Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
The Vermont Army National Guard deploys 330 soldiers who are likely headed to Iraq; Governor Jim Douglas goes before the Legislature in about two hours to deliver his 2005 budget address; Republican Peg Flory from Pittsford will run again to be House minority leader; a VELCO spokesman questions whether it’s wise for Vermont lawmakers to urge the PSB to reject a major new power line proposal; a Dartmouth College student has died almost a year after a skiing accident; Winooski allows smoking to continue in private clubs.
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