Karen Steen

Citizen Journalist • Member since Jan 11, 2020

A native of New Orleans, Karen has now lived most of her life in the PNW. She worked for 30+ years as a RN/FNP, mostly in community and public health settings; she supports using public health indicators to frame community, social, and economic concerns. She is also a lifelong student of astrology and practiced professionally for six years; her priority astrological interests are geopolitical and historical. Her most recent calling was to provide business administration for an open source hydroponic gardening initiative and regenerative economy.

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Recent comments

"Doug Karlberg, I appreciate your tone and well-reasoned responses to Mr. James’ comments. I also admire your patience in doing so. Carry on!

Nov 07, 2023 on
Hannah Ordos for County Council

"John, I enthusiastically join you in supporting Hannah Ordos for County Council. Like you, I am a lifelong independent classical liberal. On one occasion in a previous life I claimed [...]

Nov 07, 2023 on
Hannah Ordos for County Council

"Thank you, Randy and Ray, for your well-informed, reasonable comments. I concur with most everything you’ve said. There are children whose mothers are still alive and with them [...]

Jun 02, 2022 on
The Constitution. The Second Amendment. And blah, blah, blah, blah...

"This is awful and to be expected when City Hall denies facts and public concerns, and instead acts for politcal convenience. It’s also a preview of what will develop [...]

May 31, 2022 on
Is 22 North Going South?

"Liz Marshall – These recent years, I’ve followed independent and mainstream news and social media discussions from Portland, Seattle, Bellingham, and LA County, CA. Without exception, residents of [...]

Apr 28, 2022 on
CityView Private Student Dormitory Complex Gains Conditional Approval