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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Oh, Baby! You Stink! Sep 04, 2026

When I was in high school, a girl I was going out with said she was first attracted to me by the way my hair curled over my shirt collar in the back. She sat behind me in math class. I spent the next five years of my life turning my back on girls so ... Read More

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Dolly's Dead and the Woods Are On Fire Aug 28, 2026

AI ain't ever gonna use an outhouse, but Dolly Parton used one. That was back in the days when living "off the grid" wasn't a moral decision, but just meant that the grid didn't give a damn about where you were, and you couldn't afford it if it found... Read More

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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