.articles-block {
    padding: 2%;
    background-color: aliceblue;
    margin: 0 10px 1% 0;
    border-left: 10px solid #000000;
    position: relative;
}

article {
    display: block;
}

.articles-body {
    line-height: 1.55em;
}

.articles-date {
    line-height: 1em;
    background: #000000;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 3px 10px 2px;
    display: inline;
    font-family: arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 12px;
}

.articles-headline {
    margin: .2em 0;
    font: 24px/1em 'open_sans_condensedbold', sans-serif;
}

.articles-utility {
    margin: 20px 0 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.articles-block .social-icons {
    display: none;
}


.button, button, input[type=submit], #submit, .pagination a {
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
    background: #000000;
    color: #fff;
    padding: .5em 1.5em;
    font: 13px/1em 'merriweather_sansbold', sans-serif;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 2px solid #000000;
}