Eighty-four years ago this week, this Mexican American labor organizer led one of the largest strikes in Texas history and was arrested and blacklisted for her trouble.
In just two weeks, the cost of pecans for the pies at Peggy Jean's Pies in Columbia, Mo., has surged nearly 40 percent, perplexing co-owner Rebecca Miller and adding to the cost of doing business. Miller will soon have to bump up the price of her Southern Pecan, Chocolate Bourbon Pecan and German…