Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Republican Governor Jim Douglas and Democratic challenger Peter Clavelle meet this evening at the Capitol Plaza hotel in Montpelier in a debate sponsored by the Vermont Natural Resources Council; Republican candidate for auditor Randy Brock comments on questions about Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Ready’s resume; the town of Rockingham faces a deadline as it puts together financing for the purchase of a hydro-electric dam; the tourism industry hopes the fall foliage season will off-set a weak summer season; Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman Bernie Sanders are in Washington, where Congress is in session, while their Republican challengers, Jack McMullen and Greg Parke, are campaigning in Vermont.
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