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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.

Week 1 of early voting in Monroe County in the books: 3,662 in-person ballots cast

Week 1 of early voting in Monroe County in the books: 3,662 in-person ballots cast

At the end of the first week of early voting in Monroe County, Indiana, the tally of ballots cast in person stood at 3,662. With Election Central open from 8 a.m to 6 p.m. starting Tuesday, that total, averaged over 40 hours, works out to a throughput

New COVID-19 testing site for Monroe County looks to launch in late October

New COVID-19 testing site for Monroe County looks to launch in late October

A press release issued by Monroe County’s health department on Thursday announced the planned opening, later this month, of a new COVID-19 testing site for the county. The new site will be housed in an IU Health building across the B-Line trail from the Seminary Park Kroger.

Commission staves off demolition of former Boxman’s Restaurant, aka Player’s Pub building

Commission staves off demolition of former Boxman’s Restaurant, aka Player’s Pub building

Getting a reprieve from demolition on Thursday night was the building on the 400 block of South Walnut Street in Bloomington, just north of Seminary Park, which most recently was home to The Player’s Pub. A vote by the city’s historic preservation commission (HPC) to end the 90-

Bloomington city council completes routine maintenance on public safety income tax rate, total still 0.25 percent

Bloomington city council completes routine maintenance on public safety income tax rate, total still 0.25 percent

At its meeting on Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council completed its annual adjustment to the public safety local income tax (PS-LIT) rate. The total rate that residents of Monroe County pay on their income for public safety stays the same, which is 0.25 percent. But the way the

Taliaferro Avenue floated as new name for city street that cuts through IU campus, part of effort to remove Jordan namings

Taliaferro Avenue floated as new name for city street that cuts through IU campus, part of effort to remove Jordan namings

In remarks made at the start of Bloomington’s Wednesday city council meeting, president Steve Volan suggested that the city street known as Jordan Avenue be renamed as Taliaferro Avenue, or possibly Taliaferro Way. The Taliaferros, George and Viola, were a Bloomington couple who each blazed trails of their own.

Washington Township starts process to join fire district, would make 7 out of 11 member townships in Monroe County

Washington Township starts process to join fire district, would make 7 out of 11 member townships in Monroe County

At its meeting last Wednesday (Sept. 30), Monroe County commissioners approved a resolution that sets out the process for Washington Township to join the Monroe Fire Protection District (MFPD). A series of three public meetings about the proposal, to be conducted on the Zoom video conferencing platform, have been scheduled.

Opinion: Shalom Community Center adopts a great new name befitting its role as a beacon

Opinion: Shalom Community Center adopts a great new name befitting its role as a beacon

Last week, Bloomington’s city council meeting grew a bit contentious when it was revealed that the city’s administration has a notion to rename the planning and transportation department. The idea is to eliminate “and transportation” from the department’s name. I made a Shakespearean joke of it: A