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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.

Monroe County Cooling Stations: Friday, Saturday

Monroe County Cooling Stations: Friday, Saturday

Monroe County’s emergency management agency has announced the locations of eight cooling stations, set up in area fire stations, with hours on Friday (June 30) and Saturday (July 1) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The move comes after a storm packing high winds moved through the

Storm knocks out Monroe County justice committee

Storm knocks out Monroe County justice committee

The storm that blew through the Bloomington area around 4 p.m. on Thursday knocked out power to at least 21,000 Duke Energy customers in the region, according to the power company’s outage map. Even though the Monroe County courthouse still had power, a 4:30 p.m.

Capital board as governance for Monroe Convention Center expansion to be on July 5 county agenda

Capital board as governance for Monroe Convention Center expansion to be on July 5 county agenda

The long-planned expansion of the Monroe Convention Center, which has been stalled since March 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, could take a small step forward next week. At their regular meeting next Wednesday (July 5), Monroe County commissioners are likely to consider and approve an ordinance that will establish

Nov. 7 election: School district voters will decide on 8.5-cent tax increase

Nov. 7 election: School district voters will decide on 8.5-cent tax increase

On Nov. 7, voters who live in the Monroe County Community School Corporation will decide whether to increase their property tax rate by 8.5 cents. The resolution to put the question on the ballot was approved by the MCCSC board on Tuesday night at its regular monthly meeting. The

Bloomington council cuts public commenter’s mic for refusing to state his name, relents after short recess

Bloomington council cuts public commenter’s mic for refusing to state his name, relents after short recess

During its meeting last Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council cut off the mic of a public commenter, recessed the meeting, retreated from its chambers to the council’s office suite, then emerged about 10 minutes later to resume the meeting. When council president Sue Sgambelluri reconvened the meeting, Dareal Ruble

Opinion: If AI is going to kill us all, let’s make it do some work before we die

Opinion: If AI is going to kill us all, let’s make it do some work before we die

At last Wednesday’s meeting of the Bloomington city council, Dave Rollo used his time for councilmember reports at the start of the meeting to deliver eight minutes of extemporaneous remarks about the dangers of artificial general intelligence (AGI). It’s worth contrasting artificial general intelligence with artificial intelligence developed

Push for new Bloomington Transit countywide service could come from old rural transit rules

Push for new Bloomington Transit countywide service could come from old rural transit rules

Recent public conversations about extending Bloomington Transit service outside the city boundaries have focused on the western edge of town. In September 2022, Bloomington’s city council passed a resolution supporting the idea of extending public bus service out to Daniels Way, to serve Ivy Tech, Cook Medical, and other