Sentences with phrase «gained national attention»

REALTOR ® safety is a topic that has gained national attention after the murder of Arkansas real estate agent Beverly Carter last September.

Berliner's report gained national attention after a CBS News «60 Minutes» report on a controversial Lakewood, Ohio, takings case.

This «skill» gained national attention recently when a Conservative parliamentary secretary was forced to apologize to the House of Commons for disrespecting the zoo called Question Period.

The national personal injury firm of Watts Guerra led the way in holding Ford responsible for the deaths and injuries caused in the series of rollover accidents that gained national attention in 2000.

The national personal injury firm of Watts Guerra led the way in holding both Ford and Firestone responsible for the deaths and injuries caused in the series of rollover accidents that gained national attention in 2000.

She has gained national attention and the respect of her peers in the process.

Hayhoe, an evangelical Christian who describes herself as a conservative, gained national attention last year when then - GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich rejected a chapter she had written on man - made global warming from his book on environmental issues, which is set to come out after the November elections.

To make this possible, Indego partnered with PayNearMe, a three - year - old Sunnyvale, CA - based startup that first gained national attention by bringing their unique cash - payment system to an established form of mass transit — Greyhound.

The piece was by Richard Muller, the University of California, Berkeley, physicist and author who gained national attention for doing independent analysis confirming that humans were warming the climate after years of criticizing global warming researchers.

These efforts gained national attention through an article in the Miami New Times discussing the project and the Tumblr where the works were documented.

Mailer has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as internationally, and founded the Storefront Artist Project in Pittsfield, MA in 2002 that gained national attention and became a model for similar programs in other cities.

Alison Saar grew up in a family of artists: her mother is the renown Betye Saar, an African American artist who gained national attention for her work in the 1960s that directly addressed racism and cultural stereotypes.

Born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Tunisia, North Africa and Paris, France, Albuquerque first gained national attention in the late 1970s alongside such artists as James Turrell, Christo and Robert Smithson.

For many years the doyen of painting in the city was Ernest Linder, who gained national attention with his precisely rendered close - ups of trees, plants and figure studies.

As the band gained national attention, the Staple Singers» music became signatures in many American homes, while teenage Staples» deep, roughhewn sound was praised as a «logic - defying voice that more properly belonged to a woman several decades older» (Biography).

Her work with Cesar Millan on The Dog Whisperer gained her national attention.

Dr. Lee has gained national attention for her expertise and care with pets.

Dr. Madigan founded the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT), which has gained national attention as a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) under the Office of the Surgeon General.

Isikoff's exclusive reporting on the Monica Lewinsky scandal gained him national attention in 1998 and his coverage of the events that lead to President Bill Clinton's impeachment earned Newsweek the prestigious National Magazine Award in the Reporting category in 1999.

Earlier this year, then - 21st Century Charter School student Raven Osborne gained national attention after she graduated with a Core 40 high school degree with honors and bachelor's degree from Purdue University Northwest.

Good Morning If you haven't seen it already, check out the Louisiana story that's gained national attention.

Our Work in Central Falls We've gained national attention for our work with Central Falls public schools, their teachers, specialists and administrators.

The way the state measures its schools often ranks near the top nationally, and New Orleans» transformation since Hurricane Katrina into something of a charter school laboratory has gained national attention.

«It will be the largest piece of legislation regarding education that has passed in over a decade,» said Erin Tuttle, an Indiana mom who has gained national attention for fighting Common Core standards and has established herself as an effective advocate on the matter.

For example, UTeach, at the University of Texas at Austin, has gained national attention.

At Garfield — the site of a 2013 testing boycott led by teachers that gained national attention — student - government leaders visited classrooms to explain that the test was not required for graduation for juniors, and that students could fill out a refusal form at the school counseling office at any time.

Former DC Chancellor of Schools Michelle Rhee has gained national attention for her tough but controversial reform policies focused on large - scale firing of DC teachers.

The district's focus on the lowest - performing schools gained national attention in September 1996 when Vallas placed 109 schools (or 20 percent of all the schools in the system) on «academic probation.»

Finally, because the school - integration movement famously gained national attention with the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, it is natural to ask: What should be the role of courts in pursuing school - diversity strategies today?

Open Educational Resources (OER) support has gained national attention recently, including U.S. Department of Education's Secretary Duncan's trip yesterday to Williamsfield Community Unified School District in Illinois to share progress on their shift to digital and open educational resources (OER).

Since 2004, the program has reduced school arrests by 83 percent and gained national attention as a promising model.

Much of the information regarding coconut oil's positive effects on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) gained national attention in 2008 with the publication of Dr. Mary Newport's case study on her husband, who was suffering from AD and saw a complete reversal after starting coconut oil.

His brother Mark, a former NASA astronaut who gained national attention after an assassination attempt on his wife, former Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D — AZ), was a guest at last year's speech.

Employer - based group health insurance, however, first gained national attention during and after World War II.

The fight in New York, which would be the first state to approve a $ 15 an hour minimum wage, has gained national attention.

Notably, he broke the news of Senator Marty Golden's now - infamous «Feminine Presence» class, which promptly gained national attention due to what many felt was condescending language directed at potential attendees.

And while lead poisoning has gained national attention with stories like the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, it's an issue that exists right here in Syracuse.

Gibson's resolution gained national attention when he introduced it in September on the eve of a U.S. visit by Pope Francis, who has warned that climate change will have a greater impact on the poor and vulnerable.

WASHINGTON — The Upstate New York congressman who faced overflowing crowds of protesters at town hall meetings managed to raise a record amount of money after the protests gained national attention.

The controversy over the seal has gained national attention for the small upstate New York village and some unwanted ridicule from outlets like Comedy Central's The Daily Show in the process.

The last time I can recall Palin involving herself here in the Empire State was when she backed Conservative / Tea Party darling Doug Hoffman in last year's NY - 23 special election, which gained national attention.

Last month a similar encounter with Florida border patrol agents on a Greyhound bus gained national attention after a woman was detained in Fort Lauderdale.

The use of bump stocks gained national attention after authorities said they found a number of the devices in the hotel room of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock.

The story of becoming sober more than eight years ago is one Mr. Johnson tells with candor, a key element in the biography of a 35 - year - old who gained national attention for coming out as gay to his Massachusetts high school football team, and who achieved the legislative pinnacle of New York City government on Wednesday, becoming the speaker of the New York City Council.

It was one such conversation that led to the creation of the Erie County Yellow Dot Program, which has since gained national attention.

Deutch has gained some national attention after the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School.

The moderate Republican gained national attention this year when he became the only GOP member of Congress to publicly say he would vote for Hillary Clinton for president over Donald Trump.

David Lewis himself spoke out for the first time Friday as his story has now gained national attention.

managed to raise a record amount of money after the protests gained national attention.

The press flocked to the story and as bettors rushed to put their money down on an entirely fictional and ultimately absurd question Reizner gained national attention for the Hole - in - the - Wall sportsbook.