Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Governor Jim Douglas holds economic security forums around the state; Democrats are skeptical a federal waiver will lead to substantive Medicaid reform; plans to create a regional recreational facility in Rutland County are moving forward; leaders of Southwestern Vermont Health Care want to build a retirement village on the medical center’s Bennington campus; school children in Irasburg mark the 101st birthday of Dr. Seuss.
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