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'Let My Kids Be Kids': Bucks County Mom Pens Tree Climbing Permission Slip [Patch PM]

Also: Cause of Amtrak derailment revealed / Giant water slide event cancelled / Chester County twins set off bombs, DA says.

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'Let My Kids Be Kids': Bucks County Mom Pens Tree Climbing Permission Slip

A Bucks County mom who was incensed by a school employee's reaction after her twin sons were climbing trees has penned a permission slip that has gone viral. >>>Read more on Patch

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Chester County Twins Set Off Homemade Bombs: DA

Twin brothers in Chester County have been arrested for setting off homemade bombs and destroying multiple buildings around the region, District Attorney Tom Hogan's office has announced.

Giant Water Slide Event In Philly Canceled

Slide the City has canceled its August event in Philadelphia after the city denied the event a permit.

Engineer Distracted Before Amtrak Derailment In Philadelphia, NTSB Says

The engineer of Amtrak Train 188 was distracted by radio communication just before the train derailed in Philadelphia last May, killing eight people, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

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