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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.

A look back at 2016 Monroe County results, 2020 early voting continues at 100 voters-per-hour pace

A look back at 2016 Monroe County results, 2020 early voting continues at 100 voters-per-hour pace

Saturday’s early in-person voting total in Monroe County was 825. That daily total was the smallest number so far in the first three weeks of early voting. But that’s because it was the first day of Saturday voting, which offers just seven hours of voting time. Saturday’

Opinion | Flying, falling pumpkins: A perfect pandemic pick-me-up

Click to view slideshow. On Saturday starting at noon, a few dozen pumpkins were sent flying several hundred feet down the field at the Monroe County fairgrounds. The grass expanse, littered with shards of busted orange gourds, marked the return of Pumpkin Launch, hosted by the city of Bloomington’s

Early in-person voting continues Saturday in Monroe County, pace so far around 100 voters per hour

Early in-person voting continues Saturday in Monroe County, pace so far around 100 voters per hour

Friday set another daily high for early in-person voters in Monroe County: 1,114. That eclipsed by a half dozen voters the previous high of 1,108, which was set on Thursday. Through the first 14 days of early voting, the total of early voters stands at 14,142.

Former Player’s Pub building: Veiled “sensitive” info could form backdrop to city council’s consideration for historic designation

Former Player’s Pub building: Veiled “sensitive” info could form backdrop to city council’s consideration for historic designation

At its Thursday night meeting, Bloomington’s historic preservation commission (HPC) took two votes that put the former Player’s Pub building on a possible path to permanent historic protection. The specter of some not-yet-confirmed “sensitive” information that could “sully some reputations” was raised by one commissioner, but

Déjà Duplex: Text amendment included in zoning map process would allow plexes in all areas zoned for residential use

Déjà Duplex: Text amendment included in zoning map process would allow plexes in all areas zoned for residential use

A press release issued Thursday afternoon by the city of Bloomington announced the start of a public engagement process to revise the zoning map of the city. Action by the plan commission and city council is not scheduled until 2021. Substantive revisions to the zoning map were the next, expected

Ridership still down on Bloomington public buses, fare-free rides continue, new agreement reached with IU, second driver tests positive for COVID-19

Ridership still down on Bloomington public buses, fare-free rides continue, new agreement reached with IU, second driver tests positive for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is still causing ridership on Bloomington Transit buses to slump compared to normal levels, even if the month-to-month numbers have shown increases starting in May. The return to campus of Indiana University students in August has increased numbers a bit, but the historical September

Monroe County commissioners put off changes to personnel policy after councilors tweak salary ordinance

Monroe County commissioners put off changes to personnel policy after councilors tweak salary ordinance

On Wednesday morning, a vote on changes to Monroe County’s personnel policy got postponed by the board of commissioners. Several of the proposed changes to the policy had a certain routine quality. One was the conversion of sick time to personal benefit time. That conversion meant deleting requirements for