {
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2655                    __tnt.trackEvent({
2656                        'category':'subscription',
2657                        'action':'adblock',
2658                        'label':'adblock detected',
2659                        'value':'1'
2660                    });
2661                    __tnt.compatibility.notification();
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2663            }
2664
2665            if (document.readyState != 'loading') {
2666                compatibilityCheck();
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2668                document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', compatibilityCheck);
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2670        })();
2671    </script>
2671
2672    
2673    
2673<script>
2674        jQuery(function() {
2675            if(typeof TNCMS.Tracking != 'undefined'){
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2678    </script>
2678
2679
2680    
2680<script>
2681        __tnt.trackEvent = function(obj) {
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2686                        __tnt.googleSocial(obj);
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2690                    if (typeof TNCMS.Tracking != 'undefined' && obj.metric) {
2691                        TNCMS.Tracking.addEvent({
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2693                            metric: obj.metric,
2694                            id: obj.uuid
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2700        if (__tnt.trackEventLater.length > 0) {
2701            __tnt.trackEventLater.forEach(function(obj) {
2702                __tnt.trackEvent(obj);
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2705
2706        Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('body [data-track]')).forEach(function(el) {
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2712            el.addEventListener(__tnt.client.clickEvent, function() {
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2715        });
2716        
2717        Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('body [data-tncms-track-dmp]')).forEach(function(el) {
2718            el.addEventListener(__tnt.client.clickEvent, function() {
2719                var dmpData = el.dataset.tncmsTrackDmp;
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2721            });
2722        });
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2724    </script>
2724
2725    
2726<script src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/template/resources/scripts/tnt.errors.log.gtm.ff9df6708e2dbc9da79fbefae5491221.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2726
2726
2727<script src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/ads/resources/scripts/tnt.ads.core.9d39a5cf1d944aca793cec64b465c450.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2727
2727
2728<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ dataLayer.push({
2729            'tncms.asset.sections': ["news", "news/local_news"],
2730            'tncms.asset.flags': ["centerpiece"],
2731            'tncms.asset.keywords': ["texas", "houston", "walker county, texas", "price", "tariff", "economic growth", "inflation", "economy", "data center", "interest rate", "goods", "cost", "economies", "federal reserve", "macroeconomics", "united states", "economics"]
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 2732
2732
2733<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
2734                __tnt.googleEvent = function(obj) {
2735                    dataLayer.push({
2736                        'event': 'gaTriggerEvent',
2737                        'gaEventCategory': obj.category,
2738                        'gaEventAction': obj.action,
2739                        'gaEventLabel': obj.label,
2740                        'gaEventValue': obj.value
2741                    });
2742                    dataLayer.push({
2743                        'event': 'tncms.event.trigger',
2744                             'tncms.event.trigger.category': obj.category,
2745                             'tncms.event.trigger.action': obj.action,
2746                             'tncms.event.trigger.label': obj.label, 
2747                             'tncms.event.trigger.value': obj.value
2748                    });
2749                }
2750                __tnt.googleSocial = function(obj) {
2751                    dataLayer.push({
2752                        'event': 'socialEvent',
2753                        'socialNetwork': obj.network,
2754                        'socialAction': obj.socialAction,
2755                        'socialTarget': obj.url
2756                    });
2757                    
2758                    dataLayer.push({
2759                        'event': 'tncms.event.social',
2760                            'tncms.event.social.network': obj.network,
2761                            'tncms.event.social.action': obj.socialAction,
2762                            'tncms.event.social.target': obj.url
2763                    });
2764                }
2765                __tnt.googlePageView = function(obj) {
2766                    var sURL = obj.url.replace(/^.*\/\/[^\/]+/, '');
2767                    dataLayer.push({
2768                        'event': 'VirtualPageview',
2769                        'virtualPageURL': sURL,
2770                        'virtualPageTitle': obj.title
2771                    });
2772                    dataLayer.push({
2773                        'event': 'tncms.event.virtual_pageview',
2774                            'tncms.event.virtual_pageview.url': sURL,
2775                            'tncms.event.virtual_pageview.title': obj.title
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 2777
2777
2778<script src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/template/resources/scripts/asset-edit.60e8e67e04be1194326dcfbe7f00b8c3.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2778
2778
2779<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ jQuery(document).ready(function($){
2780                                    $('#weather_zip_toggle_2217372').click(function(e){
2781                                        $('#weather-2217372 .zip-update-form').toggle('fast');
2782                                        return false; 
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 2784
2784
2785<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
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2787            var callback = function(entries, io) {
2788                entries.forEach(function(e) {
2789                    if (e.isIntersecting === true) {
2790                        __tnt.template(
2791                            document.querySelector('#' + e.target.id + ' template'),
2792                            document.getElementById(e.target.id),
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2795                        );
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2797                        io.unobserve(e.target);
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2800            };
2801            // Initialize observer
2802            window.addEventListener('load', function() {
2803                var io = new IntersectionObserver(callback),
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2805                targets.forEach(function(e){
2806                    io.observe(e);
2807                });
2808            }, false) /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2808
2808
2809<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ window.document.addEventListener('TownnewsSegmentLoaded', function(oEvent) {
2810        try {
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2812                window.localStorage.setItem('_us_master_id', oEvent.detail.user_id);
2813                __tnt.log('UserStitch ID: ' + oEvent.detail.user_id);
2814            }
2815        } catch(oError){
2816            console.log(oError);
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2818    }); /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2818
2818
2819<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 2821
2821
2822<script src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/plugins/resources/scripts/sticky-kit.cd42d35abf643b0a78798fe03bf6bc83.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2822
2822
2823<script src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/template/resources/scripts/tnt.regions.e7df22f20c42105cce5864da9e346f48.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2823
2823
2824<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ (function() {
2825                    window.addEventListener('load', function() {
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 2828
2828
2829<script src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/block/resources/scripts/dmp.reactive.f21a39a840fa65b4d17399310c9dbb30.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2829
2829
2830<script src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/itemonline.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/block/resources/scripts/promo_popup.251d9baed77bb7d7e50212b336162059.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2830
2830
2831<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", __tnt.deprecatedCheck, false); /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2831
2831
2832<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
2833            if (window.location.hash){
2834                var hashSet = ['tncms_source','utm_source','utm_campaign','utm_medium','utm_content','utm_term'],
2835                    urlHash = window.location.hash.replace('#','').split('&');
2836                for (var i = 0; i < urlHash.length; i++) {
2837                    var data = urlHash[i].split('='),
2838                        param = data[0].replace('-','_');
2839                    if (hashSet.indexOf(param) != -1){
2840                        var dmpData = param + ': ' + data[1];
2841                        
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2843                }
2844            }
2845         /*]]>*/</script>
2845</body>
2846</html>

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