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.

Self-Reliance Jun 12, 2026

I don't fix things. I'm a man. I don't fix things. I pay people to fix things, is what I do. In general, the people I pay to fix things do not fix the thing on the first try. Being unable to fix things on the first try doesn't hurt your fixing-things... Read More

The Right Thing Costs You Jun 05, 2026

"If you're trying to decide what to do, and you only have two choices, do the thing that's hardest," my pop used to tell me. "The right thing is always the hardest thing." Which is how Scott Pelley got canned off "60 Minutes," a television news show ... Read More

What's That Peeking in My Window? It's My Job May 29, 2026

I used to work with a guy, and every morning, I would greet him the same way. "Howyadoin'?" I'd say. "I'm here," he'd answer. And so, we were. We were there for eight hours, day or night shift, with two 15-minute breaks and a 30-minute lunch. And, af... Read More

They're Barney Frank Hot Dogs... May 22, 2026

Nobody expected Barney Frank to show up at the event. He came by because it was in his district and he'd been in his district all day, and he had time to come meet some people, and he'd donated a couple hundred bucks to the event, and they'd used it ... Read More

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