By now, most of you have figured out that I take great pleasure in reaching out to readers for their advice in making decisions that affect the content of our daily Opinion pages.

That should come as no surprise, since I remember making the point in my introductory column nearly one year ago that I considered these pages the closest to a partnership of any pages in the newspaper.

That’s why it was particularly gratifying to get such a strong response to my column of two weeks ago seeking your advice on whether we should find room in our print edition for op-ed pieces from either candidates or their surrogates leading up to the September primary and November general elections.

And if so – and perhaps I didn’t stress this enough – what would we remove to accommodate them?

Unfortunately, most of the proponents for publication skipped that second step, which made it far more difficult to interpret the results.

Still, I’ve tried my best to compile an accurate summary of your opinions on whether we should publish these articles in print, online or not at all.

Here is the summary of what you had to say:

Is a community newspaper obligated to allocate space on its Opinion pages to candidates for state and federal office so they can write op-ed pieces on the topics of their choice?

What about their surrogates?

These are among the issues I have been fretting over as we near the stretch run – 93 days and counting – to Election Day on Nov. 4. Not to mention the state primary, which is only 37 days away on Sept. 9.

And I’m still fretting.