.blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 60px;
      background-color: #f2f5f8;
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      color: #333;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      color: #1a1a1a;
      font-size: 2.8em;
      font-weight: bold;
      padding-top: 30px;
      text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    }

    .blog-list__grid {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 50px;
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__grid::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 3px;
      background-color: #e0e0e0;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      background-color: #ffffff;
      border-radius: 12px;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      position: relative;
      padding: 25px;
      width: calc(50% - 60px); 
      margin: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-8px);
      box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
    }

    .blog-list__item::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 35px;
      width: 18px;
      height: 18px;
      background-color: #ff6f00; 
      border: 4px solid #ffffff;
      border-radius: 50%;
      z-index: 1;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,111,0,0.3);
    }

    .blog-list__item-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 220px; 
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__item-date {
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: #888;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
      display: block;
      font-weight: 600;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title {
      font-size: 1.6em;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title-link {
      color: #333;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title-link:hover {
      color: #ff6f00; 
    }

    .blog-list__item-summary {
      font-size: 1em;
      color: #666;
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      background-color: #0062cc; 
      color: #ffffff;
      text-decoration: none;
      border-radius: 6px;
      font-size: 0.95em;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
      align-self: flex-start;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #004b9e;
    }

    @media (min-width: 1025px) {
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
        align-self: flex-start;
        margin-right: 60px;
        text-align: right;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-image {
        margin-left: auto;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__read-more {
        align-self: flex-end;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd)::before {
        right: -45px;
        left: auto;
        transform: translateX(50%);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
        align-self: flex-end;
        margin-left: 60px;
        text-align: left;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-image {
        margin-right: auto;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__read-more {
        align-self: flex-start;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even)::before {
        left: -45px;
        right: auto;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__grid::before {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
      .blog-list__item {
        width: 100%;
        align-self: flex-start;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 0;
        padding-left: 65px; 
        text-align: left;
      }
      .blog-list__item::before {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        top: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-image {
        height: 180px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-title {
        font-size: 1.4em;
      }
      .blog-list__item-summary {
        font-size: 0.95em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2.2em;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }
      .blog-list__item {
        padding: 20px;
        padding-left: 60px;
      }
      .blog-list__item::before {
        top: 25px;
        width: 16px;
        height: 16px;
        border-width: 3px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-image {
        height: 160px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-title {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }
      .blog-list__item-summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__item {
        padding: 15px;
        padding-left: 50px;
      }
      .blog-list__item::before {
        top: 20px;
        left: 15px;
        width: 14px;
        height: 14px;
        border-width: 2px;
      }
      .blog-list__grid::before {
        left: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-image {
        height: 140px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-title {
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }
      .blog-list__item-summary {
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 6px 12px;
        font-size: 0.8em;
      }
    }

    
    .blog-list {
      background-color: #f2f5f8; 
    }
    .blog-list__item {
      background-color: #ffffff; 
      color: #333; 
    }
    .blog-list__heading {
      color: #1a1a1a; 
    }
    .blog-list__item-title-link {
      color: #333; 
    }
    .blog-list__item-title-link:hover {
      color: #ff6f00; 
    }
    .blog-list__item-summary {
      color: #666; 
    }
    .blog-list__item-date {
      color: #888; 
    }
    .blog-list__read-more {
      background-color: #0062cc; 
      color: #ffffff; 
    }
    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #004b9e; 
    }