[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or several days in early January prior to Inauguration Day, Kyle resident Jim Nelson sat on a bench near the intersection of Center and Main streets and waited.

Through cold and warm weather and everything in between, Nelson sat on the bench with a sign in hand that featured various slogans. Through it all, Nelson, who is the Hays County Democratic Party Pct. 221 chairman, hoped to generate a response, positive or otherwise, for his views and concerns on the incoming Trump adm...