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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.

Photos: Great blue heron catches fish, elects to eat with no review of provisional palate

Photos: Great blue heron catches fish, elects to eat with no review of provisional palate

Wildlife drama unfolded Saturday evening at Miller-Showers Park, which is wedged between Walnut Street and College Avenue on Bloomington’s north side. In the early evening hours, a great blue heron flew in and landed near the east bank of the southernmost stormwater detention pond, towards the spillway to

Monroe County election board OKs 19 provisional ballots: “I love it when we get to accept it!”

Monroe County election board OKs 19 provisional ballots: “I love it when we get to accept it!”

At its Friday meeting, the three-member Monroe County election board voted to accept as valid 19 out of the 32 provisional ballots from the Tuesday, May 3 primary elections. Provisional ballots are those that are cast by a voter, but set aside due to some question about whether they

Post-primary: Work continues on Monroe County election operations building, prep for fall election

Post-primary: Work continues on Monroe County election operations building, prep for fall election

A little more than a week after Tuesday’s primary elections concluded in Monroe County, work has started on preparation for voting in the Nov. 8 general election. On Thursday morning, the county’s new election operations building, at the corner of 3rd and Walnut streets, started a planned cosmetic

2023 budget notebook: Historic inflation, impact on pay get first look by Monroe County councilors

2023 budget notebook: Historic inflation, impact on pay get first look by Monroe County councilors

The past practice used by Monroe County to make a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for employees could lead to a historic fiscal impact on the 2023 budget. That’s because the county’s fiscal body—the seven-member county council—has typically tried to key its COLA to the

Bloomington BPW affirms order to AT&T: Take gear off Johnson’s Creamery smokestack by May 31

Bloomington BPW affirms order to AT&T: Take gear off Johnson’s Creamery smokestack by May 31

At its Tuesday evening meeting, Bloomington’s board of public works voted to affirm an order from the city’s housing and neighborhood development (HAND) department, which requires AT&T to remove its communications equipment from near the top of the Johnson’s Creamery smokestack—by midnight on May

Pandemic notebook: Monroe County case numbers leveling off, hospitalizations still low

Pandemic notebook: Monroe County case numbers leveling off, hospitalizations still low

The number of daily COVID-19 cases recorded in Monroe County looks like it has leveled off after a steady, if not dramatic climb. The guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now peg the community spread of the virus In Monroe County at a “low” level—which

Bloomington park commissioners give final OK to $5.8 million in GO bonds

Bloomington park commissioners give final OK to $5.8 million in GO bonds

On Monday afternoon, Bloomington’s board of park commissioners convened a special meeting to approve $5.8 million in parks general obligation bonds, to pay for some multi-use trail and protected bicycle lane projects. The bonds were a part of Bloomington mayor John Hamilton’s new revenue package, which