BY STACEY WALLACE

OPINION —

In our almost 10 years of living in Lee County, Mike and I have been to some really good Mexican restaurants. One in particular served my favorite dish: fajita quesadillas, a combination of the two Mexican meals I love the best. Unfortunately, this restaurant closed, and I was very unhappy. After all, I am very much a creature of habit; how could I stand not being able to order my favorite Mexican meal? However, I can still hear the voice of Barbara Patton, my sweet Mama (and not the former mayor of Opelika), say to me, “Stacey, calm down. It’s not cancer or a death in the family.” Mama was right, and, as I’ve probably said in this column before, the name “Barbara” means “wisdom.” Mama was well named. But I digress. Recently, Mike and I met our good friends Ja

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