A diamond pendant appraised at $25,000, an emerald-encrusted tiger pin and a broken Harry Potter wristwatch are a few of the items the state will be selling in an auction of unclaimed property. More: continued here

Residents hope to save Neosho Rapids post officeEmporia GazetteAbout 80 people showed up to the community building Monday evening for a meeting regarding the potential closing of the post office in Neosho Rapids. The town is the latest area post office to conduct the informational meeting on the United States …

Post office wants its stuff backWSBT-TVAnd trips to the post office started falling by wayside. Electronic bill pay? So simple. E-vites to that birthday party? So convenient. And all the while, the United States Postal Service waited patiently, stopping by your house, bringing you things … More: continued here

Tree planting to mark 20-year anniversary of Royal Oak post office shootingDetroit Free PressA tree planting is planned to mark the 20th anniversary of the day a fired letter carrier killed four employees and wounded four others at a Detroit-area post office. http://bit.ly/tbKmB7" target="top">The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak reports …

Senate Dems To Congress: Protect Food StampsNew York Daily News (blog)The federal food stamp program alone pumps more than $5.3 billion a year into the state, the letter says. "While the Farm Bill is not up for reauthorization until 2012, we are concerned this critical program may be fast forwarded …

Christmas deal for Royal MailLogistics ManagerRoyal Mail has taken a four month lease at Stakehill 69, a 102855 sq ft warehouse at Stakehill Industrial Estate in Middleton on a four-month lease to help it cope with the Christmas rush. The Royal Mail previously leased the building last year for a …

A bill passed by the Senate would name the Woburn Post Office after John “Jack” Maguire, a patrolman in the Woburn Police Department who was killed in the line of duty last year. More: continued here

USA Today Netflix joins list of stock meltdownsUSA TodayBy Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Red Netflix envelopes sit in a bin of mail at the US Post Office sort center in San Francisco. By Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Red Netflix envelopes sit in a bin of mail at the US Post …

Community to fight for Castella Post OfficeMount Shasta HeraldSweetbriar resident Dave Arnold poses Monday outside the Castella Post Office, which has been selected for a USPS discontinuance study. Arnold wants to keep the facility open, and suggests that if money is the issue, cutting business hours to three … More: …

Castella will not let its post office go without a fight was the message from citizens to United States Postal Service representatives last Wednesday night. More: continued here