Bush's visit on rainy day lifts spirits in Pierce City

St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | May 13, 2003 | Phillip O'Connor

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PIERCE CITY, Mo. - Steve Young squeegeed rainwater from his two-bay auto repair shop shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday and talked about the value of President George W. Bush visiting this tornado-decimated town.

"It's probably going to build a lot of confidence," Young said, a camouflage-color ball cap pushed back on his head. "People need a little reassurance to try to get through."

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Half of Tennessee counties have been delcared disaster areas due to the week of tornadoes and flooding.

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a white and blue Marine helicopter

O'Connor is color blind.