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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It's Still Snowing Feb 27, 2026

I'm writing in the worst part of a blizzard. What a satisfying, heroic way to start a newspaper column. I'm not kidding, either. Here in Tiverton, Rhode Island, on the shores of Narragansett Bay, hard by the Massachusetts line, we've got more than 2 ... Read More

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Murder in a Dress Feb 20, 2026

A recent mass shooting at an ice rink in Rhode Island sent us on the hunt. When someone commits a mass shooting, people of the most extreme political genders set out to find reasons why that would bolster their own beliefs. What you want to look for ... Read More

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Worse Bunny Feb 13, 2026

To be honest, I didn't think the bunny had legs. I wrote about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl appearance a few weeks before it happened, and I concentrated on the commercial nature of the National Football League's decision. I figured the game would be playe... Read More

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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