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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.

Alea iacta est: May 2, 2023 primary election results, served when ready

Alea iacta est: May 2, 2023 primary election results, served when ready

Primary Election Day polls for May 2, 2023 have now closed in Monroe County. The cutoff time was 6 p.m., which made for a 12-hour voting day. But anyone in line by 6 p.m. has to be allowed to cast a ballot. Bloomington voters are electing party nominees

City Primary Election Day for Bloomington, Ellettsville: Polls are OPEN

City Primary Election Day for Bloomington, Ellettsville: Polls are OPEN

“The polls are open and all is well.” That was the opening line from an email sent by Monroe County clerk Nicole Browne at 6:09 a.m today, Tuesday, May 2. Bloomington voters are electing party nominees for mayor, clerk, and nine city council seats. Ellettsville voters are electing

2023 primary election notebook: Final prep done for Bloomington, Ellettsville voting on May 2

2023 primary election notebook: Final prep done for Bloomington, Ellettsville voting on May 2

Final preparations for tomorrow’s May 2 primary elections in Bloomington and Ellettsville are now pretty much complete. Monroe County’s election board met on Monday evening at Election Central at Madison and 7th streets to field telephoned questions from the workers at the 18 polling locations, who were setting

Substance use awareness group gets a look inside Monroe County’s jail

Substance use awareness group gets a look inside Monroe County’s jail

On Friday, when a tour group of elected and appointed officials arrived at the Monroe County jail’s laundry room, two industrial-sized dryers were spinning, which made the area smell like freshly washed clothes. Leading the tour was jail commander Kyle Gibbons, who said about the laundry, “This is the

2023 primary election notebook: Early voting winds down well ahead of 2019 numbers

2023 primary election notebook: Early voting winds down well ahead of 2019 numbers

Based on current early voting numbers, as many as 8,000 voters could participate in Bloomington’s 2023 primary elections. That would be a 60-percent increase over turnout for the 2019 primaries, when around 5,000 voters cast a ballot for Bloomington mayor in the Democratic Party’s primary. What’

After sifting requests, Bloomington social services group faces $681K in needs, has just $323K to give

After sifting requests, Bloomington social services group faces $681K in needs, has just $323K to give

On Thursday night, representatives from 35 different social services agencies in Bloomington gave presentations to a committee that is made up of councilmembers and other residents, to support their applications for project funding. The 35 agencies had applied for this year’s round of Jack Hopkins social services grants. The

A field of their own: Bloomington parks and rec looks looks to find right balance for baseball, soccer

A field of their own: Bloomington parks and rec looks looks to find right balance for baseball, soccer

Advocates for soccer and baseball are both now contending for the turf at the ball diamond known as Field 6 at Bloomington’s Winslow Sports Complex. Towards the end of Tuesday’s meeting of the city’s four-member board of park commissioners, several representatives from Bloomington Football Club (BFC) and