Sunday letters: Respect earned: The Astros and the arts Copyright 2017: Houston Chronicle Dec. 2, 2017 More Comments Print Members of the Houston Ballet watch part of the rehearsal of "The Nutcracker" at their studio on Nov. 17, 2017, in Houston. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle ) Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Chronicle

Astros, the arts

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, I worked at the Houston Chamber of Commerce. Marvin Hurley was head of the Chamber; Charles Lansden headed Cultural Affairs. I mention this because the Astros' win is being smiled upon with grateful appreciation by Houston business and arts people of that period.