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Professor Challenges The ‘Ferguson Effect,’ A New Eco Observatory’s Challenges, We Read Yout Valentines Day Love Letters

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It's been called the "Ferguson Effect," and FBI Director James Comey describes it this way: "In today's YouTube World, are officers reluctant to get out of their cars and do the work that controls violent crime?" A CU boulder professor challenges the assumptions of the theory, saying there isn't data to back it up. Then, a new type of "ecological observatory" based in Colorado is measuring climate change, but challenges plague the project. And, as Valentines Day nears, we listen to your love letters.