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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Who Gets the Keys to the Car? Apr 10, 2026

When I was younger, it was pretty easy to believe that only white countries should have a nuclear bomb. When you looked at the white countries, the guy (and it was always a guy) in charge wore a nice suit, and he'd been to college, and there were pic... Read More

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Nostalgia for a Slap Apr 03, 2026

It's April 1, the day when guys my age finally stop writing 2025 on their checks. I only wrote two checks this month. One was to my dentist because he still sends me a paper bill with a return envelope, and one was to a company that sells me sausage ... Read More

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Never Give Soccer an Even Break Mar 27, 2026

Forty years ago, if you wanted to sound smarter than your stupid buddies, you looked thoughtfully at the football game on the TV over the bar, and you got a profound beer-related look in your eye. "Ya know, soccer is probably going to be the next big... Read More

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Prairie Fire Mar 20, 2026

There are about 420 people in Arthur County, Nebraska, out in the western part of the state, spread out over 715,152 square miles. The county seat, and the county's only incorporated town, is a town called Arthur, and about 130 people call that villa... Read More