.blog-list {
    padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
    padding-bottom: 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    color: #333;
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }

  .blog-list::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 2px;
    background-color: #e0e0e0;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 0;
  }

  .blog-list__section {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .blog-list__heading {
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #1a1a1a;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }

  .blog-list__description {
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #555;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    max-width: 800px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .blog-list__container {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 40px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .blog-list__item {
    display: flex;
    position: relative;
    width: calc(50% - 20px);
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background-color: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .blog-list__item:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  }

  .blog-list__item::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 25px;
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    background-color: #007bff;
    border: 3px solid #fff;
    border-radius: 50%;
    z-index: 2;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #007bff;
  }

  .blog-list__image-wrapper {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 250px;
    height: 140px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 8px;
  }

  .blog-list__cover-image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
  }

  .blog-list__content {
    flex-grow: 1;
  }

  .blog-list__title {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .blog-list__title-link {
    color: #0056b3;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
  }

  .blog-list__title-link:hover {
    color: #007bff;
  }

  .blog-list__summary {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #666;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
  }

  .blog-list__meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-top: 15px;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #777;
  }

  .blog-list__published-date {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #777;
  }

  .blog-list__read-more-link {
    display: inline-block;
    background-color: #0056b3;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 8px 15px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
  }

  .blog-list__read-more-link:hover {
    background-color: #004085;
  }

  .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
    margin-left: calc(50% + 20px);
    padding-left: 40px;
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
    margin-right: calc(50% + 20px);
    padding-right: 40px;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    text-align: right;
  }

  .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
    order: 2;
    margin-right: 0;
    margin-left: 20px;
  }

  .blog-list__item:nth-child(even)::before {
    left: calc(50% - 8px);
  }

  .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd)::before {
    right: calc(50% - 8px);
  }

  .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__title,
  .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__summary,
  .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__meta {
    text-align: right;
  }

  .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__meta {
    justify-content: flex-end;
  }
  .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__read-more-link {
    margin-left: 15px;
  }
  .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
    margin-right: 20px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .blog-list::before {
      left: 20px;
      transform: translateX(0);
    }

    .blog-list__item,
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even),
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
      width: auto;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 15px;
      padding-left: 60px;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .blog-list__item::before {
      left: 12px;
      right: auto;
      top: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      order: 0;
      margin-left: 0;
      margin-right: 20px;
    }
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__title,
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__summary,
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__meta {
      text-align: left;
    }
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__read-more-link {
      margin-left: 0;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .blog-list__item {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
      padding-left: 15px;
      padding-right: 15px;
    }
    .blog-list__item::before {
      left: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      height: 0;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%;
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      margin-right: 0;
    }
    .blog-list__cover-image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .blog-list__meta {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 5px;
    }
    .blog-list__read-more-link {
      margin-top: 10px;
    }
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__read-more-link {
      margin-left: 0;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .blog-list__heading {
      font-size: 24px;
    }
    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 14px;
    }
    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 18px;
    }
    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 13px;
    }
    .blog-list__published-date,
    .blog-list__read-more-link {
      font-size: 12px;
      padding: 6px 12px;
    }
  }