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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.

Bloomington public buses roll fare-free through COVID-19 towards fall, with Uber as backup plan, same general manager in driver’s seat

Bloomington public buses roll fare-free through COVID-19 towards fall, with Uber as backup plan, same general manager in driver’s seat

Lew May will be staying on board for another year as general manager of Bloomington Transit. The five-member board expressed relief at the news at their meeting on Tuesday night—May has been contemplating retirement. Board member Kent McDaniel said, “We’re lucky to have Lew and I’m

Opinion | Recovering four words: true and equal partnership

Opinion | Recovering four words: true and equal partnership

Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton, gave a speech last week on Thursday, released in a Facebook video, that revealed the basic approach the city will take to spur a local recovery from the economic impact of COVID-19. It’s a program the mayor is calling “Recovering Forward.” The speech

Press release: BPD investigates Wednesday night shooting as homicide

Press release: BPD investigates Wednesday night shooting as homicide

City of Bloomington police detectives are trying to locate possible witnesses to a late Wednesday night shooting that left a 28-year-old man lying in a pool of blood in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the south side of town, according to a press release. According

Indiana’s COVID-19 testing capacity could fall short of prescribed back-to-college needs

Indiana’s COVID-19 testing capacity could fall short of prescribed back-to-college needs

On Wednesday, an Indiana State Department of Health spokesperson responded to a question about COVID-19 testing capacity in the state by telling The Square Beacon: “Indiana currently is experiencing a shortage of reagents, the materials used to analyze the specimens.” That came in response to a question about any

Building “culture of compliance” preferred to punishments for Bloomington’s triple layer of COVID-19 health orders

Building “culture of compliance” preferred to punishments for Bloomington’s triple layer of COVID-19 health orders

The major COVID-19 news across the state of Indiana on Wednesday came at governor Eric Holcomb’s mid-afternoon press conference. Holcomb announced a statewide mandate for wearing face coverings to prevent the spread of the virus. The governor’s order is to be issued Thursday, and is supposed

Monroe County board of health elevates COVID-19 health order to regulation status: $500 fine possible

Monroe County board of health elevates COVID-19 health order to regulation status: $500 fine possible

A regulation adopted unanimously by Monroe County’s board of health on Tuesday night is based largely on same the wording of an order issued late last week by county health officer Thomas Sharp. Both are meant to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The regulation takes

New choices in election of Monroe County at-large councilors

New choices in election of Monroe County at-large councilors

After the June 2 primaries, voters in Monroe County could choose up to three from five different candidates for at-large county councilor—three Democrats and two Republicans. Now they have a choice of six, even after one of the Republican’s withdrew from the race. Zachary Weishheit, a Bloomington