Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Howard Dean’s hopes of eventually winning the White House now hinge on Wisconsin; the president of the New Hampshire State Employees Association says union members are still solidly behind Dean; Vermont’s most active businesses are increasingly optimistic about economic growth in 2004; the Vermont Ski Areas Association says December’s rain and January’s sub-zero temperatures resulted in 15 to 20 percent less business for the state’s ski resorts.
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