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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 notebook: Monroe County early voting picks up pace, still way slower than presidential year

Election notebook: Monroe County early voting picks up pace, still way slower than presidential year

The historical pattern across the county is for midterm elections to generate less voter turnout than elections that are held in presidential years. In Monroe County, Indiana, that’s the pattern for early in-person voting so far, after almost two week’s worth of early voting. In 2020, for most

Column: Bloomington city council quarrel about committees could be helped by a look back to 1954

Column: Bloomington city council quarrel about committees could be helped by a look back to 1954

On Wednesday this week, Bloomington’s city council will convene a stand-alone committee-of-the-whole meeting to discuss one item—an ordinance that would put an all-way stop at the intersection of Maxwell Lane and Sheridan Drive. This week’s committee meeting has been listed on the council’s 2022 annual calendar

Photos | 2022 Little 500 Fall Racing Series: Cyclocross

Photos | 2022 Little 500 Fall Racing Series: Cyclocross

The Little 500 bicycle race takes place in the spring on the track at Bill Armstrong stadium. But on the second-to-last Sunday in October, riders pedaled standard issue Little 5 machines up, down and around a cyclocross course laid out on the tailgate grounds south of the Indiana Memorial football

2022 Little 500 Street Sprints: A perfect fall day in Bloomington

2022 Little 500 Street Sprints: A perfect fall day in Bloomington

On Saturday afternoon for about five hours, small groups bicyclists pedaled like mad for 200 meters from a standing start, in a series of 62 total heats, to determine the champions for this year’s edition of the Little 500 Street Sprints. [More photos and video below] In the women’

Denial of variance for 15 condos could lead to change in ground floor regs for downtown Bloomington

Denial of variance for 15 condos could lead to change in ground floor regs for downtown Bloomington

Just east of the courthouse square on Kirkwood Avenue in downtown Bloomington, the empty parcel next to the CVS looks like it will serve as a paid parking lot at least a little while longer. On Thursday, Bloomington’s board of zoning appeals (BZA) denied a variance requested by owner

Meeting set on Nov. 9 for city, county officials to talk more about convention center expansion

Meeting set on Nov. 9 for city, county officials to talk more about convention center expansion

On Wednesday, Nov. 9, many elected and appointed officials across Monroe County will be reviewing election results from the day before. But some of those officials have a meeting set for Nov. 9 to talk about the possible future expansion of the Monroe County convention center. The idea of a

Bloomington OKs $100K for emergency reproductive services, meant to counter effect of SB1

Bloomington OKs $100K for emergency reproductive services, meant to counter effect of SB1

On a unanimous vote at its regular Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council approved a $100,000 appropriation for this year (2022) to pay for “an emergency reproductive health care program to help address the impacts of Indiana’s near-total abortion ban.” Last week the council adopted a budget for