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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.

Election Day June 2, 2020: Polls open “without incident”

Election Day June 2, 2020: Polls open “without incident”

A few minutes after 6 a.m. this morning the word came from the precinct inspector standing at the door to Bloomington’s city hall: “The polls are open.” A half dozen or so voters were standing in line before the polls opened, spaced out by orange cones to maintain

County, city committees: Open Door Law is a numbers game

County, city committees: Open Door Law is a numbers game

Two three-person committees were disbanded by the Monroe County council last Tuesday. One was an “executive committee” established at the start of the year. The other was a “COVID‐19 budgetary and fiscal review committee” created at the end of March. Councilors aren’t against the idea of subsets

Quick update: Masks available for June 2 voters, blood drive details dialed in for June 23

Quick update: Masks available for June 2 voters, blood drive details dialed in for June 23

Monroe County in-person voting sites on June 2 will have masks available for voters who want to wear one. And the details for a June 23 blood drive at the Monroe County convention are now set. Appointments can be made for times between 10 a.m. to 3 p.

Police killing of Black man in Minneapolis sparks protest in Bloomington, Indiana; march and call for action planned for next week by others

Police killing of Black man in Minneapolis sparks protest in Bloomington, Indiana; march and call for action planned for next week by others

The killing by Minneapolis police of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, along with other recent police killings of Black men and women, has sparked protests across the country. Floyd died on May 25 when a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, pinned him down with a knee-on-

Monroe County synched up with governor’s order except: Mass gatherings still limited to 50

Monroe County synched up with governor’s order except: Mass gatherings still limited to 50

The latest COVID-19-related order from Monroe County’s health officer, Thomas Sharp, issued on Thursday and effective starting Saturday, matches the requirements for Indiana governor Eric Holcomb’s current order, except for one. The one exception: In Monroe County, mass gatherings are still limited to 50 people Under

Beacon Benchmark: A more resilient funding model for local journalism—what do you say?

Beacon Benchmark: A more resilient funding model for local journalism—what do you say?

Over the last two months, revenue for the B Square Beacon is up about 20 percent. The number of “paid subscribers” is up by the same amount. At last count, 108 patrons have pledged a total of $856 a month to support The Square Beacon. It’s a solid number.

If you still have your ballot, please hand-deliver, says Monroe County election official

If you still have your ballot, please hand-deliver, says Monroe County election official

On Wednesday, Monroe County election board member Carolyn VandeWiel passed along a kind of public service announcement to The Square Beacon: If you still have your absentee ballot, don’t drop it in the mail. Please hand-deliver it to Election Central. Election Central is at the corner of 7th