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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

New housing plan for Bloomington’s ‘street homeless’ adds case managers, effort to stem inflow

New housing plan for Bloomington’s ‘street homeless’ adds case managers, effort to stem inflow

On Tuesday, a new housing action plan was unveiled at a press conference at Bloomington’s city hall. The press conference was held by Heading Home of South Central Indiana, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson, and heads of a half dozen nonprofits that provide services to homeless people. The plan focuses

Column: Bloomington’s city council should reject ‘bundling’ of bills, engage public earlier and better

Column: Bloomington’s city council should reject ‘bundling’ of bills, engage public earlier and better

Appearing for a vote on the Bloomington city council’s Wednesday (Aug. 7) agenda is a single piece of legislation—Appropriation Ordinance 2024-02. That one ordinance could have, and should have, been split into three. That’s because the one ordinance covers three different topics and three different funds. Affected

2024 count: Doubling of ‘street homelessness’ in Monroe County’s region compared to 2023

2024 count: Doubling of ‘street homelessness’ in Monroe County’s region compared to 2023

Every January, the IHCDA (Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority) helps organize a PIT (point in time) count of people experiencing homelessness in the state of Indiana. Released last week, the results from this year’s PIT count show a doubling of unsheltered people (aka the “street homeless”) in Monroe

Tornado siren pole wrecked by woodpeckers, Monroe County OKs replacement

Tornado siren pole wrecked by woodpeckers, Monroe County OKs replacement

Woodpeckers have caused a lot of damage to the wood pole where a Monroe County tornado siren is mounted, at American Legion Post 18 off 3rd Street. In the 50-foot wood column with the white horn mounted on top, The B Square counted at least five big holes, each with

Dunn Meadow cleared of Gaza protest encampment, fenced for repairs, in lead-up to IU fall semester start

Dunn Meadow cleared of Gaza protest encampment, fenced for repairs, in lead-up to IU fall semester start

A Gaza protest encampment in Dunn Meadow on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus—which was reestablished there after being forcibly removed by state police two times in late April—was again removed early Friday morning. There were no arrests this time around, because there was no one in Dunn Meadow

Cassady halts campaign for District 2 Monroe County commissioner citing 6-month residency requirement

Cassady halts campaign for District 2 Monroe County commissioner citing 6-month residency requirement

Randy Cassady has suspended his campaign for the District 2 Monroe County commissioner seat. According to Cassady, the opinion of the Indiana Election Division (IED) is that he does not meet the six-month residency requirement for candidates. And Cassady has accepted that opinion. After seeking the IED’s opinion before

Bean Blossom on path to change in fire protection

Bean Blossom on path to change in fire protection

It looks likely that Bean Blossom Township will be changing its approach to fire protection, one way or another. One of the options was made available by Monroe County commissioners their regular Wednesday morning meeting. They passed a resolution approving a procedure by which Bean Blossom could join the Monroe