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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.

Bloomington mayor-elect asks current mayor not to make strategic choices impacting beyond year’s end

Bloomington mayor-elect asks current mayor not to make strategic choices impacting beyond year’s end

With six weeks left before she is sworn into office, Bloomington mayor-elect Kerry Thomson has sent a letter to outgoing mayor John Hamilton asking him to “refrain from making any strategic or discretionary decisions which will impact beyond December 31, 2023.” The letter was dated Nov. 14, exactly a week

Clash over role of future Monroe County jail transition director, possible post-holiday resolution

Clash over role of future Monroe County jail transition director, possible post-holiday resolution

At their regular Wednesday morning meeting, Monroe County commissioners approved two additional studies of the Thomson PUD property, which is currently being considered as a potential new jail site. A Phase 2 environmental study, as well as a wetlands delineation, are both to be done by VET Environmental Engineering, for

Judge reverses Bloomington BZA on variance for downtown condos, orders re-hearing at next meeting

Judge reverses Bloomington BZA on variance for downtown condos, orders re-hearing at next meeting

Monroe County circuit court judge Emily Salzmann has reversed last year’s decision by Bloomington’s board of zoning (BZA) to deny a variance for a proposed development on what is now a surface parking lot west of the CVS building on Kirkwood Avenue. Developer Randy Lloyd’s Cutters Kirkwood

Burn ban due to dry conditions: Monroe one of 16 Hoosier counties

Burn ban due to dry conditions: Monroe one of 16 Hoosier counties

For the next week, Monroe County, Indiana is under a burn ban, declared by board of county commissioners president Penny Githens. The news was released by Justin Baker, who is deputy director of Monroe County’s emergency management agency. The ban went into effect at 4 p.m. on Monday,

Column: How will Bloomington’s 2024 city council build its meeting agendas?

Column: How will Bloomington’s 2024 city council build its meeting agendas?

It is sometimes useful to contrast Indiana’s General Assembly with a local city council, even though there are obvious differences. What they have in common is the fact that they are the legislative branch for their respective levels of government. At Saturday’s 2023 Indiana NOW State Conference, state

Democrats speak at Indiana NOW conference held in Bloomington: ‘We are going to win…’

Democrats speak at Indiana NOW conference held in Bloomington: ‘We are going to win…’

On Saturday, downtown Bloomington was host to some prominent Democratic Party figures on at least three levels of the political landscape—city, region, and state. The occasion was the 2023 Indiana NOW State Conference, which was held at the Monroe County History Center. Delivering remarks were: Bloomington’s mayor-elect, Kerry

Photos | Veterans Day flag raising: ‘We need the next generation to stand up…’

Photos | Veterans Day flag raising: ‘We need the next generation to stand up…’

On Friday morning, the tower at the Swain Student Building on Indiana University’s campus chimed out the time at half-past 7 o’clock. That’s when the university’s observance of Veterans Day got started. The IU Army and Air Force ROTC color guard raised the flag on the