Following the worst legislative session of my lifetime, I need a trip to the mountaintop. I head for Petit Jean Mountain. Hoping for a day of relaxation and contemplation, I decide not to take Interstate 40 to Morrilton. I drive west out of the capital city, taking Arkansas 10 and 9 through the Ouachita Mountains.
Marta Loyd, executive director of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute (WRI) on Petit Jean Mountain since 2014, announced last month that she will retire March 31.