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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Radicalized in Aisle Three Nov 06, 2026

Most people don't get radicalized at the mosque. Most people don't get radicalized at an antifa meeting because there are no real antifa meetings. Most people don't get radicalized at a Gay Pride event. You know where people get radicalized? They get... Read More

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The Lonesomest Dove Oct 30, 2026

In the room where you watch football, what you call your "man cave," there's a painting on the wall. Well, it's not really a painting. It's one of those pictures that looks like a painting. You bought it out of an online catalogue that sells cheese, ... Read More

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Down in the Crypt with Jack Kerouac Oct 23, 2026

Jack Kerouac died on Oct. 21, 1969. He wrote "On the Road" in 1957, the year I was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, a city of red brick and gray granite and slush and limited opportunities. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, which is just like F... Read More

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Dreading What I've Got To Watch Oct 16, 2026

Please note: This column was written before the cancellation of the livestream. But they're bound to try it again. "'What makes you look so white, so white?' said Files-on-Parade. "'I'm dreadin' what I've got to watch,' the Colour-Sergeant sai... Read More