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At its peak, renting a movie from Blockbuster was a common experience for many households. But thousands of Blockbuster locations were slowly whittled down to one on the planet. And it’s in Bend. “The Last Blockbuster,” a documentary about the lone location, is streaming on Netflix. Taylor Morden is the director of the film and Zeke Kamm is the writer. They join us to tell us more about the film and the iconic location left in Bend.

The operating agreement between the city of Eugene and local gas utility Northwest Natural is set to expire in May. But the renegotiations are stalled because the city wants to include a carbon fee program to fund its climate goals.

Sometimes a flower or a bird or an overheard snippet of conversation is enough to bring joy. Perhaps especially in a year like this one, focusing on the small things is important. That’s something poet Ross Gay spent a long time doing for his latest collection of essays, “The Book of Delights.” Gay’s definition of delight is expansive and palpable, and his essays range from the smallest of natural wonders to the largest of societal problems. This year, Multnomah County Library is encouraging everybody to read “The Book of Delights.”

The pandemic has posed many challenges for young people. The disruption in routine, along with stress and other factors have contributed to weight gain among some children and teens. Some struggle with eating disorders.

Eddy Binford-Ross has been looking into some unusual financial contributions from special interest groups to Salem-Keizer School Board members and candidates. She reports meticulously on her findings in The Clypian, the student newspaper at South Salem High School where Binford-Ross is a senior and the paper’s editor-in-chief.

Oregonians opposed to the planned expansion of Interstate 5 in Portland’s Rose Quarter are paying close attention to the Biden Administration’s response to a controversial highway expansion in Texas.

Oregon lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s mandatory minimum sentencing law, created by the passage of Ballot Measure 11 in 1994. We hear from district attorneys for and against the proposed changes.

Blue carbon is what scientists and policy makers say is a critical part of the global effort to mitigate climate change. Coastal environments are home to mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass, all of which sequester carbon at rates greater than mature tropical forests.

A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. The board would have the power to set a maximum price buyers in the state could pay for some drugs. The goal is to reduce prices for consumers. But critics, including the Oregon Society of Health-System Pharmacists, say the proposal will not have the intended results.

How can rural communities better manage challenges like housing shortages, abandoned buildings and population loss? That’s a question that a degree program at Eastern Oregon University aims to tackle. Shannon Donovan is an associate professor of Sustainable Rural Systems at Eastern Oregon University. Benjen Lilly is a student in the program. They tell us more about how graduates of the program might help transform their communities.