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Show Utah Valley's Newspap er wv Monday July 7, 2008 LOCAL NEWS FOR 135 YEARS 50 CENTS YOUR TOWN YOUR NEIGHBORS YOUR NEWSPAPER IN LIFE & STYLE r LJ f L V- - I H7 ii . ' t -- i ki L heraldextra.com Utah Shakespearean Festival reviews; 'Fiddler oh the Roof 1 i ONLINE: 'Cyrano de Bergerac' and 'The School for Wives' JL . - (li EVAN VUCCIAP Pres. Bush defends Ms decisions at G-- summit 8 Tom Raum THE ASSOCIATED 'I PRESS President TOYAKO, Japan Bush on Sunday defended removing North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and attending the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics as world leaders assembled to address soaring gas prices, climate "I happen to change and African aid. believe that They faced differmajor not going to ences, especialthe opening ly over how far to go in trying ceremony for to set limits on the Olympic pollutants that contribute to rrwrsr: games global warming. The host of this year's Group of Eight summit, Japanese Prime would be an affront to the Chinese people." Minister Yasuo George W. Bush Fukuda, and president, other leaders United States would like to see the top industrialized nations and other economies such as China and India pledge a 50 percent cut by 2050 in the emissions that contribute to global warming. The Bush administration has not shown any enthusiasm for such a commitment without cooperation from the Chinese and Indians. "I've always advocated that there needs to be a common understanding and that starts with a goal. And See SUMMIT, A6 Provo loofes at ordinance for 'dangerous,' From the ordinance " An dog is one who "menaces, chases, displays threatening or aggressive behavior, or otherwise threatens or endangers the safety of any person," or who hurts another domesticated animal while I "at-risk- running "at large." at-ris-k PHOTOS FOR SALE See a photo you would like to have in your home or office? Daily Herald photos are available online at heraldextra.comgallery. d BRIEFING A4 EDITORIALS A5 OBITUARIES B3 COMICS B5 TV LISTINGS B6 S STYLE B8 BASEBALL C3 SCOREBOARD C5 WEATHER C6 Plenty of sun HIGH 90 LOW 58 VOLUME 85 ISSUE 342 III 6 II161055 "00050" 8 Owners bull-typ- C. Yates ASSOCIATED Period. breed-specifi- nated their daughter's liver to Trine, making her one of the nation's youngest patients ever to receive a liver transplant. PITTSBURGH They For years, each family were precocious toddlers, both would try to contact the other. blond-haireand sent a picture separated by a thousand miles Trine's family of their daughter dressed for between Miami and a small Christmas to the DeLapp famKentucky town. ily, a picture that still sits on The two girls would never rthe bedroom dresser of Alisha be would but brought meet, DeLapp, Amanda's mother. together through unthinkable That correspondence was tragedy: Trine Engebretsen followed by years of was born with a genetic disorwith each family der that would require what at the other rare thinking mistakenly an was time the extremely didn't want any contact. liver transplant, and Amanda But Amanda's younger sisDeLapp would die at just 18 born after her death, never ter, stricken months after being ALAN DIAZAssociated Press gave up hope of one day meet- with a brain tumor. with a genetic born was Trine Engebretsen In an operation in Pittsburgh liver transplant. rare a disorder that required A2 See DONOR, in 1984, Amanda's family do THE The problem is more with owners than with dogs. People need to be responsible for their dogs. HERALD After 25 years, donor's family, recipient to meet Jennifer INSIDE where she lives prompted a call for is change. The purpose of the ordinance not to change canine behavior as much as it is to change the habits of the people of violent dogs in Provo own them, she said. that take to be required "The problem is more with owners precautions to protect than with dogs," she said. "People need including muzzling to be responsible for their dogs. Period." in public, providing There were 54 cases last year involvof them for police files in liability ing animal bites, according to Provo and carrying at least $100,000 Police Department records. So far, 2008 insurance in case of an attack. has been roughly on par, with 24 cases. The city's Municipal Council is lookJohnson said one boy in her neighboring at an ordinance that would create hood was bitten in the face by a "pit two new classifications for dogs e dog." She originally looked and "dangerous" that would c into crafting some sort of be applied based on their behavior but on dogs, The ban animals. statistically dangerous other and humans toward Council-woma- n broader a on decided proposal. later ordinance is being pushed by Midge Johnson, who said a rash See ORDINANCE, A6 of incidents in the Provost neighborhood Ace Stryker DAILY dogs 'at-ris- k' "at-ris- I "dangerous" dog is one who consistently exhibits behavior, "severely injures" humans or has a history of illegal dog activity, such as dog fighting. A LIFE a PRESS blue-eye- V ysJy'' miscom-municatio- Midge Johnson councilwoman, Provo City Hard times are here for U.S. dollar Tom Raum THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Things in the are tough. Brother, can you spare a euro? Signs saying "We accept euros" are cropping up in the windows of some Manhattan retailers. A Belgium company is trying to gobble Anheuser-Buscd up St. the nation's largest brewer and iconic Super Bowl advertiser. The almighty dollar is mighty no more. It has been declining steadily for six years against other major WASHINGTON U.S. sure Louis-base- See DOLLAR, A6 "Ml |