Whistleblower wants state to investigate Census' accuracy
In a Reporters Inc. exclusive, journalist Jerry Huffman reveals he’s one of three whistleblowers accusing the U.S. Census Bureau of "systematic cheating." Huffman refuses to back down from his claims and is now challenging Wisconsin leaders to take a hard, second look at the validity of the Census results in his home state.
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What happens when you blow the whistle, but nobody listens
"Yet in my mind, questions still remain whether it all was done honestly and ethically." As a Partnership Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, Jerry Huffman personally recruited hundreds of new Partners. Then, he claims he was instructed to create hundreds of phony Partners. He filed a complaint, but says nothing has happened.
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Social distancing upon return to the golf course
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers gave golfers the green light to resume play, but with restrictions. Jerry Huffman returns to the course to test out this "new normal," and to see if society is ready to follow the rules. "If we're ever going to emerge from the shutdowns controlling our own lives, we must show society that we're ready for the responsibility," Huffman writes.
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Seven decades later, mysterious Czechoslovakian girl identified
Growing up, Jerry Huffman was always intrigued by a photo of his father, Paul, with an unknown, young woman that was taken after World War II ended. Despite searching for years, Huffman eventually concluded he would never discover the woman's true identity. But then, after he wrote an article explaining his curiosity about the photo, the mystery was finally solved.
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Mexicans and Muslims among many worrying about impending immigration law changes
"From day one of his campaign, Donald Trump found the ultimate political pinata by targeting immigrants. Every immigrant must be illegal. Every immigrant was a drug dealer or a criminal. Every immigrant was going to steal your job," Jerry Huffman writes. "The president-elect successfully demonized millions of people, one soundbite at a time." Now, immigrants are afraid they'll no longer be able to call America home.
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A funny thing happened on my way to the American Dream
When Jerry Huffman was 14 he realized there was little chance he would ever replace Sandy Koufax in the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching rotation. Instead, he landed on a career in journalism. "I'm blessed in so many ways I've lost count," Huffman writes. "The mistake I made was buying into the media crap that an American Dream had to be bright and shiny to be real."
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You can never say goodbye too soon
48-year-old Mike Johnson died in 2010 after battling AIDS for nearly 20 years. The Milton, Wisconsin native contracted the virus through heterosexual, unprotected sex in the early '90s. He then spent more than a decade traveling the country, educating thousands of high school and college students about the risks and dangers of HIV transmission. His friend Jerry Huffman shares just how much Mike meant to him in this Reporters Inc. exclusive.
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A journey to reclaim joy and find strength while hindered by prejudice
"I wanted my old life back and I wasn't ready to accept that the life I knew was gone," Jerry Huffman writes. He shares how he dealt with the emotional and physical toil of surviving a stroke.
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