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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.

Monroe County Green Party leaders: “We’re not asking you to join the party, we’re asking you to help organize it.”

On Wednesday night at the Monroe County Public Library (MCPL), around a dozen and a half people attended the first public meeting of the county’s local Green Party caucus. Among the reasons that organizer Randy Paul and others gave for wanting to establish the Green Party in Bloomington and

Canopy light strands get LED bulbs, annual lighting set for Nov. 29

Canopy light strands get LED bulbs, annual lighting set for Nov. 29

On Tuesday, a crew from Cassady Electrical Contractors worked with Monroe County maintenance staff to start re-stringing the strands of lights that connect the courthouse roofline with buildings around the square. The strands form the canopy in the “Canopy of Lights” that’s switched on the day after Thanksgiving

County’s bond issuance OK’d for $3.3 million: Projects include quarry heritage land costs, but no action yet on land acquisition

County’s bond issuance OK’d for $3.3 million: Projects include quarry heritage land costs, but no action yet on land acquisition

At its work session on Tuesday night, Monroe County’s council voted 5–1 to approve issuance of general obligation bonds worth $3.3 million. Dissent came from Marty Hawk, who had expressed concern to the bond issuance from the time it was first proposed at $5.17 million in

Press Release: 125 downtown parking meters vandalized, causing $5,000 worth of damage

Press Release: 125 downtown parking meters vandalized, causing $5,000 worth of damage

In a press release issued around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Bloomington’s police department provided some details on the vandalism to parking meters in the downtown area, which was discovered in the morning and widely documented on social media outlets. The vandals spray-painted parking meter heads

Two proposals received for Monroe County election equipment, cost hoped to be less than $1 million

Two proposals received for Monroe County election equipment, cost hoped to be less than $1 million

At Monroe County council’s meeting on Tuesday night, councilors approved issuance of general obligation bonds for $3.3 million. Not on a revised bond project list was new election equipment that is estimated to cost around $1 million. [Note: The Beacon intends to provide separate coverage of Tuesday’s

Campaign finance injects interest in Bloomington’s District 2 city council race

Campaign finance injects interest in Bloomington’s District 2 city council race

In late August, at a Democratic Party caucus, District 2 Bloomington city council candidate Sue Sgambelluri offered the gathering her thoughts on Democrat Marty Spechler’s run for the District 3 seat as an independent: “First, I want to congratulate District 3 on having replaced District 2 as the most

Yoder chairs her final meeting of county council: “Find what makes you come alive and go do it.”

Yoder chairs her final meeting of county council: “Find what makes you come alive and go do it.”

Tuesday night’s Monroe County council’s work session was highlighted by debate on the issuance of $3 million worth of general obligation bonds—the item passed on a 5–1 vote with dissent from councilor Marty Hawk. At the end of session, councilors marked the occasion of council president