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Health care providers trained to communicate more effectively about childhood obesity

When talking about childhood obesity, health care providers aren't getting the message across to their patients. Practical steps for improving habits are often lost in translation, child wellness experts...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-05-21/health-care-providers-traine
Spurs beat Grizzlies in OT

...next two on mid-range jumpers before getting pulled for a rest with a 72-54 lead...comeback while Parker was on the bench, getting as close as 78-70 after Zach Randolph...defense earlier on Parker to keep him from getting into the lane and putting the Grizzlies into...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nba/2013-05-22/spurs-beat-grizzlies-ot
Gattis gives Braves a lift in the ninth, Freeman delivers in the 10th

...of the season ? and second in four days."I'm kind of getting used to it," he said with a shrug.His teammates were left...contributor all season. He was NL Rookie of the Month in April, getting plenty of starts while the Braves battled a string of injuries...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-05-22/gattis-gives-braves-lift
The field for the Palmetto Amateur gets strong each year

...qualifier," Palmetto Golf Club general manager and director of golf Brooks Blackburn said. "The quality of the field just keeps getting better."Palmetto Amateur officials have settled on an early June date to avoid conflicting with other top-notch amateur...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/golf/2013-05-21/field-palmetto-amateur-gets-
North Augusta's Scott Brown to play in British Open

...and Marc Leishman on the PGA Tour.The end of this week is the first deadline to earn an exemption from the U.S. Open by getting inside the top 60 in the world. Players have one more chance to get inside the top 60 the Sunday before the U.S. Open begins...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/golf/2013-05-21/north-augustas-scott-brown-p
JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum

...world."Several shareholders also asked why the shareholder groups that backed splitting the chairman and CEO roles stopped getting access to the vote counts as they came in, even though JPMorgan did have access. The New York Times reported that the change...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-21/jpmorgans-dimon-survives-s
Microsoft reveals new Xbox console

...Internet ? all while running apps for fantasy football and Skype chats. It showed how users could watch live sports on TV while getting updates on their fantasy leagues on a split screen."It really extends the home entertainment experience," Gartner analyst...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-21/microsoft-reveals-new-xbox
Bill Kirby | The Augusta Chronicle

...the more famous ... I would like to thank Augusta Cares and all the other public employees and private citizens involved in getting an unsightly trash pile on Mount Auburn Street cleaned up. Monday, April 29, 2013 For the most part Georgia's annual...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/authors/bill-kirby
Young Americans easily secure spots in Indianapolis 500

...away Sunday.Less than 24 hours after getting bumped out of the top 24 starting spots...8:30 last night and they worked late getting it back in."It was no typical second...and was the first driver to qualify, getting his father's No. 91 car into the field...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-19/young-americans-easi
First, the facts

...said president emeritus and CEO of the SCLC the Rev. Charles Steele Jr. "We are getting ready to march. We are getting ready to demonstrate. We are getting ready to raise hell and go to jail."Absolutely! Just maybe get the facts first...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2013-05-19/first-facts