Here are the top stories at the noon hour.
How big a prize is the Seat Peter Welch has been given on the House Rules Committee? How hard is it to be optimistic these days in the ski resort business? The town of Manchester wants to take some real steps to help fight global warming by purchasing credits to offset the town’s production of carbon dioxide and to find ways to save energy; Workers at the State Office Building in Bennington heard more evidence this week that their offices could be bad for their health.