Military Post Offices in Iraq to Close Nov. 17Department of DefenseWASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2011 – Because US forces are coming home from Iraq by the end of the year, the US Postal Service will stop accepting mail addressed to military post offices in Iraq starting Nov. 17, Defense Department officials …

Unclaimed Massachusetts Property to be Auctioned on eBayPatch.comThe items will be able to be viewed by using the eBay seller ID “state.treasurer.grossman.” By David Ertischek Come Saturday, eBay will be auctioning off items abandoned in Massachusetts safety deposit boxes including gold, silver, coins, …Mass. to hold eBay auction for unclaimed …

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Teach For America gets $10 million from Meg Whitman's foundationBizjournals.comErstwhile California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) and now CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) set up the foundation with her husband, Griffith Harsh. It focuses particularly on K-12 education. …and more » More: continued here

Bremen residents will gather Nov. 2 to discuss the fate of their local post office, which is on a list of potential closures. The U.S. Postal Service has called for a meeting as part of its “discontinuance feasibility study of facility operations.” More: continued here

Midstate man pleads guilty in $4.6M food stamp fraud; could get probationMacon Telegraph (blog)A Wilkinson County man has pleaded guilty in what authorities said was the largest food stamp fraud investigation in Georgia's history. Elbert Eugene Shinholster, the owner of Shinholster's Grocery and Meat …and more » More: continued here

Maharashtra makes way for e-payment of stamp dutyBusiness StandardTo bring in more transparency, the Maharashtra government will launch e-payment gateways for stamp duty and registration charges. The government would also facilitate payment of stamp duty for leave and license deals through the internet by applying … More: continued here

Fighting poverty with faithWashington Jewish Week"I learned to have a sense of empathy with those that live their lives like this every day and how food stamps really have an effect on people's lives," he said. Gutow, who has been the president of the JCPA for six years, explained that …

About 75 people attended a public meeting held at the community center in Natural Dam Thursday night to ask questions and express their concerns about the possible closing of their local post office. More: continued here

SILive.com Buy a stamp in a store on the South ShoreSILive.comThe USPS is teaming up with stores throughout the borough and tri-state area so customers can buy stamps where they already shop, work or live. Responding to changing customer needs and a business plan that calls for expanding access to …