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A SPOKESMAN-REVIEW INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

Email transcript

May 5, 2005

© The Spokesman-Review 2005

The following are emails exchanged between Jim West and "Brock," a forensic computer consultant working for The Spokesman-Review, posing as a teenager online. For more on this part of the investigation, see the story: Online relationships.

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: just saying hi
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:13:03 -0800

Hi,

Jim here. Enjoyed our chat.

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Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:46:59 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: just saying hi
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hey Jim! I did too.

I downloaded AIM and I think I added you but I'm not sure. Are you [AIM HANDLE REDACTED]? Mine is [AIM HANDLE REDACTED].

Maybe I'll see you on line later. The race is on supercross.cc.com if you want to listen later. It will air between 7 and 9pm, just follow the links for the San Diego round and click on listen live. It's pretty fun to listen to. I checked the weather, it looks like it might be muddy.

Brock

P.S. I'm looking for a pic I feel comfortable sharing, I think I might have to scan one.

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: just saying hi
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 01:15:14 -0800


Thanks Brock. Nice to hear from you. I didn't get in from my dinner date until 1am. Kinda late I know. Didn't think it would run that long. Oh well. The dinner went on forever. forever. then we went to Ella's, the Jazz Club, downtown. Nice place. Good venue.

Hope your friend had a good race. I'm glad we got a chance to chat. Hope we can do it again sometime. Please take care.

I appreciate being your friend.

Jim

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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:05:42 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: just saying hi
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hey Jim,
Sorry I wasn't on to chat yesterday. The weather was so flipping awesome that I went riding with a couple of my friends down in tri cities. just got back this afternoon. God it was awesome. Anyways, I'll look for u on line tonight. Right now I gotta get my bike cleaned up, well I gotta get me cleaned up too! But I'll be on later. Did u wanna chat with aol or meet up in the room?

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: just saying hi
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:35:39 -0800


Hey Brock,

Sounds like you had a great time in the tri-cities. The weather was great. I shoulda gone golfing. Maybe next weekend. Anyway, I'm sorry I missed you last night. I went to a friends house for dinner and a friendly game of Texas-hold'em. Got in late.

I'd love to chat anytime we are online together. It is really nice to be able to chat with you.

Take care.

Jim

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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:28:44 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: just saying hi
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Oh man Jim, it was so great down there. I'm sore today. I haven't ridden much since last fall when tracks around here shut down for the winter so this was like two days of flat out hauling ass and i'm sore now! Cool poker game it sounds like, I don't really know much more than the basics of how to play. I'll just leave my aol open, hopefully the name I added was u. [AIM HANDLE REDACTED]?

Talk to ya later.

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Hey Brock
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:47:32 -0800


Hey Brock,

I was great to hear from you. Glad you enjoyed yourself in the tri-cities. I'll bet that would be a great place to ride with the warm weather already. Golfing sounds good. Maybe someday we could meet on Qualchan for a round of golf. I go there sometimes on weekends in the afternoon and link up with anyone that has an opening in their foursome.

yes my aim screen name is [AIM HANDLE REDACTED].

Take care.

Jim

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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:51:45 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


It would be very cool to meet for a round there, it looks like an awesome place to play. I don't know if I'd embarass you being your partner though because I'm not that great. But hey, if it doesn't bother you, I'd love to play there!

I had my aol open tonight after dinner while I did homework. Didn't see you get on. This time of year (not having practice) i'm sometimes online when I get home from school around 3 and its a good time to chat for me cause noone is here. : )

Anyways, hope to chat witcha again soon. I wanna hear what its like in the big bucks boxes at the events you go to! LOL

Your friend Brock

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:50:41 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hi Jim,

Well yesterday was incredible riding! The weather couldn't have been any better, my friend had to turn the sprinklers on on his track for a while because it was getting dry and dusty. can you believe that in Feb!!!! I guess it's getting plenty wet today though!

Anyways I just wanted to say hi. I'm super pumped about my b-day present ... or were you just kiddin wit me? If you were just kiddin around that's cool. Well, I'll look for ya on-line later, or at least have my aol open if you get on later.

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 22:01:32 -0800


WEll I leave tomorrow morning to Santa Clara. Going down with a buddy to play golf and watch Gonzaga play basketball. Should be a good four days.

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Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:03:19 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Got room for me in your suitcase? LOL What a cool trip .... I'll have my aol open later tonight while i'm listening to the race in st louis if you wanna say hey.

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 21:31:38 -0800


You'll be going yourself soon enough. Take care.

Jim

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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:39:09 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Jim,

I really liked chatting with you again tonight. If you decide to help me apply for the internship that would just be awesome .... I'd be so grateful! Like I said, I'm smart, work hard and I'm very loyal so you wouldn't be sorry.

But anyway, I love chatting with you. Have a great day tomorrow!

Brock

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Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:51:16 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hey! Was just wondering if you were back and how your trip was.

Brock

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From: [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:47:13 +0000


Be back tonight late. After 10pm. Hope all is well with you there. Missing our chats.

Jim

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Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:30:50 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


I missed talking too. I'll look for you tonight in case you're on. My parents and I are going up to Applebee's in a few, so i'll see if you r on when we get back.

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 21:12:31 -0800


Brock,

Wow, I love Applebee's. Sorry I missed you when I got back. I was beat.

Say, how was your birthday? Did you go to Spencer's? Did you get any cool presents? Is life different now that you are 18?

Jim

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Subject: Internship
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:06:35 -0800
From: "West, James" [ JWest@SpokaneCity.org ]
To: [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
CC: "Murphy, Melissa" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Dear Mr. Stewart,

A friend of mine has asked if I would consider you for an internship in the Mayor’s office. He informs me that you are a high school senior at Ferris high school in Spokane. He also says that you are an excellent student and a member of the football team.

If you are interested please contact Melissa Murphy in my office at 625-6250. She will have you fill out an application which will need your parent’s and school official’s approval. We look forward to hearing from you.

James E. West
Mayor
City of Spokane
W. 808 Spokane Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201-3335
(509) 625-6250
www.spokanecity.org



This e-mail contains confidential, privileged information intended only for the addressee. Do not read, copy or disseminate it unless you are the addressee. If you are not the addressee, please permanently delete it without printing and call me immediately at (509) 625-6250

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:49:15 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Holy crap, is this for real!?!? The Mayor of Spokane sending me an e-mail inviting me to apply for an internship? I can't hardly believe it! He is really a friend of yours? That is unreal! Well, I don't know what to say....."thank you" seems like not enough. But thank you, thank you thank you! Hopefully I'll actually get it but even being able to apply is just cool.

I looked for you again sat night but didn't see you before I finally got to tired to stay awake. How was the concert? I'll look for you on-line this week and let u know how it goes with the internship. Thank you again and again and again. That was just really cool of u to do.

Brock

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From: [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 03:32:00 +0000


Brock,

Don't thank me until you see now it works out. I hope your can do it. It should be fun and better to put on your resume than working for me. I wasn't sure he'd contact you but I'm glad it may work out. Let me know if you get it. When are you going to find out?

Jim

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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:33:40 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


I'm glad you wrote. I haven't called yet and I want to right away but when I went to tell my parents about the internship offer, I couldn't think of what to say in how and why I got the offer. Does that make sense? I think I should tell them before I put in for it and I know they are gonna ask why I would get an email like that. You got any ideas for what to say? I think if I say its from a friend on the net they'll ask more questions and wonder if its 4 real.

I'll think of something if I have to but I thought I'd like to ask what you thought too. Hopefully you'll get this e-mail tonight cause I'd like to tell my parenst about it and call his office tomorrow.

Thank you again so much for such an awesome oppertunity. I won't disapoint you!

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:32:04 -0800


Look, he has a standing high school internship program. If you asked at school they would probably know about it. Just tell them you heard the Mayor has an internship program and you were going to check into it to see if you can qualify. He's probably had three or four interns in the last few months. It's not as big a deal as you think really.

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Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:41:47 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED] Add to Address Book
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hi Jim, I called there this afternoon but noone answered. maybe they all had went home already or something. I was soooo nervous! But anyway, I'll call there again tomorrow maybe earlier in theday from school or something.

Thank you again so much for this. R U going to be on-line again soon? I had fun chatting last time : ) maybe we can chat again? lol I don't see you on in the afternoon ever but thats a good time for me because i'm usually home alone after school till about 5:30 or so.

Hey, i had an idea if you wanna? I wondered if maybe u'd like to have lunch with me this weekend before we take off for our moto safari on spring break weekend after this one? It's cool if your busy ... geeze who knows, maybe you are busy discusiing world policy with the president or something this week! lol

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:03:27 -0800


Hey Brock,

I'm in San Francisco this weekend for a family wedding. Sorry. It could have been fun. I'll be around later next week. I usually work until 5 or even 6 some nights so I don't get on line much until later in the evening. Like I just got home a few minutes ago -- it's 10pm.

Anyway, I hope you get the interview. Did you leave a message? They should get back to you. Hope you get it.

What did your folks say?

Enjoy you're Moto weekend. Hope all goes well for you. Take care.

Jim

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Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:08:19 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hey Jim,

I called again today a couple of times and noone was in City Hall! lol I will keep trying though! If you talk to Mr. West, please tell him I'm very excited and very interested and I will keep calling!

You probably left for the wedding already. I just got in myself. My buddy and me went riding today, the track out at Airway Heights is open for the season so that was pretty cool. We went over to his house after that and just hung out. He's not gay, in fact I'm pretty sure he is homophobic so we just ordered pizza and watched TV.

Anyways, I hope u have a great time at the wedding and if u wanna, we can maybe hook up for lunch next week when ya get back. That Black Angus out at the mall is one of my favs ... hint hint.

Well, thank you again for telling Mayor West about me and giving me the chance to do that. I wonder if they will want me to start right away or if I can wait till after our trip. I'd start right away if they want me to of course, that would be way more important. But if I can start when I get back then my buds won't be mad at me for bailing on them!

Talk to ya soon,
Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:43:59 -0800


You must not be calling the right number. There is always someone in city hall between 8am and 5pm. number is 625-6250.

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Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:01:11 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


That's the number I'm calling Jim, I swear! Yesterday I called twice, once when I got home from school and again when I stopped by the gym to get some money from my mom to go riding. I got an answering machine saying it was Mayor West's office but noone was there. On Monday I will just take my moms cell to school and call earlier in the day. maybe they just go home at 3 from his office or something? I wish I had my own cell. Do you think it's ok to send Mayor West an e-mail and tell him I'm way interested and have called?

Are you in San Fran now? I didn't think you got your e-mail when u were away from home. You have so much going on you probably get your mail everywhere!

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:49:53 +0000


Brock,

Reply him an email so he knows you are interested and doesn't ask me next time I see him "what happened to that kid I recommended?" You could tell him that you tried to call and ask when a good time to call is.

You could also ask him to mail you an application form so that you can fill it out. Or you could give him your phone number so his assistant could call you and set up an interview.

They may have all the positions filled for this spring so you should get on it if you are at all interested. Hope all is well with you. I miss chatting with you. You are a nice guy and easy to know. Plus you seem very trustworthy. That's why I felt you'd enjoy working for the Mayor. Hope that works out.

Jim

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Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:42:07 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Internship
To: "West, James" [ JWest@SpokaneCity.org ]


Dear Mayor West,

Thank you so much for honoring me with this offer. I wanted to write you and let you know that I have called a couple of times now but have missed Ms. Murphy, probably because I am not usually home from school until after 3pm. I am very interested in an internship of course and I intend to call tomorrow (Monday) earlier in the day from school.

Regardless of whether I am selected or not, I wanted to write you and thank you for your e-mail and the opportunity to apply.

Sincerely,

Brock Stewart

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Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:55:58 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hi Jim,

I wrote Mr. West an e-mail and thanked him for the opportunity and hopefully reassured him that I was really interested! I am taking my mom's cell to school tomorrow to call his office so I'll be able to call all day until I get someone.

How was your trip to san fran? Do you ever get tired of traveling so much? I don't think I would but then I haven't really been many places yet. Are you going anyplace this week? I'd love to meet up with you for lunch or whatever before I head out for spring break moto safari. R u gonna be around?

I miss chatting with you, it seems like its been awhile. I looked for ya on line tonight. We have family over for easter dinner, my Uncle, my grandma and my cousins. Lot's of fun ... yeah right. Well, talk to ya later I hope!

Brock

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Subject: FW: Internship
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:00:40 -0800
From: "West, James" [ JWest@SpokaneCity.org ]
To: "Murphy, Melissa" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
CC: [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Send this person an application.



James E. West
Mayor
City of Spokane
W. 808 Spokane Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201-3335
(509) 625-6250
www.spokanecity.org



This e-mail contains confidential, privileged information intended only for the addressee. Do not read, copy or disseminate it unless you are the addressee. If you are not the addressee, please permanently delete it without printing and call me immediately at (509) 625-6250

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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:30:15 -0800 (PST)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hey Jim!

I got my application! My mom went by and picked it up for me today so I've got it now. She said it was Mayor West's birthday! I guess she saw his cake in the elevator. If I would have known that I would have said happy birthday in my email to him.

Well anyways, hope to see you online and maybe for lunch this week if you are even in Spokane.

Brock

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From: Brock Stewart
To: Jim
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: Hey Brock


Hi Jim ...... I fell asleep last night before my bud got off his laptop so i never got back on. We're leaving in a few so maybe i'll see you on tonight. TTYL Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Hey Brock
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 23:34:42 -0700


Don't know if I missed you online tonight or not. I didn't get home until 11:30pm. I know I said maybe 9pm and if you came looking I'm sorry I wasn't there for you to find me.

Maybe tomorrow during the day around 2pm? Not sure I will be on but that is the most likely time I might be.

Thank care. TTYL

Jim

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 17:35:13 -0700


see you at 10am.

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Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 18:48:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


I'll be there. I was thinking about our chat and I just wanted you to know that I am really kind of honored that you trust me this much. Like I said, I can see now why you were worried to meet me. I am relieved in a way because I couldn't understand why that would worry unless you had just been B Sing me all this time. Now I understand and it makes sense. I also think you are nice looking so I'm not worried about that either because I wondered if maybe you were hideous looking or something. And believe it or not I'm looking forward to learning how to hit a golf ball and not look like a freeking goon!

I'll see ya tomorrow at 10!

Brock

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From: Brock Stewart
To: Jim
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: Hey Brock


Jim, I am soooooo incredibly sorry I missed our appointment this morning. My grandmother that lives out at 7 mile had heart failure early this morning and my dad asked me to go with him to take her to the hospital. Dad got me up at 5:30am and we just now got back. She is very sick and I don't know if she is going to be ok or not. She's going to be at the hospital for a while I guess and my mom and dad and me are going to be going back there this evening.

I was really upset because I didn't want you to think I had changed my mind about our friendship. I'll be bringing the application in this week, maybe I can "meet" you then and if you can, maybe we could go have lunch downtown or something. I was kind of caught in a tough spot because I couldn't tell my dad I wouldn't go with him but I didn't want you thinking badly about me either. I hope you will still teach me how to swing a golf club.

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:06:00 -0700


Brock,

Family ALWAYS comes first. ALWAYS. I understand and figured something came up. Take care of your grandmother and your mom and dad.

My cell phone is [PHONE NUMBER REDACTED]. Call me if you want. and if you have to cancel anything else. Lunch may work. I'm in Texas tomorrow but will be back tomorrow night. Leaving at 6:30am. Should be back by about 6pm.

Call when you get this ok?

Jim

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From: Brock Stewart
To: Jim
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: Hey Brock


THANK YOU for not being pissed at me. I just got on to see if you had got my message and we are about to go up to the hospital. My uncle is here and my cousins and we are about to leave so i'll call you later. Thank you again for not being mad at me. the timing sure does suck though.

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Hey Brock
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:07:54 -0700


Brock,

Being pissed at you would not be something I would do. As I said Family ALWAYS comes first and don't you forget it. In fact I would be disappointed in you (not pissed) if you had kept our meeting with your family needing your support at this time. You have made me proud and given me a new reason to respect you more. I hope things work out for you and your family in this time.

Jim aka [AIM HANDLE REDACTED] aka James Elton West

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: How's it going Brock
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:46:35 -0700


Hey Brock,

How's it going. How's your grandmother? Hope things are ok with you.

I'll be around this weekend some. I don't remember, is this the weekend you guys are going to Seattle to see your friend race? If not, let's talk about it ok?

JIm

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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:58:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: How's it going Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hello Jim,

It was a kind of crazy and not so fun week. My grandma is still very ill, I guess we are just kind of waiting at this point. I wasn't going to come over here to Seattle for the Supercross but my parents kind of talked me into it. I guess I can't really do much just waiting around and my mom will call if they need me to come back home right away. So yeah, I'm here in Seattle for the race at Seahawk Stadium. My same friend brought his laptop and I asked him if I could check my mail.

The weather here was not so good this morning, hopefully it won't rain tonight for the race. If you want to listen, it will be live on supercross.cc.com. You just follow the links that talk about the web cast or "live web cast" and you should be able to open a window that will let you listen in. It starts about 7pm.

I'm sorry it was not a good week to chat, I really didn't even get on my computer hardly at all. We are leaving for the stadium here in a few mins so I better go. I'll check back later tonight but it might be pretty late if we can hook up with that one friend of mine that is actually in the show tonight.

Talk to you soon,

Your Friend,

Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: How's it going Brock
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:11:12 -0700


Hey Brock,

Glad you were able to get on line to check your mail. I was out of town most of the week myself but did get online once in awhile. When i take my work computer I can't get AIM and don't like to go to the web much.

Once again your parents are right. Enjoy your trip over there. I thought you bikers liked to mud it up. Just have to be extra careful. Hope your friend does well in the race. You never told me his name so I don't know who to root for.

Anyway, still looking forward to meeting and that golf game.

Too bad you haven't worked for me for awhile. I had an opening for my trip to DC in two weeks that it would have been cool to take you on but maybe some other trip later.

Take care.

Jim

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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:33:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: How's it going Brock
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hi Jim!

We just got back to our room and I am borrowing my buds laptop again to see if you got my earlier e-mail and I am glad to see you did. Hey my friend did great. He was running in 4th for about half the race which is just incredible since these guys are the best in the world at this sport. He faded about half way through but finished nineth which also is fantastic. He was pretty bummed that he faded but man, we were all totally stoked for him. For a guy new to the pros to run up front like that is just amazing. I was really happy for him.

Anyways we are driving back tomorrow. There weren't any messages here at the room from my mom so I guess everything is the same there.

Man, I would be so stoked to go to D.C.! I so want to go there and see everything there. I want to see the White House, the Capital, the monuments, everything. My cousins been there and he said the museums were super cool, like the one that has the Wright Brothers airplane and stuff. How amazing to see all that! Is it really too late for me to go? I'm sure my principal and teacher filled out the form and stuff, I just didn't get a chance to get it back from him last week. I'm sure I can get it Monday and get it down there to you right away? Any chance I could still go? It's cool if it wouldn't be a good idea yet. I understand that completely and I know that that kind of stuff has to be the most important thing.

LOL ..... my buddy just asked me if I was writing a girlfriend because I was typing so much. God, if he only knew huh! ...... LOL

Well, I will see if you are on if I can get on my computer when I get home tomorrow afternoon.

Your good friend Brock.

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Welcome Home
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:15:33 -0700


Hey Brock,

Your trip to Seattle sounded great. Hope you guys all had a good time there, sounds like in spite of the weather it was good.

We'll have to talk about the DC thing. It would be great to take you but I have to think of the other high school interns and be able to explain why you, the brand new guy that we all just met, get invited and none of them did. The trip is from Monday, April 25th thru that Friday. So it would be pretty short notice for you and your parents anyway. I'll have to think about it some and maybe there will be another opportunity before you leave for college. It would be cool though and I love to show the place off. We're going with a group of about 65 business leaders from the Spokane area.

Hey, we have a big project downtown next Saturday called "Cleaning from the Core." It's a clean up day with volunteers in downtown Spokane. It's in the morning April 23rd. Even if you don't start interning next week you could come to that. It's at the Opera House at about 8am I think. Maybe you and a couple of your buddies could show up and help us clean. Do your community service for a day. And we could meet. How neat would that be?

If you get back to town early enough today you can call me if you want [PHONE NUMBER REDACTED].

Your Friend, Jim

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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:22:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Welcome Home
To: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Hi Jim,

I just got home a few mins ago. We ended up going over to my friends house (the one that raced last night) in Bellvue and hanging out with him a bit. He called our room this morning and invited us over for breakfast and we ended up kind of hanging out at his place most of the day. The race was on ESPN2 which we stayed to watch and it was pretty cool sitting there in the same room with him and watching him ride on ESPN. He seemed pretty stoked because they kept saying his name and talking about how well he was doing.

The clean up day sounds great. I don't know if I can talk any of my friends into being so "community oriented" LOL but it sounds great to me. Maybe we can go get something to eat afterward or something?

Well, I better get off to bed. My mom was a little pissed at me for coming in so late tonight when I have school in the morning but oh well.

I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Your good friend Brock

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED] Add to Address Book
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Welcome Home
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 01:52:09 +0000


Brock,

Good grief! You got in at 6:00am in the morning on a school day? Of course your mom was PO'd. That was some trip. Sounds like you had fun which is good. After the cleanup on Saturday I have to give a speech to a labor rally but after that I'm free and lunch would be good. Congresswoman McMorris is in town so I may have to see her Saturday afternoon but I haven't heard from her yet so I don't know. Anyway, it would be good to see you and chat.

By the way, did you say you had a pickup truck? I need to get some pegboard for my garage someday. Do you suppose you could take me to the store?

Anyway, take care.

Jim

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From: "Jim" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
Subject: Haven't heard from you lately
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:45:57 -0700


Brock,

Haven't heard from you this week. I assume you are busy with school and such. I'm hoping thats the case and I haven't done or said anything to put you off.

I miss chatting with you. Hope to hear from you soon. Maybe see you tomorrow at the Cleaning From the Core event.

Next week I'll have to chat via email since I won't have AIM on the laptop I travel with.

Jim

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Subject: Internship in the Mayor's Office
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:33:42 -0700
From: "Murphy, Melissa" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]
To: [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


Good afternoon,

Mayor West recently contacted you regarding a recommendation he received indicating that you would be an excellent high school intern! If you are interested, I have attached an internship application. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Melissa Murphy
Executive Assistant to Mayor West
City of Spokane
808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 625-6276
Fax: (509) 625-6789
www.spokanecity.org

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Subject: RE: Internship
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:58:55 -0700
From: "West, James" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED] Add to Address Book
To: "Brock Stewart" [EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED]


You still interested?



James E. West
Mayor
City of Spokane
W. 808 Spokane Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201-3335
(509) 625-6250
www.spokanecity.org



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