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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.

Miller-Showers Park ponds to get mapped as prep for possible dredging

Miller-Showers Park ponds to get mapped as prep for possible dredging

The mallard ducks and great blue heron that sometimes hang out at Miller-Showers Park, on the north side of Bloomington, could see some mechanical company sometime in the next week or so. A company called Heartland Dredging will be pinging the depths of the waters, to chart out an

Photos: Little 500 Fall Series Street Sprints, change of venue from Kirkwood to IU campus

Photos: Little 500 Fall Series Street Sprints, change of venue from Kirkwood to IU campus

The sunny weather, mostly calm winds, and temperatures in the mid-50s meant good weather conditions for last Saturday’s (Nov. 6) Little 500 Street Sprints. This year, the course started in front of the Indiana Memorial Union on 7th Street and headed farther into the university campus, east towards

Pandemic notebook: Monroe County coronavirus numbers stay stubborn

Pandemic notebook: Monroe County coronavirus numbers stay stubborn

Monroe County positive case numbers for the COVID-19 virus are holding steady or maybe nudging upward over the last couple of weeks. That’s consistent with statewide and nationwide trends. According to CDC numbers, the daily rolling average of cases for the U.S. had decreased to 63,852

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