Laura Billings Coleman
creative content for the common good
Education Coverage
A Year Like No Other
In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, communities across central Minnesota faced new challenges and found new strengths. By Laura Billings Coleman Surrounded by thousands of surface miles of lakes, boreal forests and natural beauty, the community of the Leech...
Mine Ener
FAMILY TRIES TO MAKE DEATHS MEANINGFUL MINE ENER'S RELATIVES CAMPAIGN TO MAKE POSTPARTUM EDUCATION ROUTINE FOR MOTHERS AND DOCTORS BYLINE: Laura Billings, Pioneer Press SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. C1 LENGTH: 1095 words In the anxious world of...
Solving Sustainability
Macalester covers fewer than a dozen city blocks—but how big is its carbon footprint? Ten years ago, a team of senior seminar students set out to find what it takes to keep the college fueled for a year, adding up the carbon cost of classroom heating and lighting,...
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Bio: Laura has been writing for national magazines, newspapers and new media since before it was called "content." A former columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Mademoiselle and Mpls/St. Paul, her reporting and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Outside, Fast Company, SELF, Salon and many other publications.
Fun fact: Laura spent her formative years writing relationship advice in women’s magazines. Ask her anything. She’s here to help.