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