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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.

Election 2023 notebook: Filings on final day mean contested clerk/treasurer race in Ellettsville

Election 2023 notebook: Filings on final day mean contested clerk/treasurer race in Ellettsville

The finalization of polling sites for the 2023 municipal elections in Monroe County could not be decided at last Thursday’s meeting of the three-member election board. That’s because it was still an open question whether any elections would be held in Ellettsville and Stinesville—the other incorporated areas

Rally in support of Asian community: “Our little bubble at IU Bloomington is not and never has been a safe place for Asian and Asian-American people.”

Rally in support of Asian community: “Our little bubble at IU Bloomington is not and never has been a safe place for Asian and Asian-American people.”

On Jan. 11, an Asian student at Indiana University, who was riding a Bloomington city bus, was repeatedly stabbed in the head by another passenger. A fact that emerged later, in the probable cause affidavit submitted to the court, was the suspect’s description of her motivation: It was based

Referred to committee: Should city council remove member of Bloomington’s traffic commission for “posting obscene and inappropriate statements…”?

Referred to committee: Should city council remove member of Bloomington’s traffic commission for “posting obscene and inappropriate statements…”?

The question of removing Greg Alexander from Bloomington’s traffic commission won’t get a vote by the city council until March 1 at the earliest. At this past Wednesday’s city council meeting, the matter was referred to a special committee that already existed, after it was appointed by

2023 Bloomington Elections | Primary field for Dems set: 3 for mayor, 5 of 6 council districts contested, 7 candidates for 3 at-large seats, 1 for clerk

2023 Bloomington Elections | Primary field for Dems set: 3 for mayor, 5 of 6 council districts contested, 7 candidates for 3 at-large seats, 1 for clerk

On Jan. 4, residents were able start filing official declarations of candidacy in the 2023 Bloomington primary elections. But at noon on Friday, the time for filing official paperwork expired. No unexpected declarations for mayor were recorded on the last day of filing. That means voters across the city in

Monroe County jail update: Roof repairs, other building maintenance in the works

Monroe County jail update: Roof repairs, other building maintenance in the works

At a meeting of the community justice response committee (CJRC) 10 days ago, Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté and his executive team presented slides showing conditions at the jail, which confronted them when Marté was sworn into office at the start of the year. A kind of counterpoint to Marté’

Bloomington city councilmember on Black History Month events: “Get to know someone that you didn’t know when you walked into that event.”

Bloomington city councilmember on Black History Month events: “Get to know someone that you didn’t know when you walked into that event.”

The recent police killings of two men—Manuel Esteban Paez Terán in Atlanta and Tyre Nichols in Memphis—got a mention during the Bloomington city council’s regular Wednesday meeting. From her desk in the left side of the council chambers, city clerk Nicole Bolden said, “These killings don’t

Public works notebook: Sole $13M bid on Hopewell infra rejected, 4 maintenance of traffic plans OK’d

Public works notebook: Sole $13M bid on Hopewell infra rejected, 4 maintenance of traffic plans OK’d

Bloomington’s three-member board of public works voted at its regular Tuesday meeting to reject the sole bid for a major infrastructure project at the site of the former IU Health hospital, now known as the Hopewell neighborhood. The $13.5 million bid, from Milestone Contractors, was about 30 percent