LEE ENTERPRISES / 2000 Annual Report 15 September 30   Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 2000 1999  1998 (Dollars In Thousands) Current Liabilities: Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt . . $ 49 532 $ 17 620 $ 33 453 Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 242 11 764 14 277 Compensation and other accruals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 603 26 551 26 966 Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 799 5 378 6 475 Unearned income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 451 18 135 16 890 Total current liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 627 79 448 98 061 Long-Term Debt  net of current maturities  . . . . . . . . . . . 173 400 187 005 186 028 Deferred Items: Retirement and compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 418 13 781 13 117 Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 621 44 950 43 620 60 039 58 731 56 737 Stockholders’ Equity: Capital stock: Serial convertible preferred  no par value; authorized 500 000 shares; issued none . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – Common  $2 par value; authorized 60 000 000 shares; issued and outstanding 2000 33 070 000 shares . . . . 66 140 66 142 65 144 Class B  common  $2 par value; authorized 30 000 000 shares; issued and outstanding 2000 10 740 000 shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 480 22 376 23 556 Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 330 32 641 28 715 Unearned compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 227) (961) (650) Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 444 234 131 202 994 395 167 354 329 319 759 $ 746 233 $ 679 513 $ 660 585