Myron Medcalf
Columnist
News & PoliticsMyron Medcalf is currently a senior college basketball reporter and nationally syndicated radio host with ESPN. He's a former Star Tribune news and sports reporter.
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Culture
Medcalf: Lino Lakes community must stand up against anti-Muslim rhetoric
Amid calls to censure a city council member who praised an Islamophobic rant, the people of this town will be remembered for their response.
September 14, 2024
Food & Culture
Medcalf: St. Paul Lowry Apartments residents who endured shoddy living conditions were easy to ignore
Too often, our society looks the other way when the underprivileged are suffering.
September 5, 2024
News & Politics
Medcalf: Walz’s emergence a chance to tell a new story about Minnesota
The full truth of our state is complex, multicultural and hopeful.
August 24, 2024
News & Politics
Medcalf: Recent attacks against Minnesota mosques, Muslims are unsettling. Does anybody care?
We should not pick which humans to support when hatred looms.
August 16, 2024
St. Paul
What good allyship in Minnesota looks like
A Twin Cities program connecting business leaders and young Black adults is helping to address the persistent economic equity gap.
August 10, 2024
Local
Medcalf: Minneapolis police officer’s death while responding to call reflects a universal threat - guns are everywhere
No one is spared from the proliferation of gun violence.
June 29, 2024
Local
Medcalf: Meet Amran Farah, accomplished lawyer, pioneer
She’s one of a few Somali American lawyers in the Twin Cities and an important voice for change.
June 28, 2024
Local
Medcalf: A letter to absentee fathers — it’s not too late to get it right
All fathers make mistakes but don’t let that stop you from making a fresh start with your children.
June 15, 2024
St. Paul
What good allyship in Minnesota looks like
A Twin Cities program connecting business leaders and young Black adults is helping to address the persistent economic equity gap.
August 10, 2024
Local
Medcalf: Minneapolis police officer’s death while responding to call reflects a universal threat - guns are everywhere
No one is spared from the proliferation of gun violence.
June 29, 2024
Local
Medcalf: Meet Amran Farah, accomplished lawyer, pioneer
She’s one of a few Somali American lawyers in the Twin Cities and an important voice for change.
June 28, 2024
Local
Medcalf: A letter to absentee fathers — it’s not too late to get it right
All fathers make mistakes but don’t let that stop you from making a fresh start with your children.
June 15, 2024