InDesign CS6 issue with type jumping around...

I am pretty proficient with InDesign. I have a newsletter filled with copy. Some of the type is jumping around as though there is a runaround on an something behind it, but there is not. I noticed that if I change the paragraph style from "Basic Paragraph" to "No Paragraph Style" the problem of jumping text goes away, but I have to reformat all of my copy. I built this file myself but it gets passed around to different art directors all the time. I never set up any paragraph styles. Every time I fix it, someone else complains that the text won't stay where they put it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a free moment to finally put an end to this ongoing problem! Thanks!

@Brooklynmc – some screenshots showing the problem would really help.
Before doing these just make sure that you switched off Overprint Preview and switched ON "Show Baseline Grid", "Show Hidden Text" together with "Show Edges"… "Show Guides" would help as well.
Uwe

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