About 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.

This Is America. You Can Tell by All the Flags. Oct 31, 2025

In America, we have choices. You make the good choice, you get the positive outcome. You make the bad choice, you get the negative outcome. Social workers talk that way, spitting phrases like "bad choices," "negative outcomes" and "accessing services... Read More

Traditional Revolution Oct 24, 2025

When I worked as a reporter, I wouldn't join a political party or sign a petition. I was an "unenrolled" voter. I wouldn't have a bumper sticker on my truck. I never donated to any candidate. I didn't attend marches or protests unless an editor sent ... Read More

White Bread and Tortillas Oct 17, 2025

There's a corner store in your neighborhood. Some people call it a "bodega," but those people want to destroy America. The place sells lottery tickets, soda, cigarettes, ice cream on a stick, a small selection of canned goods, beer, milk, candy, froz... Read More

Gay Kids and Garbage Oct 10, 2025

When it rains, like it's raining today, I think about the people working the trash trucks in my neighborhood. The town I live in does not provide or require a uniform trash container. You can put your trash out in any kind of container, and the conta... Read More

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