Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
The fight over public access to Howard Dean’s gubernatorial records goes before the state’s high court next week; more than 150 Vermonters packed the House chamber on Thursday night to offer their suggestions about improving Vermont’s health care system; a Senate committee blocks the Bush administration’s efforts to soften the standards for air pollution; village officials and residents in Manchester are protesting the Equinox Hotel’s attempt to close a hiking trail.
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