Feed your head: A Fairbanks full-circle moment
Columns/Editorials
March 23, 2026

Feed your head: A Fairbanks full-circle moment

By Kyle Meddles 

Since a group of Fairbanks students visited the newsroom on Thursday, I have had a strange full-circle feeling regarding where I am in life now and my high school alma-mater.

Over seven years ago, I was in English class at Fairbanks with my former teacher Sarah Nagy – who I will refer to as Mrs. Na...

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