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From CNN's Jack Cafferty:

The Pew Researcher Center asked, "Where would Americans most like to live and how do they feel about the place they call home?"

Where would you live if you could live somewhere else?

The bottom line is that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

They surveyed more than 2 thousand adults back in October and found that 46% would rather live in a different type of community than the one they live in. City people want to move out to the country, and country folks want to head for the big city.

And when it comes to big cities what do they have in mind? Well Denver, San Diego and Seattle are the cities most people said they want to live in. Also high on the list: Orlando, Tampa, San Francisco and Phoenix. While Detroit, Cleveland and Cincinnati are the cities most people don't want to live in.

Even though people are longing to live elsewhere, 8 in 10 rate where they currently live as excellent.

Of course the Pew folks break it down in every way possible so they can tell us things like more men than women want to live in Las Vegas and younger adults would rather live in Los Angeles and New York and so on. It's Friday.

Here’s my question to you: Where would you live if you could live somewhere else?

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FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:

Some pregnant high school students in Colorado may soon be getting maternity leave.

According to local media reports, the Denver Public School District is putting together guidelines for pregnant students' leaves, which could last for four to six weeks after they give birth. They would be expected to complete their schoolwork from home and keep up in their studies. However, school officials insist it's important to give the new mothers time to bond with their babies.

And, there are a lot of these new teen moms. Statistics show 42 of every 1,000 high school-aged girls are having babies.

The issue of maternity leave came up in Denver after the school district got complaints that some students were told to report to class the day after they got out of the hospital, or else risk getting "unexcused" absences. Experts, including a pediatrician and psychology professor, suggested giving new mothers at least four weeks of maternity leave to recover.

Across the country, other school districts like Seattle and Minneapolis say they have maternity leave policies that focus on individual attention for these students.

And there's a good reason for that: teen mothers often end up dropping out of school. By some accounts, less than a third of them get their high school diplomas and only 1.5% get college degrees before they turn 30.

Of course, critics would say this also raises the issue of whether it's a good idea to give these students any more time off.

Here’s my question to you: Should pregnant high school girls be given maternity leave?

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