The Rogue Valley is truly one of the great places on Earth. From the incredible Crater Lake, one of the most photographed spots on the planet, the Rogue River leaps and rolls through rank upon rank of steep hills and mountains, past the Oregon Caves and on to the Pacific.
Rogue Reporter is a journal of meanderings through the Rogue River valley by Grant Walker, and the thoughts, dreams, and musings the valley inspires in him.
About Grant Walker
Grant Walker moved to beautiful Grants Pass with his wife in 2008. Orginally from Portland, Oregon, Grant left the state in 1985 for graduate school at Southern Illinois University. After earning his masters in playwriting, they stayed to raise a family and Grant taught high school English and theater for 12 years. In 1997, Grant entered the field of business communications and public relations and worked for Southern Illinois Healthcare. In 2007, he accepted a position in public relations at Asante Health System, and is the PR specialist for Three Rivers Community Hospital. Grant also works freelance as a writer and Web site designer.
Grant has served his community through community theater, Boy Scouts, Knights of Columbus, coaching Little League and girls softball, high school band and athletic boosters, and now the Gateway Rotary Club.
As a professional communicator, Grant believes open, transparent communication and robust dialogue between the citizens and their representatives is essential to good government. As a teacher, he believes in education and opportunity for all. Coming from a family of general contractors, he also believes that local investment in local business is the backbone of our economy and the key to a successful city. Finally, he believes in the US Constitution, limited government, family, and community.
Grant and his wife have two daughters in college and one son serving overseas in the Army.