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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The Song of the Whip Aug 21, 2026

Way back there in the 1700s and the 1800s, the British conquered a big chunk of the world thanks to their navy, which was crewed by whip-scarred, toothless, unwilling sailors with untreated syphilis. That's who you want to fight your wars. No one fig... Read More

Aging With Snoop Aug 14, 2026

I'm 69 years old and I have a Snoop Dogg T-shirt, a black one. On the front of the shirt is Snoop's picture in black and white. He has a mustache and goatee and braids in his hair. His eyes are half-closed. Maybe he was sleepy when they took the pict... Read More

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The Glorious Freedom of the 'N-Word' Aug 07, 2026

They took them from us, the employee handbook, it and a bunch of stupid laws about harassment and hostile workplaces. They took the words, all the good words, all the words that let you know who the hell was in charge, which was white people, and in ... Read More

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The Strong, Silent Type Jul 31, 2026

"How many people said the word 'cigarettes' today?" I asked my wife, Deborah. "Or 'book of matches,'" she said. We were trying to figure out how America ended up with a net loss in words spoken. A serious magazine called "Perspectives on Psychologica... Read More