F4280 Print Alignment Issues on Business Card Card Stock

I have a Deskjet F4280 All-in-One series printer.  Two weeks ago I printed 250 business cards (front and back) on the printer and everything aligned perfectly.  Today I've gone through page after page trying to print again and every time I print a page, the alignment is different!  It seems to work properly on regular paper but when trying to print on the same exact card stock I used two weeks ago, every page starts in a different place and / or is skewed on the page.  Any suggestions? 

SOLVED! Try this fix! The key is to fool the printer software into thinking it's printing on plain, not expensive glossy or heavy weight paper.  http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Other-printing-questions/Solved-All-in-Ones-Misalignment-on-Costco-or-H...

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