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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A Punch to the Heart Feb 06, 2026

The difference between having a girlfriend and having a wife is the difference between boxing amateur and fighting professionally. It's the same sport, but, if you're fighting pro, the fights last longer, there's a bigger chance of getting hurt, and ... Read More

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Alex Pretti Had a Gun Jan 30, 2026

"I've seen plenty of guys die with a gun in their hand." A guy older than I was said that to me in a bar maybe 25 years ago. He was almost, but not quite, drunk, and we were talking about the number of friends I had who kept a gun to repel burglars, ... Read More

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Who Won the 1942 World Series? Jan 23, 2026

I always thought I was safe from police harassment while driving because my car wasn't a junk, I'm white, and if you pulled me over, I had the country station on my radio. I'm older now, and I figured that made me even safer. I'm still white, I drive... Read More

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Fentanyl and the Flag: Numb Nation Jan 16, 2026

The news stories say people don't go out as much as they used to before Amazon.com. Before COVID-19. Before "remote days." Before. Before. Before. People drink less alcohol, I read. Some studies say young people aren't having as much sex as they did ... Read More