Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Howard Dean has replaced his presidential campaign Manager Joe Trippi after finishing third in Iowa and second in New Hampshire; the rate at which Vermont recycles its electronic waste is good but could be better, according to a report by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation; the Douglas administration will set up a public process for comments on allowing wind turbines on state lands; Vermont lawmakers are giving a financial boost to a proposed Bennington microtechnology center.
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