CLEVELAND — Could Cleveland be the next major city to have National Guard troops on hand to help provide support to local law enforcement? One of Northeast Ohio's congressional members is asking for that assistance.

In an op-ed piece in the Washington Times , U.S. Rep. Max Miller (R-OH-7) called on Gov. Mike DeWine to authorize the deployment of the Ohio National Guard to Cleveland as "a temporary measure, but a necessary one."

"My constituents in the suburbs are afraid to go into the city. The Cleveland I grew up in is now unrecognizable," Miller wrote. "Families no longer feel safe walking down the street, and small businesses are being boarded up. Last year, an officer was killed in the line of duty by someone with a criminal history. Just this month, five people were shot after

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