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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 econ dev commission to ‘re-Zoom’ meeting efforts in time for review of tax abatements

Bloomington econ dev commission to ‘re-Zoom’ meeting efforts in time for review of tax abatements

On Tuesday, Bloomington’s five-member economic development commission (BEDC) tried to meet for the first time since October of last year. All the pieces for a meeting appeared to be in place. Three of the five BEDC members were physically present in the McCloskey Room at city hall. The

Photos: Bald eagles on Memorial Day

Photos: Bald eagles on Memorial Day

On Sunday, The B Square made a visit to a bald eagle’s nest north of Bloomington, in Morgan County. The adult eagle cut across the sky overhead, keeping watch over the two younger birds, which were sitting sheltered in their peaceful roost. Let these photos of nature’s beauty

Deer feeding ban to be mulled by Bloomington council, part of more than decade-old conflict

Deer feeding ban to be mulled by Bloomington council, part of more than decade-old conflict

In August of 2021, a Bloomington resident in the southeast part of town lodged a deer-related complaint in the city’s online reporting system: A deer jumped my fence to attack my dog and ran up onto my patio before I slam[med] the door shut. My dog rolled

Photos: Bloomington’s fledgling hawks not yet ready to graduate from nest, but they’re getting closer

Photos: Bloomington’s fledgling hawks not yet ready to graduate from nest, but they’re getting closer

At this past week’s Monroe County Community School Corporation board meeting, superintendent Jeff Hauswald gave a preview of the numbers for today’s (May 27) graduation exercises. The district is awarding high school diplomas to about 850 students this year—that includes the two high schools, as well as

$80K emergency repair of bridge north of Bloomington OK’d by county commissioners

$80K emergency repair of bridge north of Bloomington OK’d by county commissioners

At their regular Wednesday morning meeting, Monroe County commissioners approved a $79,725 contract with CLR, Inc to fix a hole in the bridge on Bus SR 37 (aka North Walnut Street), just south of the on-ramp to I-69. The bridge spans Beanblossom Creek. The emergency work is

Possible reform of Bloomington boards, commissions gets study by city council committee

Possible reform of Bloomington boards, commissions gets study by city council committee

On Thursday night, a special city council committee met to move ahead with a closer look at reforming various processes related to Bloomington’s boards and commissions. Also up for consideration by the four-member committee are possible recommendations on merging some of the city’s roughly 50 boards and

School district fields questions about possible Nov. 7 referendum on 8.5-cent tax increase

School district fields questions about possible Nov. 7 referendum on 8.5-cent tax increase

On Wednesday night, MCCSC superintendent Jeff Hauswald presented the district’s case for a referendum on Nov. 7 that would add 8.5 cents to the district’s property tax rate. Hauswald then fielded questions from meeting attendees. Wednesday’s meeting came the day after the school board voted unanimously