Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (IN), Nov 30, 2005
December is filled with holiday parties. For most, the concern will be eating too much. Yet the ugly truth is that the number of Hoosiers who are not getting enough to eat during the holidays and throughout the year is growing. Too many of those empty stomachs belong to children. Indiana’s elected leaders need to do more to make sure residents are not going hungry. …. This need to increase Indiana’s share of federal food assistance dollars is one reason Gov. Mitch Daniel should proceed with caution with his plan to privatize the state’s welfare program eligibility approval process. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has already requested quotes from vendors interested in the $1.5 billion contract.