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Myron Medcalf

Columnist
News & Politics
Myron 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.

Latest from Myron Medcalf

Travel

Medcalf: Let’s bask in this moment of pride for our Minnesota airport

Of all the brag-worthy things in this state, MSP’s #1 ranking means the most to this frequent flyer.
September 21, 2024
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
Muslim leaders are asking for community information on a fire that destroyed garages at the Mercy Mosque at 2647 Bloomington Ave. S.
St. Paul

Medcalf: 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 officer’s death reflects a universal threat - guns are everywhere

No one is spared from the proliferation of gun violence.
June 29, 2024
Pastor Mike Emmert, left, listens as Denise Raper, aunt of Minneapolis police Officer Jamal Mitchell, right, speaks during a public memorial service for Mitchell at Maple Grove Senior High School, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Maple Grove, Minn. Mitchell was shot and killed while responding to a shooting on May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, Pool)
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
Muslim leaders are asking for community information on a fire that destroyed garages at the Mercy Mosque at 2647 Bloomington Ave. S.
St. Paul

Medcalf: 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 officer’s death reflects a universal threat - guns are everywhere

No one is spared from the proliferation of gun violence.
June 29, 2024
Pastor Mike Emmert, left, listens as Denise Raper, aunt of Minneapolis police Officer Jamal Mitchell, right, speaks during a public memorial service for Mitchell at Maple Grove Senior High School, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Maple Grove, Minn. Mitchell was shot and killed while responding to a shooting on May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, Pool)
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