About Marc Dion

Marc Dion

Marc Dion

Marc Munroe Dion—award-winning veteran reporter and Pulitzer Price-nominated newspaper columnist—is an old-school newsman who fell out of a Frank Capra movie, complete with pipe and fedora. Born in the struggling former cotton mill town of Fall River, Mass., Dion’s sense of humor sounds more like a barroom than a newsroom, and his political observations are more concerned with issues than political parties. Dion’s column, “Living and Dion,” has appeared in The Herald News for 24 years.

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Laughter Is the Worst Disease Sep 26, 2025

A NOTE FROM 40 YEARS IN JOURNALISM: If a city councilor in the city where you work as a reporter proposes a city budget that guarantees the city will go bankrupt in five years, and you write a long story explaining the math, diving into state aid, th... Read More

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Dead Bosses Sep 19, 2025

Charlie Kirk is dead, and so is one of the two bosses I wanted to see dead. Maybe a little backstory. I'm 68. I've been working since I was 14. I've worked part time. I've worked full time. I've had two jobs at the same time. I've been well-paid, und... Read More

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The Hungry Side of My Fightin' Eyes Sep 12, 2025

A few months ago, I told a friend that maybe this whole Trump mess started with two Merle Haggard songs. One was "The Fightin' Side of Me," and the other was "Okie from Muskogee," both anthems of a defiant, exclusive American identity that locked out... Read More

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Roll Away the Stone Sep 05, 2025

Half the country is hoping President Donald Trump is dying. The other half thinks that, if he does die, he will rise again on the third day and send troops into Cleveland. This does not make me more comfortable as I head to the dollar store to buy th... Read More