Deletion of Linda Cohen

Comment: coverage does not extend beyond , other than that, does not pass 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ROUTINE||WP:NPOL)

Comment: So your position is that we should ignore  and . Where are all of these requirements of which you speak? That she be a major political figure of historical importance? She a book length biography be written about her? The opinions expressed in favor of deletion are not based on Wikipedia policies, but on personal editing biases. There ''only'' requirement for a biography to be on Wikipedia is what you admitted this article had: multiple, reliable independent sources. You even qualified that they are of statewide significance. It's stunning to me that some of my fellow editors wish to  to delete a biography that even some of them admit passes the notability guidelines. Smells like |WP:IDONLIKEIT to me
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BASIC||WP:GNG||WP:IGNOREALLRULES||WP:IDL)

Comment: Fails  and Notability. &mdash
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NPOL)

Comment: WP:ROUTINE unambiguously states that its basis is . A biographical article is '''not''' news, whether or not it is in a newspaper. The first two references are not news, the last three are. Without trying hard, I found a source from the Bangor Daily News (over 100 miles away) covering the mayoral race, so it has at least some coverage at a more regional level. If the standard to pass /, as
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOTNEWS||WP:NPOL||WP:GNG)

Comment: She fails  as the mayor of a small town of 25,000, and a few local newspaper profiles, even if nicely written, do not overcome that, and do not meet . Wikipedia is not a directory of every small town politician on this planet
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN||WP:GNG)

Comment: Coverage is routine and local -- fails , insufficient for 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN||WP:GNG)