Ellen Murphy

1 week ago | msn.com | Lorna Perry |Ellen Murphy

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Jan 20, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Ellen Murphy

After a Telegraph article revealed how the great cycling boom has collapsed, many readers stated potholes were the reason why they’ve chosen to quit road cycling. “It’s positively dangerous to weave around the cracks and potholes,” said one reader in the comments section. Another suggested: “The continued deteriorating conditions of our roads must be having a real impact on the number of miles cycled.

Nov 6, 2024 | kansascity.com | Ellen Murphy

The first column I wrote for this newspaper was about the importance of the obituary page. I found it to be compelling and necessary, and that still holds true. It's impossible to record what happens every day, everywhere. Newspaper editors are challenged with ranking relevance, import, timeliness and, of course, death and drama within print pages and online. I was an editor once, but the subject was local music, when and where to find it, so it wasn't much of a daily dilemma.

Oct 10, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Ellen Murphy |Candela Orobitg-Baena

Kemi Badenoch should be the next leader of the Conservative Party, 67pc of over 63,000 Telegraph readers say Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have made it to the final two in the Tory leadership contest after James Cleverly was eliminated from the race. The result came as a surprise not only to Westminster, but also to readers of The Telegraph because Mr Cleverly had come first in Tuesday’s vote. Many readers were pleased with the result, believing it to be a hopeful sign that the party is...

Oct 2, 2024 | kansascity.com | Ellen Murphy

If you're worried about how we're going to fuel all the electric cars we should be manufacturing here to stop burning so much carbon and ruining our air, consider this idea. When crude was discovered to replace whale oil, the world descended on places like my home town, Tulsa, Oklahoma. It billed itself as the Oil Capital of the World, and when no one seemed to object - capitalize on it, we did. Well, not "we," as in all Tulsans.