Ethan Sonneborn,14,has had a busy summer. He is running for office, not at his school, but as the governor of Vermont! Even though Ethan isn't old enough to vote for himself, there is NO age requirement to RUN for governor in the state of Vermont. Ethan got his name on the Democratic ballot for the primary that will be held on Tuesday. Having raised just $1700 for his campaign, Ethan realizes he is a long shot to win the primary vote and get on the ballot to run for governor in November. However, if he gets someone involved in the election process, who may not have thought to participate, Ethan says his campaign will be a success.

You probably haven't rowed a boat as far as Bryce Carlson just did. He broke the solo record for rowing across the Atlantic from west to east. The high school science teacher, from Ohio, took 38 days, six hours and 49 minutes to cross the ocean, He left from St. John's Newfoundland, Canada and reached the shores of the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain, a total of 3218 k or 2000 miles. Carlson's boat capsized about a dozen times but he persevered. His water desalinator used to create drinking water gave him problems, too. Carlson, who averaged 2.5 knots(the previous record averaged 1.86 knots) had to deal with six foot waves and high winds which made rowing very difficult. Another difficulty was sleeping which he managed to do for a couple of hours periods each night. He ate dehydrated foods which he admits weren't very appetizing. One of the highlights from his journey was one night when he came upon bioluminescent plankton.

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