.wp-block-latest-posts{box-sizing:border-box;}.wp-block-latest-posts.wp-block-latest-posts__list{list-style:none;}.wp-block-latest-posts.wp-block-latest-posts__list li{clear:both;overflow-wrap:break-word;}.wp-block-latest-posts.is-grid{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;}.wp-block-latest-posts.is-grid li{margin:0 1.25em 1.25em 0;width:100%;}@media (min-width:600px){.wp-block-latest-posts.columns-2 li{width:calc(50% - .625em);}.wp-block-latest-posts.columns-2 li:nth-child(2n){margin-right:0;}}:root :where(.wp-block-latest-posts.is-grid){padding:0;}:root :where(.wp-block-latest-posts.wp-block-latest-posts__list){padding-left:0;}.wp-block-latest-posts__post-author,.wp-block-latest-posts__post-date{display:block;font-size:.8125em;}.wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image a{display:inline-block;}.wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image img{height:auto;max-width:100%;width:auto;}.kk-star-ratings{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-align:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}.kk-star-ratings.kksr-valign-bottom{margin-top:2rem;}.kk-star-ratings.kksr-align-left{-webkit-box-pack:flex-start;-webkit-justify-content:flex-start;-ms-flex-pack:flex-start;justify-content:flex-start;}.kk-star-ratings .kksr-muted{opacity:.5;}.kk-star-ratings .kksr-stars{position:relative;}.kk-star-ratings .kksr-stars .kksr-stars-active,.kk-star-ratings .kksr-stars .kksr-stars-inactive{display:flex;}.kk-star-ratings .kksr-stars .kksr-stars-active{overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;}.kk-star-ratings .kksr-stars .kksr-star{cursor:pointer;padding-right:0px;}.kk-star-ratings .kksr-stars .kksr-star .kksr-icon{transition:.3s all;}.kk-star-ratings:not(.kksr-disabled) .kksr-stars:hover .kksr-stars-active{width:0 !important;}.kk-star-ratings .kksr-stars .kksr-star .kksr-icon,.kk-star-ratings:not(.kksr-disabled) .kksr-stars .kksr-star:hover ~ .kksr-star .kksr-icon{background-image:url("https://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/wp-content/plugins/kk-star-ratings/src/core/public/css/../svg/inactive.svg");}.kk-star-ratings .kksr-stars .kksr-stars-active .kksr-star .kksr-icon{background-image:url("https://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/wp-content/plugins/kk-star-ratings/src/core/public/css/../svg/active.svg");}.kk-star-ratings.kksr-disabled .kksr-stars .kksr-stars-active .kksr-star .kksr-icon,.kk-star-ratings:not(.kksr-disabled) .kksr-stars:hover .kksr-star .kksr-icon{background-image:url("https://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/wp-content/plugins/kk-star-ratings/src/core/public/css/../svg/selected.svg");}.kk-star-ratings .kksr-legend{margin-left:.75rem;margin-right:.75rem;}[dir="rtl"] .kk-star-ratings .kksr-stars .kksr-stars-active{left:auto;right:0;}.ns-button-icon,.ns-button-label{color:var(--ns-icon-color);box-sizing:border-box;}.ns-buttons{position:relative;--ns-btn-size:40px;--ns-btn-margin:10px;}.ns-buttons-wrapper{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;}body a.ns-button{display:inline-flex;height:var(--ns-btn-size);line-height:var(--ns-btn-size);margin:0 var(--ns-btn-margin) var(--ns-btn-margin) 0;padding:0;font-size:calc(var(--ns-btn-size) * .35);overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;border:none;--ns-btn-color:#333;--ns-icon-color:#fff;}.ns-button *{pointer-events:none;}.ns-button-block{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;background:#333;background:var(--ns-btn-color);}.ns-button-wrapper{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;overflow:hidden;width:100%;}.ns-button:not(.ns-hover-swap):hover .ns-button-wrapper>span:not(.ns-inverse){box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 50px rgba(0,0,0,.1);}.ns-button-icon{height:var(--ns-btn-size);width:var(--ns-btn-size);min-width:var(--ns-btn-size);justify-content:center;}.ns-button-icon>*{height:50%;margin:0 auto;}.ns-button-icon path{fill:currentColor;}.ns-button-icon:has(+ .ns-hide){width:100%;}.ns-button-share-count{display:none;align-items:center;}.ns-button.ns-share-count:hover svg,.ns-hide{display:none;}.ns-button.ns-share-count:hover .ns-button-share-count{display:flex;}.ns-button-label{height:100%;flex-grow:1;padding:0 15px 0 0;overflow:hidden;}.ns-button-label-wrapper{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;}.ns-button.bluesky{--ns-btn-color:#1185fe;}.ns-button.angellist,.ns-button.applemusic,.ns-button.codepen,.ns-button.digg,.ns-button.steam,.ns-button.threads,.ns-button.tiktok,.ns-button.twitter{--ns-btn-color:#000;}.ns-button.facebook{--ns-btn-color:#3b5998;}.ns-button.linkedin{--ns-btn-color:#0077b5;}.ns-button.pinterest{--ns-btn-color:#c92228;}.ns-button.buffer{--ns-btn-color:#323b43;}.ns-button.reddit{--ns-btn-color:#ff4500;}.ns-button.hackernews{--ns-btn-color:#f0652f;}.ns-button.pocket{--ns-btn-color:#ef4056;}.ns-button.whatsapp{--ns-btn-color:#25d366;}.ns-button.tumblr{--ns-btn-color:#35465c;}.ns-button.vkontakte{--ns-btn-color:#45668e;}.ns-button.xing{--ns-btn-color:#026466;}.ns-button.flipboard{--ns-btn-color:#e12828;}.ns-button.mix{--ns-btn-color:#fd8235;}.ns-button.yummly{--ns-btn-color:#e16120;}.ns-button.sms{--ns-btn-color:#218aff;}.ns-button.email{--ns-btn-color:#319324;}.ns-button.print{--ns-btn-color:#d34836;}.ns-button.copy{--ns-btn-color:#816b5b;}.ns-button.line{--ns-btn-color:#00b900;}.ns-button.mastodon{--ns-btn-color:#6364ff;}.ns-button.messenger{--ns-btn-color:#0078ff;}.ns-button.share{--ns-btn-color:#2a2a2c;}.ns-button.telegram{--ns-btn-color:#08c;}.ns-columns .ns-buttons-wrapper>a{flex-basis:calc(100% / var(--ns-columns) - ( ( var(--ns-columns) - 1 ) * var(--ns-btn-margin) / var(--ns-columns) ));}.ns-last-col{margin-right:0 !important;}.ns-total-share-count{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:calc(var(--ns-btn-size) * .375);line-height:normal;height:var(--ns-btn-size);width:var(--ns-btn-size);margin:0 var(--ns-btn-margin) var(--ns-btn-margin) 0;}.ns-inline,.ns-inline-cta{margin-bottom:10px;}.ns-total-share-count-wrapper{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle;}.ns-total-share-count-amount{font-weight:700;}.ns-total-share-count-text{font-size:calc(var(--ns-btn-size) * .2);}.ns-columns .ns-total-share-count{position:absolute;right:0;margin:0 !important;}.ns-columns.ns-has-total-share-count-before .ns-total-share-count{right:unset;left:0;}.ns-inline-below{margin-top:20px;}@media print{.ns-no-print,.ns-no-print *{display:none !important;}}a{text-decoration:none !important;}h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,p{font-family:"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;}@font-face{font-family:"wpautomatic";src:url("https://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-automatic-plugin-for-wordpress/css/fonts/wpautomatic.eot?uf6bfu");src:url("https://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-automatic-plugin-for-wordpress/css/fonts/wpautomatic.eot?uf6bfu#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"),url("https://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-automatic-plugin-for-wordpress/css/fonts/wpautomatic.ttf?uf6bfu") format("truetype"),url("https://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-automatic-plugin-for-wordpress/css/fonts/wpautomatic.woff?uf6bfu") format("woff"),url("https://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-automatic-plugin-for-wordpress/css/fonts/wpautomatic.svg?uf6bfu#wpautomatic") format("svg");font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-display:block;}[class^="watm-"],[class*=" watm-"]{font-family:"wpautomatic" !important;speak:never;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-transform:none;line-height:1;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing:grayscale;}@media 1{.main-navigation:not(.slideout-navigation) .main-nav li a:hover{box-shadow:0px -8px 0px var(--accent) inset;transition:all .6s ease 0s;padding:0px;margin:0px 20px;}.main-navigation:not(.slideout-navigation) .main-nav li a:active{box-shadow:0px -8px 0px var(--accent) inset;transition:all .6s ease 0s;padding:0px;margin:0px 20px;}.main-navigation{border-bottom:2px solid #ddd;border-top:2px solid #ddd;}.wpcf7-form-control-wrap input,textarea{width:100% !important;height:40px !important;border-radius:5px;border:solid 2px #ececec;}footer.entry-meta,.top-bar-align-left{display:none;}p.comment-form-comment textarea{height:110px !important;}@media (min-width: 769px){.sidebar.is-right-sidebar > .inside-right-sidebar{}}@media (max-width: 768px){.icon-menu-bars,.icon-search{color:black;}.main-navigation{border-bottom:solid 2px #f5f5f5;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;background-color:#fff;}.inside-navigation{margin:0px !important;padding:10px 0px !important;}.inside-navigation .main-nav ul li a{width:350px !important;margin-top:10px;}.inside-navigation .main-nav ul li a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}.main-navigation{border-bottom:solid 2px #f5f5f5;border-radius:0px !important;padding:0px;}}}:root{--stars:#fab703;}.stars-rater{width:320px;margin:var(--spacing) auto;text-align:center;border:2px solid var(--light);border-radius:var(--border-radius);padding:1em;}.star{cursor:pointer;font-size:36px;color:var(--medium);}.stars-rating,.stars-rater > h2,.vote-info{margin-bottom:0;}.stars-rating:hover .star{color:var(--darkest) !important;}.stars-rating .star:hover ~ .star{color:var(--medium) !important;}.vote-info{font-size:1rem;color:var(--dark);}.star-container{margin:1em 0;}.star-position{display:inline-block;}.star-rating{display:flex;-webkit-box-orient:horizontal !important;-webkit-box-direction:reverse !important;flex-direction:row-reverse !important;font-size:1.5em;justify-content:space-around;padding:0 .2em;width:6em;}.star-rating input{display:none !important;}.star-not-rated,.star-rating label{color:var(--medium);font-style:normal;}.star-rating label:hover{cursor:pointer;}.star-rating :checked~label,.star-rated{color:var(--stars);font-style:normal;}.star-rating label:hover,.star-rating label:hover~label{color:var(--primary);}.google-news-card{}.google-news-button-container{margin-top:2em;text-align:center;}.google-news-card a{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--medium);border-radius:5px;padding:12px 18px;color:#000 !important;font-weight:700;background-color:#fff;}.google-news-card a:hover{color:#000 !important;border-top-color:#0f9d58;border-right-color:#eb4132;border-bottom-color:#4086f4;border-left-color:#f8a808;}.google-news-card svg{vertical-align:middle !important;margin-left:.75em;}@media (min-width: 768px){body.sticky-sidebar .inside-right-sidebar,body.sticky-sidebar .inside-left-sidebar{position:sticky;top:20px;max-height:calc(100vh - 20px);overflow-y:auto;}}.share-buttons-toggler + .social-share{display:none;}.share-buttons-toggler > .button-native{padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;display:flex;column-gap:.5em;}.social-share{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);grid-gap:10px;align-items:center;text-align:center;contain:content;}.sidebar .social-share{grid-template-columns:repeat(1,100%);}@media (max-width: 568px){.social-share>.button>svg{display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}}.social-share>.button{color:var(--dark);flex:33%;flex-grow:1;flex-basis:0;font-size:.9em;padding:.75em !important;border-radius:var(--border-radius);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:var(--light);}.button-x .icon{fill:var(--darkest,#000) !important;}.button-x:hover{border-color:var(--darkest,#000) !important;color:var(--darkest,#000) !important;}.button-facebook .icon{fill:#1777f2 !important;}.button-facebook:hover{border-color:#1777f2 !important;color:#1777f2 !important;}.button-flipboard .icon{fill:#f52828 !important;}.button-flipboard:hover{border-color:#f52828 !important;color:#f52828 !important;}.button-whatsapp .icon{fill:#05cd51 !important;}.button-whatsapp:hover{border-color:#05cd51 !important;color:#05cd51 !important;}.button-reddit .icon{fill:#ff4500 !important;}.button-reddit:hover{border-color:#ff4500 !important;color:#ff4500 !important;}.button-linkedin .icon{fill:#0a66c2 !important;}.button-linkedin:hover{border-color:#0a66c2 !important;color:#0a66c2 !important;}.button-telegram .icon{fill:#24a1de !important;}.button-telegram:hover{border-color:#24a1de !important;color:#24a1de !important;}.generateperf-sticky-commentbox{position:fixed;left:30px;bottom:30px;z-index:9999;background-color:var(--lightest);padding:.5em 1em;border-radius:var(--border-radius);box-shadow:0 2px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.08);font-weight:500;font-size:.875rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.66em;color:var(--darkest);transition:opacity .5s ease;opacity:1;}.live-indicator{display:inline-block;width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background-color:#32cd32;position:relative;box-shadow:0 0 2px 1px rgba(50,205,50,.5);}.live-indicator:before{content:"";position:absolute;top:-4px;left:-4px;right:-4px;bottom:-4px;border-radius:50%;background-color:rgba(50,205,50,.3);animation:pulse-primary 2s infinite ease-out;}.live-indicator:after{content:"";position:absolute;top:-2px;left:-2px;right:-2px;bottom:-2px;border-radius:50%;background-color:rgba(50,205,50,.5);animation:pulse-secondary 2s infinite ease-out;animation-delay:.5s;}@keyframes pulse-primary{0%{transform:scale(.9);opacity:.9;}50%{transform:scale(1.5);opacity:.3;}100%{transform:scale(.9);opacity:0;}}@keyframes pulse-secondary{0%{transform:scale(.9);opacity:.7;}70%{transform:scale(1.2);opacity:.2;}100%{transform:scale(.9);opacity:0;}}.author-box{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:start;contain:content;}.author-box .avatar{margin:0 var(--spacing) var(--spacing);}.author-box .avatar img,.author-box .avatar svg{width:100px;height:100px;max-width:100px;border-radius:50%;}.author-box .avatar svg{fill:var(--lightest);background-color:var(--medium);}.author-box h2{margin-bottom:0 !important;font-size:1.2em;text-align:center;}.author-box p{margin:1em 0 !important;}@media (min-width: 769px){.author-box{flex-direction:row;}.author-box h2{text-align:left;}.author-box .avatar{margin:0 2rem 0 0;}}.post-image-aligned-center .featured-image,.post-image-aligned-center .post-image{text-align:center;}.post-image-below-header.post-image-aligned-center .inside-article .featured-image,.post-image-below-header.post-image-aligned-left .inside-article .featured-image,.post-image-below-header.post-image-aligned-left .inside-article .post-image,.post-image-below-header.post-image-aligned-right .inside-article .featured-image,.post-image-below-header.post-image-aligned-right .inside-article .post-image{margin-top:2em;}@media (max-width:768px){body:not(.post-image-aligned-center) .featured-image,body:not(.post-image-aligned-center) .inside-article .featured-image,body:not(.post-image-aligned-center) .inside-article .post-image{margin-right:0;margin-left:0;float:none;text-align:center;}}.wp-block-site-logo{box-sizing:border-box;line-height:0;}.wp-block-site-logo a{display:inline-block;line-height:0;}.wp-block-site-logo img{height:auto;max-width:100%;}.wp-block-site-logo a,.wp-block-site-logo img{border-radius:inherit;}:root :where(.wp-block-site-logo.is-style-rounded){border-radius:9999px;}