283,154 309,572 326,197 391,261 413,846 124,955 113,990 98,534 87,220 77,794 431,513 131,793 95 96 97 98 99 00 100 50 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Operating Revenue Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) In Thousands of Dollars  0.78 0.84 1.06 1.05 1.27 1.58 95 96 97 98 99 00 .25 .50 .75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations, Diluted In Dollars  1997 1996 1995 $ 326,197 $ 309,572 $ 283,154 98,534 87,220 77,794 16,645 15,432 13,323 81,889 71,788 64,471 2,929 7,039 8,198 29,081 24,386 20,001 49,879 40,363 36,272 1,485 (8,223) 6,227 12,866 13,307 15,960 14,351 5,084 22,187 $ 64,230 $ 45,447 $ 58,459 47,243 47,899 46,873 $  1.06 $ .84 $ .78 .30 .11 .47 1.36 .95 1.25 .52 .48 .44 30.2% 28.2% 27.5% 15.2 13.0 12.8 26.2 7.7 11.4 8.3 9.1 4.8 61.9 61.5 62.9 .4:1 1.5:1 .9:1 $ 97,546 $ 87,543 $ 72,571 24,173 22,603 20,295 16,342 18,796 17,435 41,055 11,917 30,925 21,219 26,209 45,069 650,963 527,416 559,929 203,735 95,503 123,489 319,390 324,954 311,042 LEE ENTERPRISES / 2000 Annual Report 9