Today's First Thing podcast touches on these top stories:

Hiker killed by cougar, first in Oregon.

Extreme drug, extreme measures.

Mail Tribune says: Swab your cheek, save a life.

Full stories at www.mailtribune.com. Listen to other Mail Tribune podcasts at www.mailtribune.com/podcasts.

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