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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.

Independent hopeful makes uninvited appearance at Bloomington mayoral primary candidate forum

Independent hopeful makes uninvited appearance at Bloomington mayoral primary candidate forum

Who gets invited to participate in mayoral candidate forums? What happens if an uninvited mayoral hopeful shows up to participate? With early voting in the May 2 municipal primary races starting in a little over a week, those questions got asked and answered at a Saturday event hosted by the

Candidate forum message: “Vote, or lose your right to complain about the world’s circumstances.”

Candidate forum message: “Vote, or lose your right to complain about the world’s circumstances.”

On Saturday afternoon, at the Crestmont Boys and Girls Club on the north side of town, the Kappa Tau Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosted a Bloomington municipal candidate forum. Alpha Kappa Alpha is one of the Divine Nine—that’s the nickname for the National Pan-Hellenic Council

Traffic commission agrees with bike/ped group on 7th Street: Reinstall stop sign only at Dunn

Traffic commission agrees with bike/ped group on 7th Street: Reinstall stop sign only at Dunn

A recommendation from city engineer Andrew Cibor, to reinstall five stop signs along 7th Street in downtown Bloomington, will not have complete support from two advisory groups when it lands in front of the city council. On Monday, the bicycle and pedestrian safety commission (BPSC) recommended reinstalling just one of

Logic and accuracy test done as Monroe County approaches start of early in-person voting on April 4

Logic and accuracy test done as Monroe County approaches start of early in-person voting on April 4

On Friday morning, Monroe County’s election equipment was put through its paces at the old Johnson Hardware building at 7th and Madison streets in downtown Bloomington, aka Election Central. When the tallies were totalled up, from the test decks that had been fed through the three regular ballot scanners

District 6 Bloomington Democrat’s residency: Election board sets May 18 hearing, no subpoenas

District 6 Bloomington Democrat’s residency: Election board sets May 18 hearing, no subpoenas

A hearing on the matter of Democrat David Wolfe Bender’s residency, as a Bloomington city council candidate for District 6, has now been set by Monroe County’s election board for May 18. The three-member board set the date on a unanimous vote taken at its Thursday meeting. The

Convention, visitors notebook: Innkeeper’s tax revenue up, Monroe County preps for 2024 eclipse

Convention, visitors notebook: Innkeeper’s tax revenue up, Monroe County preps for 2024 eclipse

The first meeting of the year for the Monroe County convention and visitors commission (CVC) was relatively upbeat. It was held on Wednesday at the Monroe Convention Center. The revenue report for the county’s five-percent innkeeper’s tax showed a a 55-percent increase for the first two months of

Should stop signs return to Bloomington’s 7-Line bike lane? Traffic commission next to take up question

Should stop signs return to Bloomington’s 7-Line bike lane? Traffic commission next to take up question

When Bloomington’s 7-Line separated bicycle lane was built in 2021, five stop signs for east-west 7th Street traffic were removed, under an ordinance enacted by the city council. The stops for 7th Street traffic at Morton, Lincoln, Washington, Grant, and Dunn streets were removed, but those for the north-south