Occasionally, readers might see us admonishing a public official or public body about an issue that we believe falls under the purview of the S.C. Freedom of Information Act. They may even wonder why the reporter or the newspaper is “making a big deal” out of what may seem like a small detail. Recently, a reporter for the South Strand News (SSN), a newspaper that covers, among other things, Surfside Beach municipal government, was thrown out of a government meeting.