wantmyhusbandback comment-42773 2010-12-28T17:44:48Z 2010-12-28T17:44:48Z I have an unusual situation. My husband is having a text emotional affair with our marriage counselor, He told me he sees nothing wrong, but he hides the texting. Sometimes they text each other 11 times a day. He is obviously in love with her and she continues to flirt and encourage his "love letters." I went to her for 6 months then brought him in for a couple appts. Then she did some private therapy out at her house and this started. Then she abandoned me as a client. She also sends him pictures of herself (not suggestive, but still). Financially I can't leave now. I feel so powerless. wantmyhusbandback 2010-12-28T17:44:48Z hurt70 comment-42770 2010-12-28T16:50:10Z 2010-12-28T16:50:10Z I have been dealing with this myself. I work in the tech field, and hate what text messaging and facebook has brought. My wife guards her phone like Fort Knox. It goes to bed with her, bathroom when she showers. I caught her last summer texting an ld boyfirend from highschool, I threatened to leave and she apologized and then i caught her again. Now on XMAS day I see that she had been texting a guy she works with and used to go to grade school with. I wrote her an email and enclosed this link. I am so hurt! hurt70 2010-12-28T16:50:10Z Headstrong123 comment-40831 2010-11-17T16:03:11Z 2010-11-17T16:03:11Z Just this am I found an account sent via email to my husband saying he has a wink,it gave me the screen name he used and what is really sick is that he used my nickname as a password to log on to this dating site.All trust is gone, I am a homeschooling mom of 4 and I am too smart to let this man just dump me and the kids financially( which is what he did to the other ex and kids) So my plan...play stupid, take what I can , collect evidence, get a lawyer and get out with my head held high and my bank account filled! These men now a days just want their cake and eat it too. He can have his cake!! It'll will be dry and he will have NOTHING to wash it down with! Headstrong123 2010-11-17T16:03:11Z sandyrhodes1 comment-40251 2010-11-09T02:29:27Z 2010-11-09T02:29:27Z For the "Today" artists, I can say that Andreas Nottebohm and his wife Tess are a big influence on my feelings about art. They both in their own way do express themselves as well as being a married couple as warm as their home represents. I have been amazed for the last 5 years watching them grow in many directions. Whenever I visit their home, I feel at home. When I look at the art Andreas creates and recreates my reflection of the art piece I saw before becomes even more exciting. I have had the pleasure of reading Tess's book, Sultry Nights of Blood and Angels, I can feel her expression as well. I am proud to have such wonderful friends as Andereas and Tess Nottebohm in my life. sandyrhodes1 2010-11-09T02:29:27Z geek comment-38577 2010-10-09T06:59:48Z 2010-10-09T06:59:48Z Charles Nordby...was loss pervention....Charles Collings was sales..... It's all about Money coming in.... NOT money going out the back door!!! Nordby was Security....NOT the money coming in and the moneys too come!!!!! Come on people......this is A No brainer.....Sell sell sell....sold. geek 2010-10-09T06:59:48Z MDawn comment-35386 2010-08-23T07:41:08Z 2010-08-23T07:41:08Z Great article! It's amazing how so much press was giving to a corporation trying to take out a small business that has been family owned and operated for years. There are so many other places to feature that have opened over the past 2 years including: Sugar Plum Vegan Cafe, Thunderhorse Vintage, Cuffs (new location), Crazy Mary's (move back to East Sacramento), Red Lotus Restaurant (from the same owners as Kru), Le Petit Paris, Gluten Free Specialty Market, Temple Coffee's second location. Why aren't the small businesses supported by our local Sacramento Bee? MDawn 2010-08-23T07:41:08Z bbbbmer comment-27784 2010-05-23T05:11:36Z 2010-05-23T05:11:36Z Exquisite work... bbbbmer 2010-05-23T05:11:36Z ajwgallery comment-27775 2010-05-23T03:17:52Z 2010-05-23T03:17:52Z I have known Tess and Andreas for almost 10 years since my husband first introduced my to Andreas' artwork and then when Andreas and Tess came to stay at our home. It was love at first sight. These are two of the warmest humans I have ever met. We own many pieces of Andreas' work and I love to stand in front and sway back and forth to catch the movement in each piece. Their home is absolutely amazing! Not one bare space on any wall or ceiling. There is so much stuff but it blends in such a way that the chaos creates beauty. They are two very talented people and I am grateful to have them in our life. Denise Weiss ajwgallery 2010-05-23T03:17:52Z tia comment-27774 2010-05-23T03:15:01Z 2010-05-23T03:15:01Z So now what???? It's bad enough that Andiamo's destroyed a stunning historic building in East Sac. Now we have Mike Teel finishing it off. Has anyone seen the inside??? I have, and it is basically a shell of a structure finished off with a wannabe Nugget Market look. It would make a great Ice rink, hey maybe Iceland can move in there, at least the building would have some sort of historic connection to our city. Oh yeah, and maybe mom and pop Teel could finance it . Okay, problem solved. tia 2010-05-23T03:15:01Z KLD comment-25316 2010-04-21T18:17:19Z 2010-04-21T18:17:19Z My husband accidentally left his email open at his workplace. I had to go there to drop something off to him. So I thought while I was there I would check my email. When I typed in the web address for my email account, his email was right there. I saw that someone had been sending text messages from a cell phone to his email. I didn't have a chance to open it but when he noticed I was looking at it he tackled me to the floor. I was very upset. I know this is wrong and invasion of privacy but I downloaded a keylogger onto our home computer and retrieved the password to this email address. I was at work when I checked that email address. His female coworker was sending naked pictures of herself and also videos of herself to his cell phone and in turn he was sending them to this email. I confronted both of them, they both claimed it was a joke. This weekend my best friend came to my house to visit my children and I. She said to me, "You are my best friend and I would never hide anything from you." She proceeded to show me text messages that my husband was sending her. Very Sexual in nature. So, I set him up. I had another friend of mine text him. While she sat next to me, he was sending her naked pictures of himself and telling her that he loves being married to me but I am not into sex like he is and that is a big problem for him. I told her to send him a message back saying that she really wants him and she would pay for a hotel room. He told her that he would pay for one or she could just come to our house. I am sick....He is abusive in everyway. He accuses me everyday that I am cheating on him. I know he must have slept with his female coworker and god knows how many others. I have dealt with this for years. I have lost all my friends, I have lost my heart and soul. One more thing....He is a well know Police Officer. There is much more to this story but I would be writing a book. The worst thing is that I know he feels no guilt for doing what he is doing. He told my friend that he always erases his messages before he comes home and he also told her not to text him until after 4 pm when he is at work. Every morning before I go to work he looks me in the eyes and tells me That I am the love of his life, that I am so beautiful, and other crap....How does someone look you in the eyes and lie. KLD 2010-04-21T18:17:19Z opinionator comment-23204 2010-03-11T22:31:56Z 2010-03-11T22:31:56Z I hope you Norby's will seek professional counselling some time soon. This obsession is truely unhealthy. opinionator 2010-03-11T22:31:56Z Bodryn comment-22338 2010-02-17T04:58:55Z 2010-02-17T04:58:55Z Jack and Frank, I can very much understand the importance of this story. My dad saved the family farm during the 1930's long enough so that when he was finally forced to sell, nobody else would bid on it, and my dad's brother got it for $1. However, because my dad's mother did not get along with my mother, my dad (our family) was left with nothing. My dad had to start over at another farm a mile east. My dad seldom mentioned it but us kids suffered, being poor when my cousins were doing quite nicely. I never even got to know some of my cousins. To this day, I suffer from this injustice. For years I was angry with my dad, because he was badly affected by this. Thankfully, now I see my dad and mother for the heroic figures they were. Wish you all the best in this. Bodryn 2010-02-17T04:58:55Z Reno comment-21894 2010-02-08T22:50:27Z 2010-02-08T22:50:27Z Great article - what about the other religions? All I see is a list of Protestant churches, no Catholic, Mormon, Jewish, Buddhist or Islamic buildings are listed? Seems very, very one sided - or are you just targeting the Protestant churches in the area? Reno 2010-02-08T22:50:27Z Rhonda Erwin comment-21844 2010-02-07T06:12:50Z 2010-02-07T06:12:50Z I love your article and I sincerely look forward to a follow up article Rhonda Erwin 2010-02-07T06:12:50Z HonestAbe comment-20698 2010-01-15T17:48:01Z 2010-01-15T17:48:01Z Agreed, good sir. It is an established maxim in argumentation that he who makes the same assertions too often abuses his listeners. He is like the man who whips an ass in the expectation that it will plow faster. Instead, it lowers its head, digs in its hooves, and doubles its recalcitrance. And I too, would give a small keg of strong ale to put this matter to rest, though I am uncertain of this "movie" phenomena of which you speak. HonestAbe 2010-01-15T17:48:01Z The Parrhesiac comment-20697 2010-01-15T17:38:34Z 2010-01-15T17:38:34Z I disagree - If you dont want to read an article from this author, dont. Issue resolved. The Parrhesiac 2010-01-15T17:38:34Z beerzie comment-20696 2010-01-15T17:37:44Z 2010-01-15T17:37:44Z Agreed. The author has already brought this matter up and is just beating a dead horse. The SP is not the place to argue private beefs. beerzie 2010-01-15T17:37:44Z HonestAbe comment-20695 2010-01-15T17:34:47Z 2010-01-15T17:34:47Z A civil matter that is not in the interest of the commonweal and is shrilly overstated is like a hound that bays constantly; it attracts attention, but ultimately is noisome and ignored or shunted to a dark cellar. HonestAbe 2010-01-15T17:34:47Z HonestAbe comment-20694 2010-01-15T17:29:56Z 2010-01-15T17:29:56Z Correct, sir. A turn of phrase that is twisted out of meaning becomes a wrong turn. We should not need a map to find our way through the thicket of coinages. HonestAbe 2010-01-15T17:29:56Z Jeff comment-20576 2010-01-14T22:28:49Z 2010-01-14T22:28:49Z The togo's is now closed across from Pete's Jeff 2010-01-14T22:28:49Z cogmeyer comment-20566 2010-01-14T17:55:20Z 2010-01-14T17:55:20Z SacPress has proven to be a real asset for Sacramento; simultaneously providing a reliable alternative news source while providing an outlet for professional and amateur writers alike. But frankly speaking, these ongoing articles about an apparently one sided family feud between the Nordby and Raley/Teel families make the SacPress look like a news site for crackpots. Once the layers of extraneous and nugatory details are stripped away, we are left with a rather underwhelming tale about a family owned business that didn't give sufficient credit to a consultant that they hired back in '73. I would be more than willing to trade a 12 pack of beer for the movie rights to the story, just to not hear about this again. Hopefully this is the last in the series.... cogmeyer 2010-01-14T17:55:20Z Gabriel Frazee comment-20528 2010-01-13T12:43:21Z 2010-01-13T12:43:21Z Not to steal your thunder but "greenwash" is not a "newly coined term" unless you mean that you *just* "coined" it. Greenwashing is a term that has been used for some time to describe the practices of companies who disingenuously spin their products/policies as being environmentally friendly (like Old Soul saying that their coffee is Fair Trade and/or Organic despite it being neither) Gabriel Frazee 2010-01-13T12:43:21Z frank nordby comment-20495 2010-01-13T04:11:05Z 2010-01-13T04:11:05Z Mark, you haven't heard enough. Let me know where you live so I can pass out fliers in your neighboodhood so I can argue this tedious civil matter to your neighbors. Although, you should have heard enough of this civil matter when it began back in the early '90s when it first took place, but because the Sacramento valley is home to the fraudulent newspaper called The Sacramento Bee and other news media, you were denied the ability to hear this civil matter back then. Speaking about The Sacramento Bee copy this http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1350838/i/Fair_Oaks_family_sues_two.pdf and paste it into your browser and listen to this same tedious civil matter as took place back then in a few short audio clips! frank nordby 2010-01-13T04:11:05Z Mark Urquhart comment-20493 2010-01-13T02:09:01Z 2010-01-13T02:09:01Z This isn't the place to argue your case. I think we've heard enough of this tedious civil matter. Mark Urquhart 2010-01-13T02:09:01Z frank nordby comment-20490 2010-01-13T00:35:04Z 2010-01-13T00:35:04Z Thanks Jack for the article. In a small scale way, it reminds me of the time I caught Demetri Pappadoupolis stealing a steak inside of a store. He denied three times he had taken anything and was arrested for shoplifting. He was the son of a very wealthy and prominent family here in Sacramento and this family had strong connections within the Sheriff's department and over the years it was said this family was a big money contributor to former Sheriff Lou Blanas. Were they big contributors to Sheriff Blanas? Contact Blanas and ask him. To avoid having their son answer to his theft charge, this family spent big bucks buying off those who would turn a blind eye to it all - even the top security man of the company I worked for. I wonder if this shoplifting report and the arrest record could be located anywhere in Sacramento today? I still have a copy. A copy the Pappadoupolis family didn't know existed. Thanks again Jack for clearing away any doubt about why the Teel's are being so generous with their fraud money. frank nordby 2010-01-13T00:35:04Z daniel comment-20444 2010-01-11T18:18:58Z 2010-01-11T18:18:58Z I can also attest tp Alden's knowledge, insights, and all around great customer service/great & grounded, health conscious orientation. I'm in my early 60's & was having some serious, early morning couldn't stand-up straight lower back problems. Alden put me on the right track and his suggestions resulted in a 250% improvement in my problem after about 2 months. The problem is now a memory thanks to his counsel and the supplements (Inflammarest, Adrena Cort, & Spirulina) he recommended. I've cut down significantly on the doctor's prescription I'd been taking which in & of itself was simply not working. Alden is a great reference point to better health. --Daniel daniel 2010-01-11T18:18:58Z bbbbmer comment-20289 2010-01-08T00:34:06Z 2010-01-08T00:34:06Z His unemployment must've run out... bbbbmer 2010-01-08T00:34:06Z bbbbmer comment-20288 2010-01-08T00:31:05Z 2010-01-08T00:31:05Z Mike Teel -- not the brightest light in the chandelier... bbbbmer 2010-01-08T00:31:05Z waldorfandstatler comment-20263 2010-01-07T17:50:23Z 2010-01-07T17:50:23Z Pete's coffee? Is that place the restaurant equivalent of the "Mike" shoes I purchased at the folsom blvd flea market? waldorfandstatler 2010-01-07T17:50:23Z TBone comment-20238 2010-01-07T14:06:14Z 2010-01-07T14:06:14Z I get my Spam at Raley's TBone 2010-01-07T14:06:14Z frank nordby comment-20230 2010-01-07T05:46:42Z 2010-01-07T05:46:42Z Good article Jack. However the previous comment I left with links to images that were pertinent to your story were removed by Sac Press Casey Kirk claiming this information was spam. Imagine that. Information considered "sources" to your story was removed because it was considered spam. Did you know that every 54 seconds, someone in the world buys a can of spam? frank nordby 2010-01-07T05:46:42Z JoshFernandez comment-20227 2010-01-07T04:45:49Z 2010-01-07T04:45:49Z This story is retarded. JoshFernandez 2010-01-07T04:45:49Z frank nordby comment-20225 2010-01-07T02:50:34Z 2010-01-07T02:50:34Z Well I guess the good news is that Bee writer Bob Shallit will lay off the dumb articles he has been writing about Mike Teel. Although, we are in the month of January. Isn't January the designated month for Good Eats to open up on Folsom Blvd? I guess we should expect another article soon from Shallit announcing the grand opening of this much anticipated business. Also, The Bee knows we can't leave any comments on its site about this article about Teel being CEO because of The Bee's clever way of censoring our comments. frank nordby 2010-01-07T02:50:34Z frank nordby comment-19218 2009-12-12T21:05:31Z 2009-12-12T21:05:31Z Below is a link to an ad that I tried to place at The Bee six years ago. Copy the link > http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1350838/i/beead.pdf > paste into your browser. I think it is great Craigslist is taking a lot of advertising business away from The Bee. The Bee doesn't deserve a penny from anybody! frank nordby 2009-12-12T21:05:31Z TAB comment-19199 2009-12-12T06:04:21Z 2009-12-12T06:04:21Z Wonderful write up Jack. Alden is awesome and the staff rock. Sunrise Natural Foods is the best. TAB 2009-12-12T06:04:21Z Jack Nordby comment-19195 2009-12-12T02:05:10Z 2009-12-12T02:05:10Z Thank you Christa for that info. I wanted to remind people of the main event, but I welcome everyone else to add comments of other attractions in midtown Saturday night to bring the people in. Jack Nordby 2009-12-12T02:05:10Z Christa Trinchera comment-19193 2009-12-12T01:46:38Z 2009-12-12T01:46:38Z Don't forget Santa's Toy Shoppe for the kids! Santa will be reading stories and posing for photos from 10am - 5pm on Saturday. Santa's Midtown Toy Shoppe is located at 1801 L Street (between 18th & 19th) Christa Trinchera 2009-12-12T01:46:38Z frank nordby comment-19060 2009-12-10T03:53:02Z 2009-12-10T03:53:02Z One additional comment: After personally leaving informational flyers about Charles Nordby and Raley's (numerous times) to all of the local TV news media at their stations (Channel 10; Channel 3; Channel 31; Channel 13; Channel 40) it became very obvious all of the YV news media of Sacramento were going out of their way not to report this story. Flyers were also distributed to all of the TV news media during Tom Raley's memorial service-downtown Sacramento. Flyers were also distributed to all of the news reporting TV stations camped out across the street from the Sacramento Federal Courthouse during the Ted Kaczynski media circus trial. This story has also been sent to Bill O'Reilly and Tom Sullivan of the Fox News Network and they had no problem closing their eyes to this story. frank nordby 2009-12-10T03:53:02Z beerzie comment-19011 2009-12-09T17:13:49Z 2009-12-09T17:13:49Z I agree. There is a story here, but to really have any credibility, it needs to be researched, documented, and written as objectively as possible. Especially if you want to sway public opinion. beerzie 2009-12-09T17:13:49Z frank nordby comment-18929 2009-12-08T15:35:44Z 2009-12-08T15:35:44Z cogmeyer: Ok, I get it. You won't stop shopping at Raley's-that is your right. Would you shop at a grocery store owned by individuals who robbed a bank many years ago and used that money to open a store? Or how about this: Would you shop at Raley's knowing they are price gouging their honest customers today? One element of Charles Nordby's profit increasing program was to make sure that when stores were operating efficiently and bringing in good profits, his policy was to make sure prices were lowered so the honest customers would be reaping the benefits of a good operated chain of stores. Look at how Joyce Raley Teel is punishing her honest customers with outrageously high prices. Go to meijer.com and see how an honest supermarket chain in Michigan (paying union wages) rewards their honest customers with low prices. Meijer is also a privately owned company who doesn't need to cheat their honest customers with high prices. Attention Raley's shoppers: Keep shopping at Raley's so Joyce Raley Teel can continue to reap all the benefits from Nordby's profit increasing program and make you also help pay for their additional expensive homes in Granite Bay with Raley's high prices. Your addiction to Raley's high prices also provides the ill-gotten money Joyce needs to lay before the feet of those wearing expensive shoes at the Crocker Art Museum so the fraudulent "Teel" name can be placed on one of its buildings next year. cogmeyer-this story effects you too if you shop at Raley's. Check your receipt the next time you shop there. Jack-good article frank nordby 2009-12-08T15:35:44Z bbbbmer comment-18807 2009-12-07T05:36:08Z 2009-12-07T05:36:08Z I can understand the frustration of being excised out of existence with regard to deleted comments posted on the Bee's website. They have dug themselves an editorial hole, especially with regard to issues like their support for Kevin Johnson, and a virulently antiunion stance in all industries, but especially in education. They are also firmly in denial about their financial situation, painting their abysmal financial picture in a most favorable light, even to the point of bending the truth into an unintelligible mess. This has not gone unnoticed by the financial community. There's something in this story that rings true about Raley's, and as was stated earlier, I'd suggest pitching it to a publisher for help in refining it with the aid of an experience writer. bbbbmer 2009-12-07T05:36:08Z cogmeyer comment-18804 2009-12-07T04:49:18Z 2009-12-07T04:49:18Z So you are saying a large local company with a huge advertising budget is blocking local media sources from publishing negative stories about them? No kidding! I guess the other detail I am missing is how this travesty affects anybody other than family members trying to protect the Nordby family legacy. If details on the rise of a large corporation have been misrepresented, I really am not sure that will keep me from shopping at Raley's you know. I have always felt that Mr Roebuck was unfairly overshadowed by Mr. Sears, but that doesn't stop from going to Sears when i need a part for my table saw. Its been decades, it might be the right time to focus on your own legacy, and let your father's legacy rest in peace. You know the truth, that;s all that matters. cogmeyer 2009-12-07T04:49:18Z mediagirl comment-18777 2009-12-06T22:45:43Z 2009-12-06T22:45:43Z Its an interesting story, but you lost me with the spite and anger. You might want to enlist a ghost writer if you can't remove yourselves enough from the situation to write objectively? Even though its a great story, you sound a little 'too involved' the way this is currently written. Hopefully you can make an effort to put out an ebook of your dad's story- it sounds really interesting. mediagirl 2009-12-06T22:45:43Z Speaking4Me comment-18350 2009-11-26T10:30:30Z 2009-11-26T10:30:30Z My senses are peaked when a liberal attempts to stifle the thoughts of another. I do not know much of the Raley story but I do know that someone is feeling uncomfortable about the story being told. I did a google search on Raley's and ended up reading other negative information. If a person was to believe our educators, one would think our country was founded by a bunch of athiests, so when I come across an article and website citing corruption and it appears to be true, then how can another cry out defensively this to be dribble? Sure beats the Sacramento Kings! Speaking4Me 2009-11-26T10:30:30Z thsas comment-18278 2009-11-25T19:46:38Z 2009-11-25T19:46:38Z Ahh. The difference there is we KNOW one is true, the other is just a question, as you recall it. I understand it was just a mean spirited web prank. thsas 2009-11-25T19:46:38Z StevieGee comment-18252 2009-11-25T00:12:45Z 2009-11-25T00:12:45Z It seems like I've heard someone asking if Glen Beck raped and murdered a girl in 1991 before so it might just be true. StevieGee 2009-11-25T00:12:45Z thsas comment-18217 2009-11-24T18:45:48Z 2009-11-24T18:45:48Z Same as Kennedy???? thsas 2009-11-24T18:45:48Z Pinelli comment-18206 2009-11-24T14:49:19Z 2009-11-24T14:49:19Z But what I want to know is, did or did not Glenn Beck rape and murder a girl in 1991? Seriously, this article is using Beck/Rove tactics, same as the demagogues. Just get another lawyer already! I would most definitely consider this "inflammatory speech" even if the writer has some factual points to make; the recriminations he makes are defamatory. Pinelli 2009-11-24T14:49:19Z Geoff Samek comment-18176 2009-11-24T05:53:05Z 2009-11-24T05:53:05Z The Sacramento Press is an open platform which allows anyone to post without editorial scrutiny before posting. If an article violates our policies it will be removed. This policy results in some fantastic contributions by the community and some contributions that are less than stellar. We like keeping the platform as open as possible to allow the most content to be created. Each day we select several stories for our front page that we feel represent the best content of the previous day. If we find that there are conflicts of interest, we insist that people disclose their affiliations in their story, or we will remove it. If you have suggestions about how we might change our policies to improve the site please send them to feedback@sacramentopress.com. I receive emails at this as well as several other decision makers at Sacpress. Geoff Samek 2009-11-24T05:53:05Z frank nordby comment-18174 2009-11-24T05:45:08Z 2009-11-24T05:45:08Z In my opinion it is only a dribble to Raley shills! Maybe Rhys02 should change his screen name to "Raleyshill02." Rhys02-instead of complaining about a compelling true story, dust off your detective talents and try and win the $100,000 being offered in this true story! If you shop in a Raley's store, the next time you walk into one think on this level: Without Charles Nordby, that store you just walked into would have gone bankrupt 36 years ago and wouldn't be called a Raley's today! Although, you probably don't shop in a Raley's store today because you are probably too smart and won't allow yourself to be "priced gouged." frank nordby 2009-11-24T05:45:08Z Rhys02 comment-18173 2009-11-24T05:13:30Z 2009-11-24T05:13:30Z why in God's name is this dribble being published. The Sacramento Press is creating some real credibility issues for itself.... There are restaurant reviews that seem to be written by the owners or an employee.. and now this.... Rhys02 2009-11-24T05:13:30Z dahogre comment-17494 2009-11-08T03:40:48Z 2009-11-08T03:40:48Z Part 2 ..... I wait for more. dahogre 2009-11-08T03:40:48Z frank nordby comment-17422 2009-11-07T02:39:45Z 2009-11-07T02:39:45Z Well, having lots of knowledge about this story, I look at it like that great American movie called "It's a Wonderful Life." I am sure most people are able to recall this movie. Yes, that great American movie in which James Stewart played George Bailey-an honest hard working man whose Uncle Billy loses $8000 belonging to the business. And how greedy dishonest Mr. Potter found the money, kept the money and didn't return the money to Bailey. Dishonest Potter in his heart wanted to bankrupt Bailey and ruin his life. Then the movie shows Bailey in suicidal despair willing to throw himself off the bridge until an angel of God appears and shows Bailey how important he was and all the lives he had touched and how their lives might have turned out differently had Bailey not been born. I think everybody knows the story. Now I have to move from that great American movie to "The Great American Rip-off" article the Sacramento Union newspaper published in October of 1973 highlighting Charles Nordby while he was implementing his profit increasing program at Raley's. Nordby had no idea at the time he would be part of "The Great American Rip-Off" when Collings and Raley's were scheming to rip him off while Nordby was working 18 hours days at Raley's, catching every kind of theft imaginable and turning in reports showing where the Raley's stores were filthy, offering poor customer service and being mismanaged throughout their stores. (My image shows that 1973 article) Where would the Teel's be today had Charles Nordby not been hired by Raley's in '73? How many more people would Chuck Collings have defrauded had Charles Nordby not shown up at Raley's office door in the summer of 1973? Who would remember Tom Raley's name today had Nordby not cleaned up the tremendous cesspool of theft going on at the time, in all of his mismanaged chain of stores, while Raley was in a tumultuous relationship with second wife Joan? A wife Raley's never wanted to mention in Raley's 1989 history book. Charles Nordby filed a fraud lawsuit against Chuck Collings, Jim and Joyce Raley Teel and Raley's on November 22, 1994 laying out the scheme in which Collings and Raley's took to entice him to come and work for them. Hey check out the case file and you can see how dishonest Raley's attorney's from the law office of Downey, Brand, Seymour and Rohwer had to be to prevent Nordby from having his day in court. This dishonest law firm, representing Raley's and being Raley's voice in this matter, even had the audacity to claim in their answer to Nordby's 1994 civil complaint that basically Nordby had been harassing Raley's for 20 years. Sacramento Superior Court case #544344- read the case and you can become the 13th juror. A civil case the dishonest Sacramento Bee newspaper was very much aware of but never, and I mean never, want its readers to know about. Nordby passed away during the appellate process. frank nordby 2009-11-07T02:39:45Z Jack Nordby comment-17176 2009-11-03T20:08:59Z 2009-11-03T20:08:59Z Thank you Jim for your comment but you can't burst my bubble. My dad was naive when it came to people he thought could be trusted. He always had the belief "innocent until proven guilty". By the time he figured out that the three men that hired him were thieves, he was ashamed of himself. Children that become victims of sexual offenders are often naive too, but we don't hold that against them do we? or call them names. But rather we pursue the criminal even more as an example to others. We sure cannot let criminals buy their way out of their crimes and justice, can we Jim? I guess you could say my dad was in a fantasy land. He was fantasizing what he was going to do with all of his bonus money. Keep in mind, he had nine children and about 30 grandchildren and he had hopes that he was finally going to be able to afford to do some things for them and their mother he never could afford to do before. You look like you are dressed for the military, Why don't we consider doing a new reality show called "A Battle Against Billionaire Criminals" First it can show Bernie Maddoff, then Allen Stanford and next Jim and Joyce Raley Teel at the Teel Family Pavilion at the Crocker Art Grand opening on 10-10-10. Oh by the way. That is my birthday too. Let's Party Jim. Jack Nordby 2009-11-03T20:08:59Z The Parrhesiac comment-17167 2009-11-03T17:44:49Z 2009-11-03T17:44:49Z Sounds like Charles Nordby was naive.... When it comes to money, never trust anyone... get it in writing. Sounds like he gave away his "profit increasing program" for almost free. And just because someone claims to be a "god fearing" Christian, don't buy it, many businessmen use this tactic...trust but verify...get a contract. This simply sounds like someone who lived in a fantasy land, one where he believed that humans are honest and good....sorry to bust your bubble... when it comes to money, they arn't. The Parrhesiac 2009-11-03T17:44:49Z The Parrhesiac comment-16982 2009-11-02T01:03:18Z 2009-11-02T01:03:18Z Wait a minute...WAIT A SECOND!... WAIT JUST ONE FRIGGEN SECOND! Are you trying to say that big business, main stream media and judges are all incahoots to screw the common man? THATS JUST INSANE....well.. yeah, if you are listening to them. I would be more inclined to jump in for the 100K to prove that they are in cahoots. You'd have more takers.. As an alternative... offer a reward to the scumbag politicians, judges and main stream media to prove they are NOT consipirators. This is the oldest story in the book...I would bet it even pre-dates prostitution. and BTW the story was kinda lame...you need to give more details of the conspiracy. The Parrhesiac 2009-11-02T01:03:18Z Dale Kooyman comment-16983 2009-11-02T01:02:41Z 2009-11-02T01:02:41Z Anxious to hear the rest of the story. Ford Motor's theft of the intermittent theft of the windshield wiper reminds me of the story of Preston Tucker in the "Tucker" movie. His car introduced several new ideas in his auto like fuel injection, seat belts, rear mounted engine with rear wheel drive, cyclops head lights, disc brakes, padded dashboard--most of which were eventually tried or adopted by the the auto manufacturers in existence at the time. He built his car to come out in 1948, but he died in 1956 of cancer. Does anyone know if his innovative ideas were stolen after his death or patents ran out? Dale Kooyman 2009-11-02T01:02:41Z Susie Shields comment-16971 2009-11-01T23:01:34Z 2009-11-01T23:01:34Z "Those with little or no money cannot afford justice, and those with money can avoid justice." Jack Nordby That quote is right on. I look forward to hearing more. Susie Shields 2009-11-01T23:01:34Z Rhonda Erwin comment-16929 2009-11-01T16:54:10Z 2009-11-01T16:54:10Z i'm excited to see both where this is going and the outcome. Thank you so much for the article. Rhonda Erwin 2009-11-01T16:54:10Z gvelm comment-16899 2009-11-01T14:07:28Z 2009-11-01T14:07:28Z Looking forward to hearing the facts gvelm 2009-11-01T14:07:28Z TAB comment-16894 2009-11-01T07:01:49Z 2009-11-01T07:01:49Z Love to hear more. TAB 2009-11-01T07:01:49Z loveydovey comment-7308 2009-05-07T03:06:40Z 2009-05-07T03:06:40Z I caught my husband opening up secretive email addresses and looked at the history of his computer time. He has profiles and accounts on almost every dating site. I recently caught him texting and calling a number in Georgia. At first I thought it was relatives who live in the area. Then "she happened to call and he would not pick up the phone or answer the message in my presence. I later found texting backing forth between the two of them. He and her both stating they miiss each other, love you, can't wait to talk to you, call me soon, etc.... He blew up of course when I confronted him. I got her number off his phone and called and confronted her. She lives in another state clear across the country. She denied of course it was nothing more than friendship. He said they do not speak anymore but he keeps his phone next to him. I have secretly checked it and he has now gotten smart and erases all his calls. personal and work. There is never any activity on it now. He says they are just old friends but why haven't I ever heard about her? He says he loves her as a friend. He has crushed my heart and I don't know for sure if he isn't calling her and just erasing it. I cannot forgive him and I hate him at times. He says since I have many health issues that she helped him through his grief of his father dying, grandma, and favorite uncle within a year span. He is a me me me person and can be very verbally, emotionally abusive. We have a daughter together and that plus finances is what is keeping me home. I do not sleep with him and in fact we haven't slept together in years. We do have sex but since his father passed he is very difficult to be around. He has promised to go to counseling but has not yet due to work schedule. I am going however and it is making me stronger. So when I do leave which I don't see a lot of hope because of how he is I can be stronger for myself and our daughter. loveydovey 2009-05-07T03:06:40Z Jeffrey Fekete comment-5703 2009-04-08T02:14:52Z 2009-04-08T02:14:52Z 15 million is a pitance in today's marketplace for a naming rights deal. The very first professional sports venue naming agreement was struck right here in Sacto with Arco Arena in 1985. At least Raley Field represents a local connection. Jeffrey Fekete www.MakingTheBigGame.com Jeffrey Fekete 2009-04-08T02:14:52Z Paul Dickey comment-5331 2009-03-31T20:15:21Z 2009-03-31T20:15:21Z Interesting idea, so not sure if you have heard but the students at Sacramento State have started a world recording breaking food event, called http://www.ucanfooddrive.com/ - please join us. If in case you wish to see our press release then just visit: http://www.asi.csus.edu/government/download/UCanFoodDrive.pdf - Thanks for bringing attention to help support this effort. paul. Paul Dickey 2009-03-31T20:15:21Z Geoff Samek comment-4826 2009-03-20T07:18:54Z 2009-03-20T07:18:54Z There is also the possibility that people don't believe that this is good idea and it is appropriate to use the rating system to denote that. I do however agree that it is unfortunate that alternative suggestions were not made here. And popularity does not equal validity. Your idea is interesting, whether I personally agree with it or not and It is well written. That is why it found its way on to our front page. Some things deserve attention whether they are popular or not. Geoff Samek 2009-03-20T07:18:54Z Mark Forsyth comment-4821 2009-03-20T05:36:32Z 2009-03-20T05:36:32Z I like the idea. Quite a bit. During my couple hour stint at tent city a couple weeks ago I was thanked by several people for simply talking to them. The homeless are people, just like home dwelling people and deserve decent human respect. I appreciate your generosity and will help where I can. Great suggestion. Mark Forsyth 2009-03-20T05:36:32Z Jack Nordby comment-4792 2009-03-19T21:08:23Z 2009-03-19T21:08:23Z I don't know if a thumbs down for this article means that a) you don't like me. b) my writing is not up to standards c) you don't give a damn about the homeless d) you don't want to help in this event e) you don't like my movie choice. f) you love yourself and nobody does nice things for you I think people who thumbs down and run shouldn't be able to critique a story with just a gesture. If you don't like an idea, express your thoughts. Maybe I will change the venue from the Capitol building to your neighborhood and everyone can use your bathroom. That would make a great story for the Sac Press. Let's do it! Jack Nordby 2009-03-19T21:08:23Z Paul Cox comment-4356 2009-03-10T18:00:05Z 2009-03-10T18:00:05Z I'd have to say that first off, if someone is on Match.com and looking around, chances are that they're not all that faithful to begin with. It doesn't help much that Match.com's tagline is "It's Ok to Look", almost inviting that spouse or significant other to test out the waters, especially if they're inclined to cheat. I've had the same thing happen to me. He should cut it off. Now. Cancel the phone, have her move out if she's moved in. The problem with cheating, emotional or otherwise, is that the trust is destroyed. Trying to gain back that trust is hard and can be impossible. I had an ex cheat on me and 3 years later I would still wonder who they were talking to online, on the phone, etc. It gets old constantly worrying, and it gets annoying for the other person that you're checking up on them. Even though they pretty much brought it on themselves. In this day and age it's very easy to flirt by text or IM, playfully. It's when it's taken further that some form of emotional cheating has taken place. And oftentimes that can be even worse than actual cheating. Paul Cox 2009-03-10T18:00:05Z Jack Nordby comment-3776 2009-02-23T03:42:06Z 2009-02-23T03:42:06Z Thank you Jim for filling in the blanks. When something like this is going on, there are few people who can stop and give information as to what is really happening. Jack Nordby 2009-02-23T03:42:06Z Jim Doucette comment-3775 2009-02-23T03:18:38Z 2009-02-23T03:18:38Z There was some kind of problem with one of the elevator motors, but fortunately no fire.. Jim Doucette 2009-02-23T03:18:38Z frank nordby comment-3754 2009-02-22T03:13:25Z 2009-02-22T03:13:25Z Below is information obtained from the Sacramento Business Journal dated October 22, 1999. This should clear up any misunderstanding concerning the name of Raley Field. "Triple A ballpark drops an apostrophe to honor Raley" Sacramento Business Journal Print Email Reprints RSS Feeds Add to Del.icio.us Digg This CommentsThe apostrophe and the "s" are gone. Raley's Field -- or at least the West Sacramento construction site that will be a Triple-A baseball stadium someday -- is now Raley Field. That way it'll be named after the late Tom Raley instead of after the Raley's supermarket chain he founded. Raley Field is easier to say than Raley's, says Joyce Raley Teel, the founder's daughter and main owner of the West Sacramento company. But the main reason for the change is to honor her dad." end of article.... If Joyce Raley Teel wants to name the stadium after her late father, why isn't this ballpark named "Thomas P Raley" stadium? Wouldn't that be a better way to honor her father? Bunch of f....... idiots....they paid $15 million dollars for the name "Thomas P Raley." frank nordby 2009-02-22T03:13:25Z Colleen Belcher comment-3736 2009-02-20T18:34:12Z 2009-02-20T18:34:12Z I love it when they light up the Capital - whether it be green and red during the winter holidays or pink for breast cancer! Thanks for spreading awareness about this event! Colleen Belcher 2009-02-20T18:34:12Z David Watts Barton comment-3733 2009-02-20T17:27:55Z 2009-02-20T17:27:55Z That's a great picture, Jack! Thanks for posting this story, a very important notice. David Watts Barton 2009-02-20T17:27:55Z Michael Zwahlen comment-3723 2009-02-19T05:25:55Z 2009-02-19T05:25:55Z Frank, what's the message in the article? You seem hell bent on saying the same thing over and over again without answering the question. Also, when you contacted Raley's did you ask about the name "Raley's Field"? That would have been the first question I had if I had asked if I had taken the time to call like you did. Michael Zwahlen 2009-02-19T05:25:55Z trapper comment-3698 2009-02-19T03:13:04Z 2009-02-19T03:13:04Z If it's so simple, please tell us WHY??? You sure are taking this personal HAHAHAHA!!! :-) trapper 2009-02-19T03:13:04Z frank nordby comment-3670 2009-02-19T02:04:06Z 2009-02-19T02:04:06Z Oh, one more comment to trapper: Raley's on their website indicates that Tom Raley's first store in Placerville burned down in 1942, within their facts information. After contacting Raley's and indicating they had the wrong year to when Tom Raley's first store burned down (it was in 1943), to this very day Raley's refuses to change their misinformation to reflect the correct year on their website. Trapper, so you suggest that Jack Nordby contact Raley's and get an answer to the $15 million question. frank nordby 2009-02-19T02:04:06Z frank nordby comment-3669 2009-02-19T01:55:40Z 2009-02-19T01:55:40Z trapper: I read the article just like you and I can't figure out why you can't understand the message in the article. Raley's paid $15 milliion dollars to have the baseball stadium named "Thomas P Raley." Trapper, why is it named "Raley Field?" It is a simple question. Figure it out trapper...Also, you seem to have your price checks confused for the supermarket chains. Safeway does not have higher prices than Raley's. frank nordby 2009-02-19T01:55:40Z trapper comment-3689 2009-02-18T21:56:39Z 2009-02-18T21:56:39Z Probably not since he has only driven within a visible range of the ball park. trapper 2009-02-18T21:56:39Z Colleen Belcher comment-3687 2009-02-18T21:12:00Z 2009-02-18T21:12:00Z That's a great image, did you take that photo? Colleen Belcher 2009-02-18T21:12:00Z Harry Osibin comment-3639 2009-02-18T17:22:27Z 2009-02-18T17:22:27Z Can't be believe it. I think I agree with trapper, at least on the issue of naming. Harry Osibin 2009-02-18T17:22:27Z Geoff Samek comment-3637 2009-02-18T06:32:28Z 2009-02-18T06:32:28Z Also feel free to contact The Sacramento Press (journalism@sacramentopress.com) for additional help in doing research like this. Our journalism support department can help get you information and resources to get the answers you are lacking. In this case I agree with Trapper, if you co to the following website (http://www.raleys.com/www/feature/facts.jsp) you will see several contact numbers listed at the bottom. I think a quick call might be informative. I would advise taking a very neutral tack. Geoff Samek 2009-02-18T06:32:28Z trapper comment-3634 2009-02-18T05:58:13Z 2009-02-18T05:58:13Z I would imagine from a marketing point of view, Raley Field was more direct in mirroring the Raley Supermarkets vs Thomas P. Raley Field. I bet if you contacted the Raley's headquarters just down the street from the field and spoke to someone in marketing you would get your answer. Also, Raley's Field has the highest attendance of all AAA baseball clubs (10,003 per game) as well as over 60 other events held there a year, so that helps make naming rights worth more. Also, Safeway is more over priced compared to Raley’s and no one’s making you shop at either store. trapper 2009-02-18T05:58:13Z Colleen Belcher comment-1242 2008-12-07T20:14:03Z 2008-12-07T20:14:03Z 13 hours is not long at all - I was expecting maybe 3 days. I have never heard of Dominick Dunne either. It seems like you have a way of being at the right place at the right time and you have something in your nature that allows people to trust you right away. I'm looking forward to hearing about Dominick. Colleen Belcher 2008-12-07T20:14:03Z Jack Nordby comment-1197 2008-12-06T19:01:45Z 2008-12-06T19:01:45Z Hi Colleen, I hope 13 hours is not too long to wait for part 2. But, another cliff hanger awaits you. It gets even better. At least in my opinion I think it does. Jack Nordby 2008-12-06T19:01:45Z Jack Nordby comment-1196 2008-12-06T18:57:53Z 2008-12-06T18:57:53Z hey Geoff, I wish i had more time to talk to him, but in Part 2 of my O.J. story I share the small talk that we had in that 4 minutes in the courtroom hallway. It gets better though. Jack Nordby 2008-12-06T18:57:53Z Colleen Belcher comment-1213 2008-12-06T05:30:40Z 2008-12-06T05:30:40Z I can't wait to hear the rest of your story! You are quite an expert at the cliff hanger. That's great that you had this firsthand experience you can share with us. Please don't keep us waiting too long! Colleen Belcher 2008-12-06T05:30:40Z Geoff Samek comment-1212 2008-12-06T02:35:50Z 2008-12-06T02:35:50Z Amazing story. But I'm curious, what in the world did O.J. have to say? Geoff Samek 2008-12-06T02:35:50Z