Midday Report: May 12, 2006

Crisis planning officials are saying that if there’s a big flu epidemic, Vermont and its towns may have to face it on their own; Vermonters provide the pollsters with a few surprises; Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy is getting some support in Washington this week for a bill he’s co-authored with Republican Kit Bond of Missouri, to strengthen the hand of the National Guard at the Pentagon; city officials in Montpelier say they may turn to mediation to help them decide what to do about one of the last big open parcels of land in the capital.