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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.

Transgender Day message: “You don’t have to let policy happen to you. You can happen to policy.”

Transgender Day message: “You don’t have to let policy happen to you. You can happen to policy.”

On Sunday afternoon, around 150 people gathered on the southeast corner of the Monroe County courthouse in downtown Bloomington, for a celebration of the Transgender Day of Visibility. Melanie Davis, with the LGBTIQ+ Community Center of Bloomington, kicked off the the event by telling the crowd “There’s a lot

Griffin, Sandberg, Thomson speak on social justice as early voting for May 2 mayoral primary looms

Griffin, Sandberg, Thomson speak on social justice as early voting for May 2 mayoral primary looms

Appearing on stage in the auditorium of the Monroe County Public Library on Saturday afternoon were all three candidates for the Democratic Party’s nomination as mayor of Bloomington: Don Griffin, Susan Sandberg and Kerry Thomson. Early voting for the May 2 primary starts on April 4. The theme of

Focus on felonies: Election board revises list of laws for hearing on Bloomington Dem’s residency

Focus on felonies: Election board revises list of laws for hearing on Bloomington Dem’s residency

At its meeting last week, Monroe County’s election board voted to set a hearing for May 18 on the matter of Democrat David Wolfe Bender’s residency, as a Bloomington city council candidate for District 6. This week on Friday, the board revised the list of specific Indiana state

“How would you know when you’re done talking about it?” Bloomington council president asks mayor about board appointments for new nonprofit

“How would you know when you’re done talking about it?” Bloomington council president asks mayor about board appointments for new nonprofit

On Wednesday, an update from Bloomington mayor John Hamilton to the city council—about a nonprofit that his administration has formed—highlighted the current tension between the city’s executive and legislative branches. The new nonprofit is called City of Bloomington Capital Improvement, Inc. (CBCI). One source of a current

Set for April 12: Possible city council vote on removal of Bloomington traffic commissioner because of social media posts

Set for April 12: Possible city council vote on removal of Bloomington traffic commissioner because of social media posts

A possible vote on the removal of Greg Alexander from Bloomington’s traffic commission is now set for the city council’s April 12 meeting. At Wednesday’s council meeting, Dave Rollo made a motion for Alexander’s removal, because of three posts on Twitter.com that Alexander made in

Community justice notebook: County council adopts recommendations on new jail

Community justice notebook: County council adopts recommendations on new jail

At its work session on Tuesday night, Monroe County’s seven-member council voted 6–1 to adopt a previously distributed memo “as a reflection of the council’s recommendations for the new jail.” The three non-binding recommendations in the memo are: (1) The county council recommends a jail

Bloomington mayoral primary forum: Are we scared of being the best at taking care of the less fortunate?

Bloomington mayoral primary forum: Are we scared of being the best at taking care of the less fortunate?

At a Tuesday evening event for mayoral hopefuls in the Democratic Party’s May 2 primary, moderators from Heading Home of South Central Indiana quizzed the candidates about housing for low-income residents and homelessness. The hosts also flipped the usual script for part of the event. Each candidate had