SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KURAITIS VYTENIS P (Last) (First) (Middle) LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED 400 PUTNAM BUILDING (Street) DAVENPORT IA 52801 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LEE ENTERPRISES INC [ LEE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President/Human Resources
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/24/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/24/2003		M		4,500	A	$26.625	14,867(1)	D
Common Stock	07/24/2003		S		4,500	D	$36.894	10,367(1)	D
Common Stock	07/24/2003		M		150	A	$16.625	10,517(1)	D
Common Stock	07/24/2003		M		200	A	$19.8125	10,717(1)	D
Common Stock	07/24/2003		F		174	D	$37.18	10,543(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.625	07/24/2003		M			150	10/31/1994(2)	10/31/2004	Common Stock	150	$16.625	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.8125	07/24/2003		M			200	11/07/1995(2)	11/07/2005	Common Stock	450	$16.625	250	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$26.625	07/24/2003		M			4,500	11/03/1997(2)	11/03/2007	Common Stock	6,000	$26.625	1,500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.18	07/24/2003		A		67		07/24/2004	10/31/2004	Common Stock	67	$37.18	67	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.18	07/24/2003		A		107		07/24/2004	11/07/2005	Common Stock	107	$37.18	107	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. *Includes 4,737 shares of common stock acquired through Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan through payroll deduction and dividend reinvestment, including 200 additional shares purchased since the filing of the Reporting Person's last Section 16(a) filing.

2. **These securities become exercisable as follows: 30% upon the first anniversary date of the grant; 60% upon the second anniversary of the grant; 100% upon the third anniversary of the grant.

	Edmund H. Carroll, Jr., Lmtd. POA, Attorney-in-Fact	07/28/2003
	/s/Edmund H. Carroll, Jr.	07/28/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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