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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Where the Wild Things Are Nov 13, 2026

I'm writing this on Veterans Day in 2026, when a lot of Americans fight wars against things that don't exist. The sad thing is, they're losing. It's hard to land a punch on something that isn't there. Ask anybody who ever fought Muhammad Ali in his p... Read More

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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