Dave Askins

At a work session held on Tuesday of Thanksgiving week, Monroe County councilors took care of some year-end appropriations, and talked with county commissioners about next year’s priorities. A vote on extra appropriation to cover legal fees, amended by councilors from $30,000 to $18,126, was split

[This cartoon was “drawn” about 10 years ago for The Ann Arbor Chronicle. It ran last year in The Square Beacon, too. So it’s consistent with the Thanksgiving tradition of leftovers.]

Highlights from Wednesday’s press conference of local leaders on COVID-19 pandemic response included a couple of takeaways. First, when the vaccine starts to arrive locally, expected in mid-December, that’s not the end of the COVID-19 marathon. Second, part of what it means to keep running

From 2016 to 2020, not a lot changed in the general election results in the state of Indiana for the top of the ticket. In the Hoosier state, Republican Donald Trump had 57.1 percent of the vote against Democrat Hillary Clinton. Against Joe Biden, Trump tallied about the same

At its meeting last Thursday, Bloomington’s parking commission got a quick briefing from city garage manager Ryan Daily, about the end of first-hour-free parking in city garages downtown. That’s slated under local law for Jan. 1, 2020. A Monday press release from the mayor’s office

Last week, Bloomington’s planning staff hosted two more public sessions by video conference, about possible changes to the city zoning map as well as the text of the unified development ordinance (UDO). The UDO was repealed and replaced last year amid an acrimonious community-wide debate. Proposed changes to