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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.

Possible new Bloomington law banning pet shop sale of cats, dogs would add to national momentum

Possible new Bloomington law banning pet shop sale of cats, dogs would add to national momentum

Bloomington’s animal control commission voted unanimously on Monday to support a proposed new ordinance banning the sale of cats and dogs. If the new ordinance is enacted by the city council, then starting in about a year, on Jan. 1, 2023, pet shops inside the city limits of Bloomington

Photos: Indiana University Veterans Day 2021

Photos: Indiana University Veterans Day 2021

In the early light of Thursday morning, Veterans Day was observed in front of Indiana University’s Franklin Hall. It’s the building that houses the former School of Journalism. Since 2014 it has been called the Media School. Outside is a reminder of the subject matter taught inside the

Bloomington residents get some updates on leaden ashfall from fire department training

Bloomington residents get some updates on leaden ashfall from fire department training

Keep children and pets away from the ash and burned paint chips that fell out of the smoke plume from a fire that Bloomington’s fire department set at 1213 High Street on Friday. That’s the advice that local health officials gave last Friday about the ash from the

Crossley declares bid to fill Monroe County council vacancy, recuses herself from caucus process as Democratic Party chair

Crossley declares bid to fill Monroe County council vacancy, recuses herself from caucus process as Democratic Party chair

In a communication issued by the Monroe Democratic Party late Tuesday afternoon, logistical details were released about a caucus to fill the District 4 vacancy on the county council. The caucus will be held on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. in the Monroe County Public Library. The bigger

Third option floated for possible redrawing of Monroe County council boundaries

Third option floated for possible redrawing of Monroe County council boundaries

A third possibility for new county council district boundaries is now getting consideration from the four-person committee that has been appointed to make recommendations on new precinct and district boundaries for Monroe County. It’s simple to describe the third county council district option, which was floated at Monday’s

Photos: Little 500 Fall Series Cyclocross 2021

Photos: Little 500 Fall Series Cyclocross 2021

More photos after the jump. Photos: Little 500 Cyclocross Nov. 7, 2021 Click to view slideshow.

Bloomington mobilizes to remediate potential lead ash hazard after controlled burn of house, aims to “err on the side of caution”

Bloomington mobilizes to remediate potential lead ash hazard after controlled burn of house, aims to “err on the side of caution”

On Saturday, after Friday morning’s controlled burn of a house on the city’s east side, fire chief Jason Moore and deputy chief Jayme Washel were going door-to-door talking to neighbors who live west of the burn site. The top fire officials were informing residents about the potential hazard