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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 12: Protestors of IU free speech policy declare victory, now to shift focus from Sunday-night events

Week 12: Protestors of IU free speech policy declare victory, now to shift focus from Sunday-night events

Sunday night was the 12th and likely final week in a row for a protest at Sample Gates in Bloomington, against Indiana University’s new “expressive activities” policy, which was effective Aug. 1. Sample Gates is the spot where Kirkwood Avenue dead ends at the western edge of the Bloomington

Monroe County 2024 results: GOP wins Election Day tally for commissioner, other notable nuggets

Monroe County 2024 results: GOP wins Election Day tally for commissioner, other notable nuggets

Monroe County numbers from the Nov. 5, 2024 election delivered overall outcomes that were mostly expected. [.pdf file of results] [.csv file of results] Even the possible exception, which was the District 62 state representative race, between Dave Hall (R) and Thomas Horrocks (D), was not a complete surprise. Monroe

Bloomington mayor rebukes city council for lack of public deliberations on HPC appointment

Bloomington mayor rebukes city council for lack of public deliberations on HPC appointment

This past Wednesday, at Bloomington’s city council meeting, mayor Kerry Thomson used her time at the mic to make a clarion call for applications to serve on the city’s historic preservation commission (HPC). Appointments to positions on the HPC are somewhat unusual, because they are the mayor’s

Monroe County BZA to appeal court ruling against denial of variance for logging road near Lake Monroe

Monroe County BZA to appeal court ruling against denial of variance for logging road near Lake Monroe

On Oct. 15, special judge Erik Allen ruled against the Monroe County board of appeals (BZA) in a lawsuit filed by William and Nicole Huff, about the denial of a use variance for a logging road near Lake Monroe. But at a Friday morning meeting, Monroe County’s board of

Bean Blossom won’t join Monroe Fire Protection District until 2027 at the earliest

Bean Blossom won’t join Monroe Fire Protection District until 2027 at the earliest

Bean Blossom Township, in the northwest corner of Monroe County, has been following a process that could have made the township a member of the Monroe Fire Protection District (MFPD) starting in 2026. But now, the earliest the township could be included in the MFPD will be in 2027. That’

Stop signs at 7th-and-Dunn intersection now included in Bloomington city code

Stop signs at 7th-and-Dunn intersection now included in Bloomington city code

The existing stop signs for traffic on 7th Street at the intersection of Dunn Street are now included in Bloomington’s city code, after they were physically re-installed a year and a half ago. The codification of the 7th-and-Dunn stop signs came on a unanimous vote of Bloomington’s city

Alea iacta est: Nov. 5, 2024 general election results, served when ready

Alea iacta est: Nov. 5, 2024 general election results, served when ready

Election Day polls for Nov. 5, 2024 have now closed in Monroe County The cutoff time was 6 p.m., which made for a 12-hour voting day. But anyone in line by 6 p.m. has to be allowed to cast a ballot. Voters who joined the line just before