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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.

Press Release: Bloomington police investigate triple homicide, suicide in southeast part of city

Press Release: Bloomington police investigate triple homicide, suicide in southeast part of city

Mid-morning on Sunday, Bloomington police officers discovered the scene of an apparent triple homicide and suicide, inside a house on the southeast side of the city, according to a news release issued Sunday afternoon. In the news release, Bloomington police department reported that earlier in the day, around 10

Mayor’s Friday release of income tax details makes for Labor Day weekend of study for Bloomington city councilmembers

Mayor’s Friday release of income tax details makes for Labor Day weekend of study for Bloomington city councilmembers

Late Friday, after a noon work session, Bloomington city council members received some additional details from the city administration about a proposed increase to the local income tax (LIT). They’ll start considering it at a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and could take a vote as soon as

Accessible polling sites in a pandemic: Monroe County election board grapples with decisions

Accessible polling sites in a pandemic: Monroe County election board grapples with decisions

By next Tuesday, Monroe County’s three-member election board needs to decide the final locations of polling sites for the Nov. 3 general election. One of the sites has a steep concrete slope leading to an entrance. Board members are trying to figure out how to make it accessible

Council sets special meeting for Sept. 9, looks to vote on local income tax increase a week later

Council sets special meeting for Sept. 9, looks to vote on local income tax increase a week later

At Bloomington city council’s regular Wednesday meeting, president Steve Volan called a special meeting for next week, on Sept. 9, to consider a quarter-point increase to the local income tax across Monroe County. The special meeting was scheduled at the request of Bloomington mayor John Hamilton, who wants

Monroe County officials apologize: Change to denser zoning went through automatically when 90-day window was missed

Monroe County officials apologize: Change to denser zoning went through automatically when 90-day window was missed

A 5.34-acre parcel just south of Bloomington, where just a single house stands, now has the right zoning for the eventual construction of a couple dozen residences. The developer is Charles Layne LLC with Bynum Fanyo & Associates as the engineering consultant. In Monroe County’s zoning scheme,

$50K for “Public Health in Parks” gets OK from Bloomington board, after sharp scrutiny

$50K for “Public Health in Parks” gets OK from Bloomington board, after sharp scrutiny

A new program called “Public Health in Parks” got unanimous approval from Bloomington’s four-member board of park commissioners at a special meeting called for Tuesday night. The program is a partnership between the parks department, Centerstone, Inc., IU Health Bloomington, and Monroe County’s health department. Centerstone is

Column: Poll workers get paid as much as $165, so sign up early

Column: Poll workers get paid as much as $165, so sign up early

OK, Monroe County, the headline pretty much says it all. Read more about getting a gig as a poll worker at the Monroe County Election Central website. Working the polls is honest work for honest pay. Here in Monroe County Indiana, poll workers get paid up to $165 plus $25