Shame on you RG!  "Big Pay Increases"!? Biased and shameful article. You've lost my business this week. It's a shame it has come to this and those that will suffer are our community workers and the public they serve on a daily basis. Do your homework before declaring these people can just be replaced...there have been a multitude of positions open for years and many have been doing the job of two to three due to vacancies. If you all think this is such a cush job and don't mind making considerably less than the private sector employees then why haven't you applied?  I'm not going to look the other way while our county commissioners get huge pay raises and want to grumble about a 2% cost of living raise. Anyone tried to rent a house in Eugene lately? These people deserve to pay their bills and feed their families like everyone else.