EXHIBIT 23(i)


                       CONSENT OF MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP





We hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the April 25,  1997
Registration  Statement on Form S-3 of our report, dated November 4, 1996, which
was filed with the annual report on Form 10-K of Lee  Enterprises,  Incorporated
and  Subsidiaries  for the year ended September 30, 1996 and to the reference to
our Firm under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus






/s/ MCGLADREY & PULLEN LLP

Davenport, Iowa
April 25, 1997