About Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp’s award-winning columns spotlight stories about people who are making the world a better place. She’s been writing and publishing for more than 20 years. Bonnie Jean is the former community engagement and opinion editor for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Louisville Courier Journal as well as the former media director for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.

As a writer, wife and mother, the importance of strong community resources speaks to her both personally and professionally. Journalism is a vital community resource to which she is honored to contribute. Find Bonnie Jean on social media @WriterBonnieJean, or learn more about her at WriterBonnie.com.
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How Recycling Your Live Christmas Tree Helps Local Ecosystems Dec 26, 2025

I've always loved a real Christmas tree but struggled with the idea of cutting down trees just to decorate them inside my home for a few weeks a year. Trees are living things and to grow them just to cut them for my enjoyment is something I had troub... Read More

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Santa Has Equity Issues. Here's How Parents Can Help. Dec 19, 2025

The holiday season is a generous one. More than half of U.S. adults report donating or having plans to make charitable donations by the end of this year, according to the Charities Aid Foundation. Times are hard, no doubt. But as we give to help our ... Read More

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The Poinsettia Is a Christmas Flower Burdened With a Bad Name Dec 12, 2025

When visiting San Antonio with my family, I came prepared. If we were going to take our son to see the Alamo, I wanted to make sure he learned the whole history. I did not want him believing a caricature of U.S. history that only served to enshrine s... Read More

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The Grove That Shows Why Holly Trees Still Captivate Us Dec 05, 2025

Like the song says, it's time for mistletoe and holly. The holly tree has been a winter favorite throughout human history, but the genus, which includes hundreds of species, goes back much further than that. The oldest holly tree fossil came from Vic... Read More