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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Coffee for Black People? Nice Trade, Bro! Dec 12, 2025

The last time I ordered a $12 coffee, the nice woman behind the coffee bar made me show her the money first. "Yeah?" I said. "Then why don't you get those gay pride colored biscotti outta here, and the churros?" Not that I go out for coffee all that ... Read More

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The Smell of Maple and Light in the Darkness Dec 05, 2025

"You're a columnist," the wing-tipped, gray-haired inner voice bellows. "Write about politics. Write about impending disaster. The Federal Reserve Bank. Gunfire. Donald Trump." "It's almost Christmas," my 8-year-old self says. "Write about Frosty the... Read More

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Tired of Deportation Nov 28, 2025

Deportations continue in America, and news organizations continue to do stories. Conservative organizations do stories about the immigrant with 16 arrests in 10 years, and how wonderful it is that he's been zip-tied and thrown on a plane home. Their ... Read More

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Yo, Piggy! Nov 21, 2025

"Yo! Fat Girl! C'mere. Are ya ticklish?" So rapped the late rapper Humpty Hump, describing a good opening line to use on women who aren't a Size 4. Maybe it worked for him. Who knows? And, yo, if you can't say stuff like that, are you really a rapper... Read More