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We love our local restaurants, but national chains are finding just as much love from Tucson diners as new eateries make big inroads into the market.

For Star subscribers: We love our local restaurants, but national chains are finding just as much love from Tucson diners as new eateries make big inroads into the market.

Bo Wagner Contributor When I say that I am writing this column from a desert place, please understand that I am literally writing this column from a desert place. Many times we use that phrase metaphorically, but in this case, I am literally staring out the window at the New Mexico desert as I type these words. My wife and daughters and I are nearing the end of a ten-day mission trip that included a foray down into Mexico itself as well. Missionary Steven Sykes, whom our church has supported f...